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Director, Payload Systems, Integration, & Test
Varda Space IndustriesEl Segundo, CA
$192,500–278,056/yr
Posted Sep 26, 2026
What you’d do
Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team owning end-to-end integration and test of payloads including inertial, RF, and optical sensors, communications systems, and pharmaceutical processing payloads. You will run concurrent payload missions delivering flight hardware that operates in orbit and survives reentry. Found on the employer's careers page on Oct 18, 2026. Apply through the link.
You’ll need
- 10+ years spacecraft or aerospace hardware experience
- Integration, test, and mission execution background
- Environmental qualification campaigns on flight hardware
- Turning undefined problems into plans and requirements
- Team leadership and customer delivery
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