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A space startup building its own in-house spacecraft, pharmaceutical payloads, and heat shields is hiring machinists to make its hardware in-house rather than outsourcing it, signaling it intends to own the full manufacturing stack for orbital production at a cadence closer to a hardware factory than a traditional satellite program.
Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s W-Series vehicles are built, designed, and operated by Varda in-house, including the pharmaceutical processing payloads, the capsules, the C-PICA heat shields, and the satellite buses.
From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics, there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal, with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX, Blue Origin, major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, and Also Capital.
Varda is headquartered in El Segundo, California, where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles, equipment, and materials are built, integrated, and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, AL.
Join Varda, and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.
El Segundo, California, United States
Varda Space Industries is scaling the commercial space and microgravity frontier, building the world's first commercial orbital material production and reentry infrastructure. By designing and manufacturing. Orbital platforms end-to-end in-house, we can iterate faster, fly more often, tackle physical problems that terrestrial - based facilities cannot touch. Then reliably bring these complex manufacturing processes back to Earth.
Position
Seeking an experienced CNC Machinist to anchor our prototyping capabilities. In this role, you will leverage extensive Mastercam expertise and advanced CNC Lathe experience to program, set up, and execute complex, one-off aerospace components. Beyond machining mastery, you will serve as a vital cross-functional partner, collaborating digitally and interpersonally with all teams to drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) in an environment where speed and flexibility are paramount.
As a part of the captive prototype machine shop embedded directly within this high-cadence aerospace environment, you’re a critical moving part of this internal engine that addresses the complex, high-urgency work that most job shops simply cannot. Priorities can change quickly here, and we thrive on the momentum of real hardware coming back from flight. The requirement is not just machine parts. As a team we are looking forward to work together. Building an efficient prototype environment where we lean into each other's strengths and cross-train as opportunities arise.
Key Responsibilities
Advanced Machining & Lathe Programming
Captive Shop Agility & Rapid-Response Prototyping
Design for Manufacturability (DFM) & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Team Contribution & Cross-Training Culture
Qualifications & Skills
Varda, like all employers, must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally, our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items, our policy is to only hire “U.S. persons” who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.
“US person” means: U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e., individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum).
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Varda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, martial status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
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