Ground Systems Engineer (Secret clearance)

Vantor•El Segundo, CA

1d•$123,000 - $180,400•Hybrid

About The Position

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world. To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status. Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). Please review the job details below. At Vantor, you’ll work with the U.S. Space Force and our teammates as part of the effort to develop and rapidly deploy the next generation of resilient Missile Warning (MW), Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (TISR), and Environmental Monitoring (EM) capabilities to deter attacks and provide critical information to our warfighters to defeat our enemies in battle. Within this role, you’ll test, analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate these systems, and identify areas requiring urgent mitigation up-front and early to develop this system with advanced technology solutions. Your functional expertise, communication and collaboration skills, and attention to detail will be vital as you contribute to the acquisition and development of space sensing capabilities. Join our team and create the future of Remote Sensing in the Space Force. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field
10+ years of experience supporting DoD weapon systems acquisitions or systems engineering
5+ years of experience performing systems engineering analysis and developing systems engineering products for satellite systems or ground systems for Command and Control and Data Processing
3+ years of experience leading teams of at least 5 people
Experience communicating and coordinating between the client, your team, related teams, and leadership
Experience with the development of technical specifications, interface control documents, ground architectures and designs, integration plans and schedules, and test plans
Experience with authoring requirements and managing and developing testable criteria, system validation and verification, and analysis
Knowledge of network architecture
Knowledge of Agile methodologies
U.S. Citizen

Nice To Haves

Experience in modeling, simulation, or analysis of RF Systems, including Space-to-Ground and Payload Systems
Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on space-based remote sensing systems, including SBIRS, Next Generation OPIR, FORGE, STSS, HBTSS, DMSP, WSF-M, and EWS
Experience with planning and executing program reviews throughout the life cycle of the system
Experience using a Model-Based Systems Engineering approach to manage system definitions and technical baselines
Knowledge of satellite ground system design, cloud architecture, DevOps and DevSecOps, software frameworks, communication and networking, data processing, exploitation, and dissemination, space system operations and tasking, mission planning, space-ground integration, or space system factory support
Knowledge of DoD 5000.01 and 5000.02
Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2
TS/SCI clearance
Master’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science field
INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certification, including ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification

Responsibilities

Test, analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate these systems
Identify areas requiring urgent mitigation up-front and early to develop this system with advanced technology solutions
Contribute to the acquisition and development of space sensing capabilities