Senior Space Systems Engineer, Flight Safety is open at Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, California, United States. The posting gives a salary of $140K - $179K. Posted on Oct 1, 2026, and still on Varda Space Industries’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Own the technical regulatory strategy, Means of Compliance, and safety cases for FAA launch and reentry authorizations. Own vehicle-level functional hazard analyses (FHA) and failure mode and effect analyses (FMEA). Maintain Expected Casualty and debris risk models to ensure all mission phases meet regulatory safety thresholds. Establish technical safety limits and mission rules for real-time on-console operations…
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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