Solutions Engineer - New Products

Vantor • Herndon, VA

12d • $120,000 - $176,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Vantor is seeking a Solution Engineer to work within our product development team for the Raptor family of products (Guide, Sync, and Ace). Raptor is a vision-based software suite designed to enable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to navigate and operate in GPS-denied or contested environments. This role is focused on advancing Raptor product software by providing direct development contributions, working with external customers, and collaborating with Vantor Go-To-Market (GTM) Engineering teams to characterize product performance in the field and capture requirements for product improvements. The ideal candidate is a mission-oriented software engineer who thrives in fast-paced, customer-facing environments, is energized by challenges, and enjoys writing code. This role requires creative thinking, effective communication, a problem-solving mindset, and a commitment to teamwork. Success in this role depends on systems-level thinking, familiarity with embedded edge platforms, and experience with sensor data flows, navigation solutions, and mission-critical applications. The 3D Engineering team at Vantor is a dynamic, results-oriented engineering product development team comprising subject matter experts (SMEs), software engineers, systems engineers, and solution architects. This Solution Engineer will be a member of this team, contributing to customer success by helping integrate solutions into their systems, accelerating adoption, and driving real-world impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (e.g., Aerospace, Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Math) or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience supporting ISR, UAS, aerospace, or defense system integrations.
• Strong programming skills in C, C++, Python, shell scripting.
• Experience with cross-compilation and toolchains.
• Good understanding of embedded systems, SoCs, and SBCs.
• Hands-on experience with low-level Linux (troubleshooting, configuration, e.g., kernel device drivers, library dependencies).
• Experience in system design across hardware and software.
• Knowledge of networking and communication protocols (e.g., serial, TCP/IP, Wi-Fi).
• Experience in customer-facing roles, support, and solution design.
• Strong communication skills and sound judgment in customer communication.
• Must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in engineering, Computer Vision, Software Engineering or a related technical field.
• Video formats and streaming protocols (e.g., MPEG-TS, MP4, RTSP).
• Experience with multimedia frameworks (e.g., FFmpeg, GStreamer).
• Experience with GIS systems, use cases, and software tools.
• Image processing and computer vision.
• Practical exposure to cameras and optics (e.g., lens models, calibration, distortion).
• Understanding of aerial navigation (e.g., filtering, control theory, 3D spatial math).
• Experience with UAS/UAV hardware and software (e.g., electromechanics, PX4, ArduPilot).
• Experience with embedded Linux / edge compute platforms (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson, Qualcomm-based SoCs, Raspberry Pi).
• Strategic and business-aware mindset.
• Structured and pedagogical mindset.

Responsibilities

• Interface with existing Vantor Raptor customers worldwide to coordinate on integration of Raptor software into their systems architecture, providing advice and guidance based on rigorous product knowledge and institutional experience.
• Travel to customer sites to deliver technical product expertise.
• Characterize product software performance of customer implementations and derive/capture technical requirements for feature improvements or additions.
• Assist customers with field integration testing, including configuration of Jetson and Raspberry Pi series companion computers, autopilot stacks (PX4, ArduPilot), and analysis of telemetry, imagery, and positioning data.
• Assist in generating engineering technical designs involving the use of satellite imagery and full motion video to accomplish UAS visual positioning, odometry, and navigation.
• Develop, document, and convey technical and system requirements to the product engineering team.
• Work within the product engineering team development process to make code contributions.
• Communicate and collaborate across product, engineering, and GTM/sales teams to define and validate interfaces and data flows between Raptor products and OEM systems.

Benefits

• Robust 401(k) with company match
• Mental health resources
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Adoption reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• Incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level