Spacecraft Engineer

Vantor•Westminster, CO

8d•$74,000 - $107,800•Onsite

About The Position

Vantor is seeking a Spacecraft Engineer to join the Spacecraft Constellation Operations, Reliability, and Engineering team in Westminster, CO. This team is responsible for the health and safety, performance optimization, and anomaly resolution of Vantor's spacecraft constellation. Team members also support the design, development, integration, and testing of Vantor's next-generation spacecraft. In this role, you will work as part of larger multi-disciplinary teams that include spacecraft system engineers, ground system engineers, software engineers, and spacecraft operations teams. To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee. 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).

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing and able to obtain U.S. Government Secret security clearance
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, or related field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree
Minimum of 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 & oral communicator
Spacecraft operations experience
Superb 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/refine concept of operations to meet evolving mission demands
Define spacecraft anomaly resolution processes and procedures
Troubleshoot/resolve/document spacecraft anomalies
Assist in development and testing of spacecraft commissioning plans/tools
Assist in the development of 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 spacecraft operational capabilities
Assist in ground software requirement definition, review, and verification