Spacecraft Engineer

Vantor • Westminster, CO

3d • $74,000 - $107,800 • Onsite

About The Position

Vantor is seeking a Spacecraft Engineer to join its Spacecraft Constellation Operations, Reliability, and Engineering team in Westminster, Colorado. The team supports the health, safety, and performance of Vantor’s spacecraft constellation, resolves anomalies, and contributes to the design, development, integration, and testing of next-generation spacecraft. The engineer will collaborate with spacecraft and ground systems engineers, software engineers, and spacecraft operations teams.

The role supports early operations and sustainment of Worldview Legion, Worldview 1–3, and GeoEye-1 spacecraft, as well as future spacecraft development. The position also supports other Vantor business segments by providing detailed knowledge of spacecraft operations and capabilities. Applicants must be a U.S. Person; the minimum qualifications specify U.S. citizenship and willingness and ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and willing and able to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, or a related field; four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
• At least 2 years of operations or aerospace-related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a spacecraft systems engineer or subsystem engineer.
• Strong and innovative computer language skills.
• Experience with Unix/Linux, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and GitHub.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Spacecraft operations experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Calm disposition in stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Support Worldview Legion early operations and sustainment operations for Worldview 1–3, GeoEye-1, and Worldview Legion by maintaining spacecraft health and safety, optimizing performance, and troubleshooting anomalies.
• Develop and maintain tools and methods to trend spacecraft health and performance metrics.
• Develop and refine concepts of operations to meet evolving mission demands.
• Define spacecraft anomaly resolution processes and procedures.
• Troubleshoot, resolve, and document spacecraft anomalies.
• Assist in developing and testing spacecraft commissioning plans and tools.
• Assist in developing and participate in launch and mission rehearsals.
• Support design, development, integration, and testing of future Vantor spacecraft.
• Define, review, and verify spacecraft requirements.
• Attend design reviews.
• Participate in clean-room integration and testing activities.
• Support other Vantor business segments.
• Provide detailed knowledge of spacecraft operations and operational capabilities.
• Assist in ground software requirement definition, review, and verification.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Mental health resources.
• Student loan repayment assistance.
• Adoption reimbursement.
• Pet insurance.
• Incentive eligibility, 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