Satellite Operations Engineer - 24/7 Shift (Secret)

Vantor (Maxar Intelligence); Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 74,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is hiring a Satellite Operations Engineer to work onsite in Longmont, CO. The role requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

The position operates on a rotating 24/7 schedule and involves coordinating with Mission Control and Spacecraft Engineering teams to maintain health and safety of the Vantor constellation. The job emphasizes vigilant verification, fault risk reduction, and proactive health monitoring of spacecraft, with opportunities to contribute to operational

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen and active Secret clearance required.
• Associate’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field; two additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
• Minimum of 2 years in an operational environment.
• This position requires 24/7 rotational shift work on a five-week rotating schedule.

Responsibilities

• Routinely performs pre-contact verifications with Mission Control Systems to ensure communication with spacecraft.
• Ensures spacecraft tasking and planning output minimizes risk to spacecraft.
• Performs in-contact spacecraft commanding and health assessments to ensure spacecraft safety.
• Performs out-of-contact telemetry trending and analysis for ongoing health of spacecraft.
• Investigates spacecraft limit violations and escalates to Flight Ops Manager or Spacecraft Engineering as needed.
• Recognizes and up-channels anomalous spacecraft conditions to Flight Ops Manager or Mission Director.
• Maintains awareness of system changes and ensures operational compliance.
• Follows procedures and reports checklist deficiencies to Operations Efficiency and Transition team.
• Generates spacecraft availability reports for the Spacecraft Engineering team.
• Executes ground limit changes to reflect current operating state and telemetry trends.

Skills

Communication skills

Troubleshooting

Education

Associate degree in engineering or CS

Job description

Vantor is hiring a Satellite Operations Engineer to work onsite in Longmont, CO. The role requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

The position operates on a rotating 24/7 schedule and involves coordinating with Mission Control and Spacecraft Engineering teams to maintain health and safety of the Vantor constellation. The job emphasizes vigilant verification, fault risk reduction, and proactive health monitoring of spacecraft, with opportunities to contribute to operational