Mission Engineer: Missile Warning & Space Systems

Vantor; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 216,000; 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 is seeking a Mission Engineer to support the U.S. Space Force, applying mission engineering to identify capability gaps and improve end-to-end mission threads.

You will connect operational needs to technical requirements across space assets, ground systems, and C2 interfaces, collaborating with government and industry partners. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a bachelor’s degree, and 8+ years in mission/systems engineering with 5+ years in MET development.

Qualifications

• Top Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 8+ years applying mission engineering methods to operational missions and capability integration challenges.
• 5+ years developing mission engineering threads, scenarios, or operational architectures.
• Experience conducting mission analysis to identify requirements, gaps, and integration challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop mission engineering threads, operational scenarios, and MET modules for missile warning and tracking missions.
• Conduct mission analysis to identify requirements, shortfalls, and integration challenges across end-to-end architectures.
• Identify, document, and assess risks, issues, and gaps affecting mission capabilities and dependencies.
• Translate mission needs into technical and integration requirements for end-to-end kill-chain closure.
• Evaluate dependencies across space-based sensors, ground systems, networks, data processing, and C2 architectures.
• Assess sensor integration and contributions of PNT, SATCOM, EW, and MTI to mission execution.
• Develop engineering assessments and recommendations to address shortfalls and inform priorities.
• Collaborate with government, program offices, and joint partners to define operational needs and cross-system integration.

Skills

Mission engineering

Systems engineering

Operational analysis

Risk assessment

Clearance awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Vantor is seeking a Mission Engineer to support the U.S. Space Force, applying mission engineering to identify capability gaps and improve end-to-end mission threads.

You will connect operational needs to technical requirements across space assets, ground systems, and C2 interfaces, collaborating with government and industry partners. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a bachelor’s degree, and 8+ years in mission/systems engineering with 5+ years in MET development.