Varda Space
Manufacturing Engineer II (Avionics / Electromechanical / Harnessing)
$120K–$173K
El Segundo, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 1–3+ years of equivalent professional experience may be considered; at least 1 year of manufacturing experience is required.
- Education
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, with consideration given to equivalent professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) permitted access to the company's technology without an export license; employees must also be lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.
About the job
Own and improve manufacturing processes for spacecraft payload systems, from assembly documentation and customer requirements through testing, quality control, and vehicle integration.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain work instructions, assembly travelers, process specifications, and acceptance test procedures for payload fabrication and integration.
- Translate payload customer requirements and interface constraints into production processes; provide design-for-manufacturing feedback and coordinate integration milestones.
- Execute acceptance testing and inspections, maintain traceable build records, and lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for non-conformances.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 1 year of manufacturing experience with electromechanical assemblies in electronics, aerospace, defense, or another high-reliability industry.
- Experience with wire harness fabrication, IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards, and connector assembly.
- Experience interpreting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and connector pinouts.
Nice to have
- M.S. in a relevant engineering discipline, including Electrical Engineering specialized in Embedded Systems, Microelectronics, RF, or Control Systems.
- Spacecraft or launch-vehicle electromechanical integration in production, or experience with ESD, flight-hardware cleanliness, harness tooling, PDM/PLM systems, or rate production.
Pay
$119,543 - $172,673 USD per year (base salary)
Tools
IPC/WHMA-A-620, D-sub, circular MIL-spec, coax, Windchill, Teamcenter, Arena
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