Nicholas Cialdella

Chief Technology Officer at Varda Space Industries

📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Nicholas Cialdella is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Varda Space Industries, a company building the worlds first space factories. A graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he previously led the avionics systems for SpaceXs Dragon spacecraft, including its first historic crewed mission.

He has a deep-seated interest in pioneering new frontiers in engineering and space exploration, reflected in his career transition from human spaceflight at SpaceX to in-space manufacturing at Varda.

Nicholas was instrumental in the avionics development for SpaceXs first-ever crewed Dragon mission.

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Experience

13 Years

Current Role

Chief Technology Officer

Job Level

Leadership

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

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In-Space Manufacturing

As the CTO and co-founder of Varda, he is pioneering the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and other advanced materials in microgravity.

Spacecraft Avionics

He possesses deep expertise in this area, having led the avionics team for SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft through its first historic crewed flight.

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Career

Work history

7-2023

Chief Technology Officer

Varda Space Industries

1-2021 - 7-2023

Head of Vehicles

Varda Space Industries

7-2016 - 1-2021

Sr. Avionics Systems & Integration Engineer

SpaceX

7-2013 - 7-2016

Avionics Systems Integration Engineer

SpaceX

1-2012 - 8-2012

Launch Vehicle Systems and Integration Intern

SpaceX

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Education

2009 - 2013

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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