Simulation Software Engineer

Varda Space Industries • El Segundo, CA

122d • $130,000 - $193,000

About The Position

Simulation software at Varda is necessary to build high-fidelity models of orbital physics, fluid dynamics, electronics used for ensuring the reliability and success of manufacturing and reentry spacecraft. As a simulation software engineer at Varda, you will design, develop and test the simulation infrastructure and software needed by all flight systems. You'll own the core simulation infrastructure and physics to collaborate with engineering on the building of models of fluids, electronics, and multi-body physics systems. You will see your software through its full lifecycle from requirements capture, to testing, through support in automated environments used in both simulation only and hardware facing applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, computer science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages, such as C, C++, Python.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively in a collaborative and fast-paced startup environment.
• Ability to scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems.

Nice To Haves

• Solid working knowledge of math and physics.
• Demonstrable capabilities and experience in debugging software, testing at various levels of integration, and implementing performance optimizations.
• Experience in physics modeling or emulation of real-time systems.
• Strong understanding of computer architectures and software design for heterogeneous computing systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance simulation software needed to accurately model and test hardware behaviors, systems, or software interfaces for Varda’s spacecraft and reentry capsules at various stages of integration
• Build the tooling required to model spacecraft physics in mission simulation exercises, and support such exercises
• Work with engineers across disciplines to prototype designs, capture physical behaviors in software, and identify operational constraints
• Own all aspects of the simulation products created, from design, testing, analysis, and integration
• Collaborate closely with simulation users from engineering disciplines to mission operations to iterate on simulation product functionality

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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees