Principal Mechanisms Engineer - Payloads is open at Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, California, United States. The posting gives a salary of $182K - $232K. Posted on Sep 17, 2026, and still on Varda Space Industries’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Define architecture, requirements, and development plans for multi-payload or multi-mission systems Lead complex mechanism and electromechanical subsystem design efforts Drive system-level analyses, trade studies, and risk reduction using a variety of tools (hand calcs, python/matlab models, FEA, etc. as needed) Lead cross-functional project teams across avionics, software, thermal, systems, integration Represent…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Varda Space Industries’s careers page.
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Varda Space Industries has 131 open roles right now. Most are in Engineering, Manufacturing & Trades and Sales & Business Development. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $160K. See all its roles
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