Senior Satellite Engineer - Avionics and Electrical Engineer Job Westminster area,Colorado USA,Engineering

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.

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Vantor is hiring a Senior Satellite Systems Engineer with experience in Avionics and Electrical Engineering to join our Satellite Systems Engineering team in Westminster, CO. Top candidates will have demonstrated experience in spacecraft avionics and electrical engineering. Our small team executes projects that start with customer needs, and design, develop, and deliver the world’s most capable earth observation systems. In this role, you will:

Conduct and evaluate responses to RFIs and RFPs with satellite component vendors
Develop Flatsat and data-chain risk reduction testbeds for multiple systems
Integrate and test flight payload systems that create, encrypt, compress, modify, and downlink high-data rate mission products to Vantor ground systems
Generate Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and sell off their requirements
Write and oversee system compliance to electrical, C&DH, avionics, and software requirements
Review vendor-submitted processes, design reviews, analysis packages, and test reports

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, aerospace, physics, or a related field of study
3-7 years of experience in aerospace systems engineering
Experience setting up flatsat and risk-reduction test beds for space systems
Experience designing and qualifying avionics systems for low-earth orbit space environments:
Radiation, thermal, and EMI/EMC environments in particular
Experience in electrical engineering, circuit design, and analysis, including typical aerospace requirements for bounding, grounding, charging, shielding, and signal integrity
End-to-end aerospace program experience, including Con Ops and architecture development, writing requirements, design reviews, assembly integration and test, verification and validation, and on-orbit operations

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree in Electrical Engineering
Experience integrating AI-enabled edge-compute solutions in space
Experience integrating optical crosslink terminal solutions in space
Experience working with space-based mission data recorders
Experience working with space-based wideband downlink transmitters, their data interfaces in particular
Experience integrating software and IP cores into avionics systems
Experience working with precision timing systems
Computer networking experience
Direct experience on the mission data chain for an earth observation space program
Experience with encryption/decryption hardware devices and/or IP cores
Familiarity with modern cybersecurity principles
Familiarity with software architecture, satellite bus flight software in particular
Ability to obtain a US Government security clearance at the TS/SCI level

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The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate’s experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

● The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $90,000.00 - $ - $ annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to…