Mission Engineer: Space Support for Theater Ops

Vantor Inc.; 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 Inc. is seeking a Mission Engineer to support the U.S. Space Force and integrate space capabilities into theater operations.

You will develop mission engineering threads, conduct operational mission analysis, and collaborate across space, ground, sensor, communications, and C2 architectures with government and industry partners. You will identify capability gaps, assess risks, and translate operational needs into concrete technical requirements to enable end-to-end kill-chain closure.

Qualifications

• Experience applying mission engineering and systems-of-systems methods to operational missions.
• Experience developing mission engineering threads, scenarios, or architectures identifying systems and dependencies.
• Experience conducting mission analysis to identify requirements and gaps.
• Experience translating operational needs into technical and integration requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop mission engineering threads and modules for Space Support to Theater operations.
• Conduct mission analysis to identify requirements and capability gaps.
• Identify risks, issues, and gaps affecting mission capabilities and dependencies.
• Translate needs into technical, engineering, and integration requirements.
• Collaborate with government and joint mission partners to address cross-system integration.

Skills

Mission engineering experience

Systems engineering

Operational mission analysis

Risk, issue & gap analysis

Requirements translation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Vantor Inc. is seeking a Mission Engineer to support the U.S. Space Force and integrate space capabilities into theater operations.

You will develop mission engineering threads, conduct operational mission analysis, and collaborate across space, ground, sensor, communications, and C2 architectures with government and industry partners. You will identify capability gaps, assess risks, and translate operational needs into concrete technical requirements to enable end-to-end kill-chain closure.