Principal Ground Systems Engineer - Mission Architecture and Systems Engineering

Principal Ground Systems Engineer
- Mission Architect

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.

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).

The Space Wrx division of Vantor develops next-generation satellite systems, ground infrastructure, and mission operations capabilities that enable high-performance commercial and national security missions. The Mission Architecture & Systems Engineering (MASE) team provides the technical leadership that transforms customer missions into integrated, executable system architectures spanning spacecraft, payloads, communications, ground systems, software, and mission operations.

We are seeking a Principal Ground Systems Engineer
- Mission Architect to serve as a technical leader across multiple complex development programs and strategic business initiatives. This role requires broad systems engineering expertise, exceptional architectural judgment, and the ability to translate customer mission needs into innovative, technically sound system solutions.

As a senior member of the MASE organization, you will lead architectural development, facilitate technical decision-making across engineering organizations, and ensure mission objectives are successfully translated into executable system designs. You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and Go-to-Market sales teams to shape future capabilities, influence product strategy, and ensure our technology roadmap aligns with customer priorities and corporate objectives.

This position extends beyond program execution. You will actively engage with customers, support business development activities, contribute to proposals and demonstrations, and help define mission-enabling solutions that differentiate Vantor in a rapidly evolving commercial and national security space market.

Successful candidates are respected technical leaders who combine deep systems engineering expertise with practical execution, sound engineering judgment, and the ability to influence without relying on organizational authority.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible systems engineering experience supporting complex aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, or other multidisciplinary engineering programs.
• Demonstrated technical leadership across complete system life cycles from mission concept through deployment and sustained operations.
• Extensive experience developing mission architectures, Concepts of Operations (Con Ops), operational concepts, system architectures, and high-level technical designs for ground systems supporting satellite missions.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary architectural development across spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, communications, software, and mission operations. Broad and deep knowledge of ground systems domains including command and control, mission management, processing, and data delivery.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering methodologies spanning the complete systems engineering "V-model", including mission analysis, architecture development, requirements engineering, implementation, integration, verification, validation, and operational support.
• Experience developing and maintaining technical baselines through requirements management, architectural decomposition, interface definition, and…