Spacecraft Engineer

Vantor • Westminster, CO

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About The Position

Vantor is seeking a Spacecraft Engineer to join its Spacecraft Constellation Operations, Reliability, and Engineering team in Westminster, Colorado. The team is responsible for the health, safety, and performance optimization of Vantor’s spacecraft constellation, anomaly resolution, and support for design, development, integration, and testing of next-generation spacecraft. The engineer will work with multidisciplinary teams including spacecraft systems, ground systems, software, and spacecraft operations personnel. The role requires U.S. Person status; the candidate must be a U.S. citizen and willing and able to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.

The position supports early operations for WorldView Legion and sustainment operations for WorldView 1–3, GeoEye-1, and WorldView Legion. It also contributes to spacecraft commissioning, launch and mission rehearsals, and the design and verification of future spacecraft and ground software requirements. The Colorado base pay range is $74,000–$98,000–$107,800 annually, and the position is incentive eligible. Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package, including a 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.

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 substitute 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.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills.
• Calm disposition in stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Support WorldView Legion early operations and WorldView 1–3, GeoEye-1, and WorldView Legion sustainment operations 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 defining, reviewing, and verifying ground software requirements.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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