Satellite Operations Engineer — 24/7 Shift (Secret Clearance)

Vantor Holdings, Inc.; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 74,000 - 108,000; 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 Holdings, Inc. in Longmont, CO is hiring a Satellite Operations Engineer for an onsite, rotating-shift role requiring a current Secret clearance.

You will routinely verify communications with Mission Control, monitor spacecraft health, and perform in-contact and out-of-contact operations across the Vantor constellation. This 24/7 schedule demands calm problem-solving and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security 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 successful communication between ground system and spacecraft.
• Ensures spacecraft tasking and planning outputs minimize risk to spacecraft within the Vantor constellation.
• Performs in-contact spacecraft commanding and health assessments to maintain spacecraft safety.
• Performs out-of-contact telemetry trending and analysis for continued health when a ground station is not in view.
• Investigates spacecraft limit violations and escalates to Flight Ops Manager or Spacecraft Engineering as needed.
• Recognizes anomalous spacecraft conditions and up-channels to the appropriate manager.
• Maintains awareness of system changes and operational compliance.
• Follows procedures and reports deficiencies to Operations Efficiency and Transition team.
• Generates spacecraft availability reports for the Spacecraft Engineering team.
• Executes necessary ground limit changes as directed by Flight Ops Manager or Spacecraft Engineering.

Skills

Secret clearance

Shift work

Operational experience

US citizenship

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Tools

Job description

Vantor Holdings, Inc. in Longmont, CO is hiring a Satellite Operations Engineer for an onsite, rotating-shift role requiring a current Secret clearance.

You will routinely verify communications with Mission Control, monitor spacecraft health, and perform in-contact and out-of-contact operations across the Vantor constellation. This 24/7 schedule demands calm problem-solving and strong communication.