Senior Astrodynamics Engineer

Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, and we're seeking a Senior Astrodynamics Engineer to join our team. This role involves designing and implementing full-cycle mission planning and orbital mechanics profiles for future reentry vehicles, enabling the ability to precision land and return manufactured products to earth.

Requirements

• Perform trajectory design, optimization, and dispersion analysis for the reentry of a next generation space vehicle
• Design spacecraft trajectories and produce orbital analyses for commercial reentry vehicles
• Optimize trajectories based on fuel, time, and/or performance characteristics
• Work closely with propulsion, software and flight operations teams to ensure vehicle and mission objectives are accomplished in the vehicle design
• Design and implementation of autonomous satellite navigational solutions, collision avoidance, orbital rendezvous, and atmospheric re-entry algorithms
• Running Monte Carlo analysis to characterize performance of new features
• Lead the development of new vehicle capabilities
• Support in-orbit operations as trajectory specialist, including coordination with other spacecraft operators and 3rd party entities

Benefits

• Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
• Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth
• 401(k) matching
• Unlimited PTO
• Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
• Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
• Maternity / Paternity leave