Senior Design Engineer

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to lead the creation and management of vehicle hardware designs while managing and optimizing essential CAD system infrastructure. This role blends hands-on design with responsibilities to enhance our Siemens NX and Teamcenter environment, ensuring consistency and efficiency across engineering teams.

Requirements

• Create and manage 3D models, 2D technical drawings, and large CAD assemblies for spacecraft hardware using Siemens NX, adhering to ASME Y14.5 standards.
• Ownership of the overall BOM and hardware release process.
• Design tooling, jigs and fixtures to support in-house build and integration activities.
• Collaborate directly with Responsible Engineers on new flight and MGSE hardware design projects.
• Codify design for manufacturability (DFM) best practices and provide feedback on hardware designs.
• Collaborate with engineering leads to define, implement and maintain CAD standards, templates, and libraries in Siemens NX to ensure consistency across design teams.
• Train and mentor CAD users (designers, engineers) on NX and Teamcenter best practices, boosting team productivity.
• Update existing designs through engineering change notices to support rapid iteration and project goals.

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 (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)