Verification & Validation Engineer (Secret clearance)

Vantor•El Segundo, CA

2d•$104,000 - $151,800•Onsite

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. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee. Note on Cleared Roles: If 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 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 will develop Technical Requirements Documents (TRDs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), technical assessments, verification plans, and digital mission and system models for satellite systems and payloads. 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 an Engineering field
5+ years of experience performing systems engineering or integration
Experience in requirements and interface management, including development, decomposition, and traceability
Experience performing systems engineering for satellite systems
Experience navigating Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), preparing technical artifacts and presentations, and leading Working Groups (WGs) and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs)
Experience using management tools such as DOORS, Cameo, or Jama
Experience using Confluence and Jira
Knowledge of the Verification and Validation (V&V) lifecycle
U.S. citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Experience in the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR), defense weather, and tactical ISR mission areas
Experience with OPIR payloads, space-based weather payloads, satellite busses, and satellite subsystems, including propulsion, thermal control, power, attitude control, TT&C, communications, data processing, and structures
Experience leading a team performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on space-based remote sensing systems
Experience leading a team using a Model-Based Systems Engineering approach to manage system definitions and technical baselines
Experience with digital engineering and model-based systems engineering
TS/SCI clearance