Ground Systems Engineer - Space-based Remote Sensing

Vantor Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor Inc. is seeking a senior systems engineer to lead and support DoD space-based remote sensing and ground systems programs. You will test, analyze, verify, and validate complex space and ground systems, develop technical specifications, and drive system engineering efforts across teams to ensure mission readiness.

The role requires 10+ years in DoD weapon systems acquisitions or systems engineering, 5+ years leading teams, and active U.S. Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience supporting DoD weapon systems acquisitions or systems engineering.
• 5+ years of experience leading teams of at least 5 people.
• Experience with development of technical specifications, interface control documents, ground architectures and designs, integration plans and schedules, and test plans.
• Experience with authoring requirements and managing/testable criteria, system validation and verification, and analysis.
• Knowledge of network architecture and Agile methodologies.
• Strong communication between client, team, related teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Test, analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate systems and identify areas requiring urgent mitigation up-front.
• Contribute to acquisition and development of space sensing capabilities.
• Lead and coordinate systems engineering activities across multiple teams.
• Communicate effectively with clients and leadership to align on requirements and schedules.
• On-site presence 2-3x per week as required.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Communication

Agile methodologies

Team coordination

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in Engineering/CS/Physics/Math

INCOSE ASEP/CSEP/ESEP Certification

Tools

Model-Based Systems Engineering

IEEE 15288.1/15288.2

DoD 5000.01/5000.02

DevOps/DevSecOps

Job description

Vantor Inc. is seeking a senior systems engineer to lead and support DoD space-based remote sensing and ground systems programs. You will test, analyze, verify, and validate complex space and ground systems, develop technical specifications, and drive system engineering efforts across teams to ensure mission readiness.

The role requires 10+ years in DoD weapon systems acquisitions or systems engineering, 5+ years leading teams, and active U.S. Secret clearance.