# Flight Software Internship - Spring 2027 at Varda

- Company: [Varda](https://www.varda.com)
- Location: El Segundo, CA
- Type: Internship · Internship
- Posted: 2026-08-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vardaspace/jobs/7824815003
- Page: https://newgrad.ai/jobs/flight-software-internship-spring-2027-b90a6e53

## Posting

What you'll do:

- Build Python and C++ tools for flight and ground systems with emphasis on correctness and observability.
- Debug complex software issues across abstraction boundaries including OS, networking, and hardware interactions.
- Contribute to simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and scenario-based testing automation.
- Collaborate with flight software, embedded systems, and mission operations teams.

What they're looking for:

- Proficiency in C++ and experience with embedded systems or microcontrollers.
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and Linux debugging.
- Familiarity with systems fundamentals like concurrency, networking, and real-time development.
- Project experience from coursework, personal projects, robotics, or open-source contributions.

Pay and perks:

- $37.00 hourly rate.
- Housing stipend for relocating interns and commuter benefits.
- Paid holidays, 100% company-paid medical/dental/vision, $120/month wellness reimbursement.
- Daily lunch and twice-weekly dinner, EV charging, team events.

Summarized by newgrad.ai from Varda's public posting. Check the original for full details before you apply.

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