Senior Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Engineer is open at Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, California, United States. The posting gives a salary of $140K - $179K. Posted on Sep 30, 2026, and still on Varda Space Industries’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Own the aerodynamic and aeroheating database development across the full flight envelope, from free-molecular rarefied entry through hypersonic maneuvering to subsonic terminal approach, serving as the authoritative aeroscience input to GNC, TPS sizing, and mission analysis Plan, execute, and reduce data from wind tunnel campaigns; reconcile ground test results with CFD predictions and update vehicle databases with…
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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