Varda Space
Mission Operations Internship - Summer 2027
El Segundo, California, United States · Internship · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a related field; must be actively enrolled in an accredited degree program.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual admitted as a refugee or granted asylum) and lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.
About the job
Develop and support web-based internal tools for spacecraft and payload operations, including deployment in live spaceflight environments.
What you'll do
- Own the full-stack development lifecycle of internal operations tools; develop, test, and deploy web applications.
- Contribute to verification, infrastructure integration, and debugging of mission-critical code; collaborate across engineering teams.
- Support mission operations in real time as tools are used in live spaceflight environments.
What they ask for
- Full-stack coding experience with web development languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, C, C++, or nginx.
- Experience deploying, executing, and debugging server-based applications.
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Coursework in Python programming and full-stack development.
Nice to have
- Coursework in orbital mechanics (CS + Aero background preferred).
- Experience building scalable web applications; familiarity with Continuous Integration pipelines and Linux environments.
Pay
USD 37.00 per hour (hourly rate)
Tools
Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, C, C++, nginx
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