Solutions Engineer - Products

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. 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).

Vantor is seeking a Solution Engineer working within our product development team for the Raptor family of products (Guide, Sync, and Ace). Raptor is a vision‑based software suite designed to enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to navigate and operate in GPS‑denied or contested environments. Based in Herndon, VA, this role focuses on advancing Raptor product software by providing direct development contributions and working with external customers and Vantor Go‑To‑Market (GTM) engineering teams to characterize product performance in the field and capture requirements for product improvements.

• Interface with existing Vantor Raptor customers worldwide to coordinate on integration of Raptor software into their systems architecture.
• Provide advice and guidance based on rigorous product knowledge and institutional experience from past integrations.
• Travel to customer sites to deliver technical product expertise.
• Characterize product software performance of customer implementations and derive or capture technical requirements for feature improvements or additions.
• Assist customers with field integration testing, including configuration of Jetson and Raspberry Pi series companion computers, autopilot stacks (PX4, Ardu Pilot), and analysis of telemetry, imagery, and positioning data.
• Assist in generating engineering technical designs involving the use of satellite imagery and full motion video to accomplish UAS visual positioning, odometry, and navigation.
• Develop, document, and convey technical and system requirements to the product engineering team.
• Work within product engineering team development process to make code contributions.
• Communicate and collaborate across product, engineering, and GTM/sales teams to define and validate interfaces and data flows between Raptor products and OEM systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (e.g., Aerospace, Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Math) or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience supporting ISR, UAS, aerospace, or defense system integrations.
• Strong programming skills in C, C++, Python, shell scripting.
• Experience with cross‑compilation and tool chains.
• Good understanding of embedded systems, SoCs, and SBCs.
• Hands‑on experience with low‑level Linux (troubleshooting, configuration, kernel device drivers, library dependencies).
• Experience in system design across hardware and software.
• Knowledge of networking and communication protocols (serial, TCP/IP, Wi‑Fi).
• Experience in customer‑facing roles, support, and solution design.
• Strong communication skills and sound judgment in customer communication.

• Master’s degree in engineering, computer vision, software engineering or a related technical field.
• Video formats and streaming protocols (MPEG‑TS, MP4, RTSP).
• Experience with multimedia frameworks (FFmpeg, GStreamer).
• Experience with GIS systems, use cases, and software tools.
• Image processing and computer vision.
• Practical exposure to cameras and optics (lens models, calibration, distortion).
• Understanding of aerial navigation (filtering, control theory, 3D spatial math).
• Experience with UAS/UAV hardware and software (electromechanics, PX4, Ardu Pilot).
• Experience with embedded Linux / edge compute platforms (NVIDIA Jetson, Qualcomm‑based SoCs, Raspberry Pi).
• Strategic and business‑aware mindset.
• Structured and pedagogical mindset.

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