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Design, build, test, and lead development of precision electromechanical fluid-handling payloads for in-space pharmaceutical manufacturing. Perform fluid, thermal, structural analyses; prototype and flight hardware testing; develop requirements, verification plans, and recovery procedures; integrate cross-functional inputs and mentor junior engineers.

Develop and maintain aerodynamic and aeroheating databases across the full flight envelope. Run high-fidelity CFD/DSMC simulations, support wind-tunnel campaigns, produce 6DOF inputs and flight rules, lead post-flight reconstructions, and collaborate with GNC, TPS, structures, and mission teams to deliver flight-ready aeroscience products.

Lead mission safety and reentry compliance as primary architect for flight safety analysis and regulatory strategy for FAA Part 450 and range licensing. Own vehicle-level FHA/FMEA, expected casualty and debris risk models, technical safety limits, mission rules, and regulatory deliverables. Support live mission rehearsals and on-console recovery operations, ensuring verification artifacts, trajectory and dispersion analyses, and safety cases meet regulatory thresholds.

Full-time, on-site Fall internship in Los Angeles for enrolled CS/CE students. Build data structures for finance KPIs, publish dashboards to automate reporting, review and enhance reporting systems, and apply ML and LLMs to drive automation and business insights.

Lead end-to-end ground fluid systems for Varda spacecraft: design P&IDs and hardware, lead propellant loading campaigns, author procedures and standards, mentor engineers, and serve as technical escalation across build, test, and flight operations.

Lead design and development of precision electromechanical fluid-handling hardware for in-space pharmaceutical manufacturing. Define requirements, architecture, standards, lead trade studies, prototype and flight test campaigns, mentor engineers, and coordinate cross-functional inputs through full lifecycle from requirements to recovery.

Serve as technical authority for ground fluid systems: design, build, test, and operate propellant handling infrastructure; lead loading campaigns, write standards and procedures, mentor engineers, and resolve complex propulsion issues across sites.

Lead and grow Varda's propulsion systems team, owning propulsion architecture, P&IDs, mechanical design, subsystem test, and ground and in‑orbit operations. Drive cross‑functional integration, define technical direction, execute major test campaigns, and ensure engineering standards across vehicle lifecycle.

Lead design, analysis, integration, test, launch, reentry, and recovery of electromechanical flight hardware for multi-payload missions. Perform structural, thermal, and fluid analyses, build and test prototypes/flight hardware, drive requirements/verification, coordinate cross-functional teams, lead mission operations and post-flight teardowns, and mentor junior engineers.

Own vehicle integration and test campaigns to validate flight readiness. Create and execute build/test procedures and schedules, manage system budgets, drive change implementation, own avionics/harness design, and operate vehicles in space while coordinating across engineering teams.