Mission Operations Internship - Fall 2026

The Mission Operations team is responsible for developing, planning, and executing Varda's on-orbit missions.  Members of this team need to be a jack-of-all trades, capable of applying cross-discipline engineering to bespoke solutions.  For this role, you will work alongside experienced Mission Directors and multiple engineering teams to conceptualize, develop, and standup web tools that will support our rapidly growing flight manifest. 

Internships at Varda are optimal for students looking to grow technically and professionally while working on impactful projects critical to the company’s success. You will be working on a collaborative team in a startup environment while being able to learn from some of most accomplished and experienced aerospace professionals in the world. We’re dedicated to providing an experience that will let your decisions and contributions help drive Varda’s success. 

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  Operate as an integrated member of Varda’s Mission Operations team

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  Own the full-stack development life cycle of internal tools used in spacecraft and payload operations

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  Develop, test, and deploy web-based applications to support automation and scalability as mission cadence increases

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  Contribute to system verification, infrastructure integration, and debugging of mission-critical code

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  Collaborate across engineering teams to build and implement the first-use cases of your tools

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  Support mission operations in real time as your code is deployed in live spaceflight environments

• Full-stack coding experience with web development languages such as:

  • Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, C, C++, 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, full-stack development, orbital mechanics (CS + Aero background preferred)

• Experience building scalable web applications

• Understanding of software data management and scaling techniques

• Experience applying code to aerospace systems or complex, high-reliability environments

• Familiarity with Continuous Integration pipelines and Linux environments

• Previous internship, co-op, or real-world development experience

• Hands-on project team experience (e.g. CubeSat, Solar Car, Formula SAE, etc.)

• Varda, like all employers, must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.  Additionally, our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. At present, some of our technology to which employees have access requires a license to be exported to individuals other than “U.S. Persons” as defined in U.S. export regulations. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items, our current policy is to only hire “U.S. persons” who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license. 

  “US person” means: U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e., individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum in the U.S.)

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