Spacecraft Engineer Hot
- Location
- Longmont, Colorado
- Wage
- Hourly
- Job ID
- 36353798825
- Posted
- 2026-8-5
Spacecraft Engineer job at Maxar by Vantor in Longmont CO
Description, duties, responsibilities
Spacecraft Engineer
Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence helping decision makers and operators navigate whats happening now and shape whats 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).
Vantor is currently seeking a Spacecraft Engineer to join the Spacecraft Constellation Operations Reliability and Engineering team in Westminster CO.
Spacecraft Constellation Operations Reliability and Engineering team members are responsible for the health and safety performance optimization and anomaly resolution of Vantors spacecraft constellation. Our team members also support design development integration and testing of Vantors next generation spacecraft. In this role you will work as part of larger multi-disciplinary teams that include spacecraft system engineers ground system engineers software engineers and spacecraft operations teams.
Responsibilities:
- Support Worldview Legion early operations and Worldview 1-3 GeoEye-1 and Worldview Legion sustainment operations by maintaining spacecraft health and safety optimizing performance and troubleshooting anomalies
- Develop and maintain tools and methods to trend spacecraft health and performance metrics
- Develop/refine concept of operations to meet evolving mission demands
- Define spacecraft anomaly resolution processes and procedures
- Troubleshoot/resolve/document spacecraft anomalies
- Assist in development and testing of spacecraft commissioning plans/tools
- Assist in the development of and participate in Launch and Mission rehearsals
- Support design development integration and testing of future Vantor spacecraft
- Define review and verify spacecraft requirements
- Attend design reviews
- Participate in clean-room integration and testing activities
- Support other Vantor business segments
- Provide detailed knowledge of spacecraft operations and spacecraft operational capabilities
- Assist in ground software requirement definition review and verification
Minimum Qualifications :
- Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing and able to obtain U.S. Government Secret security clearance
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Math Physics or related field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree
- Minimum of 2 years of operations or aerospace-related experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience as a spacecraft systems engineer or subsystem engineer
- Strong and innovative computer language skills.
- Experience with Unix/Linux MATLAB/Simulink Python and Github
- Excellent written and oral communicator
- Spacecraft operations experience
- Superb problem-solving skills
- Calm disposition in stressful situations
Pay Transparency: To support pay transparency Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience qualifications skills location and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position and final offers will be determined based on each candidates experience expertise and alignment with the role.
The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $74000.00 - $98000.00 - $107800.00 annually.
For all other states we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles and as such each location where we hire may have a different range.
Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard including a robust 401(k) with company match mental health resources and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life.
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
The date of posting can be found on Vantors Career page at the top of each job posting.
To apply submit your application via Vantors Career page.
EEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected valued and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.
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