SPACECRAFT ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP (AVIONICS) - SPRING/SUMMER 2025
Company: VARDA, Inc.
Location: El Segundo
Posted on: October 31, 2024
Job Description:
About VardaThe environment of space hold the potential to craft
products that profoundly enhance life on Earth. Varda is at the
forefront of this endeavor, harnessing the unique environment of
low earth orbit to produce these innovations and reintroduce them
to our world. Our mission transcends mere exploration; we're
expanding the economic horizons of humanity.At Varda, you'll be
positioned at the nexus of ambition and expertise. Our seasoned
team, with its rich legacy in aerospace and technology, has honed
its skills in the corridors of industry giants. Here, your
contributions will be both cherished and critiqued by leaders who,
with a wealth of experience behind them, are now devoted to the
realm of extraterrestrial manufacturing.While our aspirations soar
high, our path is grounded in technical pragmatism and operational
viability. Our conceptual operations are crystalline material
processing and reentry, backed by years of research and development
anchored in the International Space Station's, and commercial space
sectors expansive achievements.Join Varda, and work to finally
create a bustling in-space ecosystem. About This Role -Spring
internships will range between the months of January and May.
Summer internships will range between the months of May and
September. All dates dependent upon the university schedule of the
selected students. Internships are full-time and on-site in Los
Angeles, CA.The Avionics Team is responsible for all electronics on
the spacecraft, ranging from flight computers, to batteries, and
-radios. Across the different disciplines, interns can look forward
to owning a new circuit design and owning it from start to finish,
allowing them to capture schematics, perform layout, manufacture,
and test hardware within their internship period. Come work with
the team and help design the future electronics for our
Spacecraft.Internships at Varda are optimal for students looking to
grow technically and professionally while working on impactful
projects critical to the company's success. You will be working on
a collaborative team in a startup environment while being able to
learn from some of most accomplished and experienced aerospace
professionals in the world. We're dedicated to providing an
experience that will let your decisions and contributions help
drive Varda's success. -Responsibilities
- Own or contribute to hardware or software design -to -support
development of Spacecraft or payload -
- Create or support test campaigns -and build -test stands -
- Perform necessary analysis to support development and testing
-Basic Qualifications
- Familiarity with Altium, LTSpice, Oscilloscopes, -Electronic
Loads, and DMMs
- Prior experience designing a PCBA, testing, and debugging
it.
- Experience communicating with electronics via UART, RS232,
RS242, or Ethernet along with how to send and receive binary
messages.
- Strong background scripting in PythonPreferred Skills And
Experience -
- Previous internship or co-op experience -
- Previous experience on technical project teams (i.e. -Rocket
club, formula SAE, etc.) -
- Mechanical Engineer: -Familiarity with -NX, -GD&T, -Thermal
Desktop, Matlab/Simulink, -Simscape, or other -engineering programs
- -
- Electrical Engineer: Familiarity with Altium, Matlab, Python,
PCB design, Circuit Debugging, Oscilloscopes, -Component -Test
Racks, Hardware-in-the-loop testing (HIL or HITL), wire harness
design and building -
- Material Science: Familiarity with optics and fiber cable
testing, process engineering, design-of-experience, experience
running vacuum chambers, experience working in a clean room and/or
glovebox environment -
- Software Engineer: Familiarity with Microprocessors and/or
FPGAs, C/C++, Python scripting experience, experience setting up CI
pipelines and unit tests - ITAR Requirements
- Varda, like all employers, must ensure that its employees
working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the
U.S. -Additionally, our employees are exposed to and have access to
certain export-controlled items. At present, some of our technology
to which employees have access requires a license to be exported to
individuals other than "U.S. Persons" as defined in U.S. export
regulations. Because our employees are provided access to
export-controlled items, our current policy is to only hire "U.S.
persons" who are permitted to have access to our technology without
an export license. -"US person" means: U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful
permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C.
1324b(a)(3) (i.e., individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or
granted asylum in the U.S.) -Learn more about the ITAR here.
-Benefits
- Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field to
working by your side
- Working in El Segundo, CA - an awesome Southern California
beach city with quick access to entertainment and outdoor
activities
- Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for
significant growth (interns excluded)
- 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
- Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
- Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
- Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided
twice a week. -
- Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)Varda Space
Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. -We celebrate
diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment
for all employees. - Candidates and employees are always evaluated
based on merit, qualifications, and performance. - We will never
discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin,
ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual
orientation, gender identity, martial status, mental or physical
disability, or any other legally protected status.E-Verify
StatementVarda Space Industries, Inc. participates in the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program. The E-Verify
program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification
system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Learn more about the -E-Verify -program.
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