Senior Satellite & Ground Systems Engineer

About this role

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   SpaceWrx   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 ( ConOps ), 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   SpaceWrx   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 ( ConOps ), 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 verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse engineering audiences.  

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative engineering environment while balancing multiple concurrent programs.  

Preferred Qualifications  

• 10 or more years of professional systems engineering experience supporting spacecraft, satellite constellations, remote sensing systems, ground systems, or mission operations.  

• Experience leading systems engineering activities on end-to-end space systems including spacecraft, payloads, communications, ground infrastructure, and mission operations.  

• Familiarity with inter-satellite communications including optical crosslink and R/F .  

• Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler,   Enterprise Architect,   MagicDraw , or equivalent   SysML   environments.  

• Familiarity and exposure to the Ansys engineering tool suite, including STK.  

• Experience with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS Next, Jama Connect,   Polarion , or similar platforms.  

• Experience performing functional analysis, interface definition, and   system   decomposition.  

• Experience developing system interface definitions and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).  

• Familiarity with digital engineering practices and model-centric development environments   and their use across the development lifecycle  

• Experience supporting formal systems engineering reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and SVR.  

• Experience planning or supporting system verification and validation activities, including development of verification methods, test plans, and verificati

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