Sr. Payload 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.

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Vantor is hiring for a Sr. Payload Systems Engineer to join our team in Westminster CO.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the technical interface between the imaging payload and spacecraft bus ensuring compatibility and joint performance optimization across electrical mechanical thermal and data interfaces.
• Lead and participate in system-level trades to evaluate design alternatives performance vs. cost/risk trade-offs and technology insertion opportunities.
• Assess and troubleshoot emerging payload and bus designs down to the circuit level using your electrical engineering background.
• Support radiation analysis and mitigation strategies for electronics in space environments collaborating with design teams to guide EEE parts selection and architecture-level protections.
• Perform or review signal and power integrity analyses and ensure adherence to space-qualified electrical standards (MIL-STD ECSS NASA standards etc.).
• Model and evaluate payload-level power data and timing interactions and contribute to electrical interface control documentation (ICDs).
• Participate in the evaluation of emerging technologies COTS/FoS (Commercial/Flyable off the Shelf) hardware and new mission concepts with an eye toward system-level integration feasibility.
• Contribute to design reviews (SRR PDR CDR) and work across disciplines to ensure the payload systems meet performance reliability and environmental constraints.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active secret Security Clearance or have the ability to obtain secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Physics or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience working with space-based optical remote sensing payloads especially within LEO missions.
• Proven experience in electrical systems engineering for space platforms including familiarity with radiation effects on electronic systems and parts derating/qualification processes.
• Demonstrated experience with spacecraft-payload interface development electrical interface analysis and supporting cross-functional teams across the space segment.
• Ability to interpret and analyze schematics block diagrams and PCB layouts and perform system-level implications analysis from hardware-level changes.
• Demonstrated familiarity with current and emerging FPGA processor and memory technologies.
• Previous experience working across payload spacecraft and ground teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering.
• Experience with modeling tools such as MATLAB STK SPICE HFSS or signal integrity/power analysis software.
• Familiarity with imaging payloads (visible multispectral or hyperspectral) data processing requirements and performance metrics (SNR MTF etc.).
• Experience with fault management redundancy architectures and design for reliability in long-duration space missions.
• Familiarity with space industry quality and standards frameworks (NASA GSFC JPL ECSS MIL-STD-1547 IPC standards).

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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. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

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What We Do

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence to unlock a more autonomous interoperable world. We empower decision makers and operators with the clarity they need to navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Our AI-powered spatial intelligence platform fuses data from the world’s highest-resolution satellites with real-time sensor feeds from space air and ground to create the most accurate living digital replica of Earth.

Why Work With Us

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.

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