Principal​/Chief Engineer; TS​/SCI CI Poly

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. Citizen. 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.

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Maxar is hiring a Principal/Chief Engineer for a High Performance Computing (HPC) environment and will be responsible for the oversight and overall delivery of HPC and private cloud solutions developed for multiple customer program offices.

As the Chief Engineer for the HPC solutions team, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the overall work effort and products of the engineering and system administration staff over the full lifecycle of programs and projects for engineering, integration and deployment. This includes performing systems requirements analysis, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition, technical management, architecture design, integration, system testing, and quality assurance.

This role requires exceptional ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness to oversee system definition, technical planning, and execution across different parts of the program.

• We are a multi-faceted software development and systems administration team working to build and maintain software applications backed by a self-managed high-performance compute (HPC) infrastructure on a private cloud system. We are responsible for the system from the hardware to the user interface.

• We use a lean systems engineering approach, where engineers are part of an agile, cross-function development and deployment team and directly involved in supporting the delivery of value to the mission

• Our diverse background of experience in mission support and software development serves as a catalyst to solve unique and challenging intelligence problems.

• Prototyping and frequent, iterative feedback are core to our delivery approach, anchored by a need to work quickly in support of our missions.

• Technical support, coordination, and execution of engineering activities for hardware, platforms, and software development and deployment - including feature/requirements analysis, design and program implementation

• Define processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility

• Lead the development and maintenance of system documentation, diagram, and models working in coordination/collaboration with team members

• Obtain solid understanding of hardware and software features in order to plan for engineering requirements and roadmaps

• Assist with resolution of technical issues that adversely impact delivery, identifying and supporting external dependencies where needed

• Keeps abreast of the dynamic industry of cyber security, technologies, and developing threats world-wide.

• Partner with cross-departmental management to coordinate initiatives in line with the overall program strategy and an emerging…