Senior Satellite & Ground Systems Engineer

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).

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The Space Wrx d i vision of Van t or is developing the next generation of satellite systems, ground infrastructure, and mission operations capabilities that enable responsive, high-performance commercial and national security space missions. The Mission Architecture & Systems Engineering (MASE) team provides technical leadership that transforms mission objectives into integrated, executable system designs spanning spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, software, communications, and operations.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Satellite & Ground Systems Engineer to lead and sustain systems engineering activities across multiple complex space and ground development programs and sustained operational capabilities. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining the technical foundation of our systems by defining mission concepts , developing Concepts of Operations ( Con Ops ), capturing stakeholder needs, managing system requirements, developing high-level system architecture, and ensuring technical consistency from concept through verification and operational deployment.

Systems engineering at Space Wrx is fundamentally a technical discipline-not a documentation exercise. Successful engineers actively engage across the entire system lifecycle, collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, and drive architecture, integration, analysis, and technical decision-making. You will work across every phase of the systems engineering "V
-model " to ensure mission objectives are translated into implementable designs and ultimately verified through successful system integration, test, and operations.

This role requires a systems thinker who enjoys solving complex multidisciplinary problems, building consensus across engineering organizations, and enabling development teams to execute with clarity, speed, and technical rigor.

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 6 years of professional systems engineering experience supporting complex aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, or other multidisciplinary engineering programs.

• Demonstrated experience developing system architecture from stakeholder needs through implementation and verification.

• Experience developing Concepts of Operations ( Con Ops ), operational scenarios, mission threads, and use cases.

• Experience eliciting, decomposing, allocating , and managing system requirements throughout the development lifecycle.

• Experience developing and maintaining requirements traceability between stakeholder needs, use cases, system requirements, architecture, design artifacts, verification plans, and test results.

• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies and SysML .

• Experience participating in architecture development and high-level system design across hardware, software, and operational domains.

• Strong understanding of the complete systems engineering lifecycle, including concept development, architecture, design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, deployment, and sustainment.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multiple engineering disciplines and with technical subject matter experts.

• Excellent written and…