Varda Space
Manufacturing Engineering Internship - Spring 2027
El Segundo, California, United States · Internship · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Education
- Actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program. Preferred: bachelor’s degree program in Engineering or Physics (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field).
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person permitted to access the company’s technology without an export license: U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Supports spacecraft and reentry-system production by improving factory design, manufacturing processes, and hardware manufacturability, with hands-on production work.
What you'll do
- Contribute to factory design and production scaling.
- Create production processes or improve existing workflows, and optimize hardware designs for manufacturability.
- Perform hands-on production tasks or support production operations.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience in any discipline through project teams or internships.
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes, such as 5S and production-floor space.
- Modeling/Assembly CAD experience.
- Must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program.
Nice to have
- Engineering or Physics coursework in statics, dynamics (including fluid dynamics), and thermodynamics or heat transfer; experience with CAD (e.g., NX), MATLAB, LabVIEW, or SQL.
- Experience delivering a technically complex project, preferably in a team setting; strong written and verbal communication skills.
Pay
$33.00 USD per hour; hourly rate
Tools
CAD, NX, MATLAB, LabVIEW, SQL
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