Senior Mission Design Engineer is open at Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, California, United States. The posting gives a salary of $169K - $216K. Posted on Jun 23, 2026, and still on Varda Space Industries’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Perform trajectory design, optimization, and dispersion analysis for the reentry of a next generation space vehicle Design spacecraft trajectories and produce orbital analyses for commercial reentry vehicles Optimize trajectories based on fuel, time, and/or performance characteristics Work closely with propulsion, software and flight operations teams to ensure vehicle and mission objectives are accomplished in the…
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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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