Satellite Operations Engineer - Ground Systems & Scheduling

Vantor Holdings, Inc.; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 59,000 - 86,000; 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 an Operations Support Engineer to join a mission-focused technical operations team supporting satellite ground systems and 24x7 readiness. You will manage scheduling backend systems and antenna resources, monitor health, and coordinate anomaly response with customers, vendors, service owners, engineering, and operations leadership.

Responsibilities include coordinating resources, providing rotating- shift coverage, analyzing telemetry for anomalies, and driving improvements in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software issues and investigate unfamiliar technical problems.
• Ability to collaborate with internal teams, customers, and vendors in a time-sensitive environment.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and coordinate backend ground systems, antennas and resources with external vendors.
• Provide operational coverage across rotating shifts.
• Monitor system health and telemetry to identify anomalies and determine escalation paths.
• Coordinate with vendors and engineering teams to resolve hardware/software issues.
• Track investigations, maintenance actions, and operational risks to resolution.
• Develop metrics, reports and dashboards for ground system and antenna availability.
• Improve operational tools, cloud-based capabilities and documentation.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Customer communication

Operational readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Linux

Python

AWS

Kibana/Elasticsearch

CI/CD tools (Jenkins/Travis)

Job description

Vantor is seeking an Operations Support Engineer to join a mission-focused technical operations team supporting satellite ground systems and 24x7 readiness. You will manage scheduling backend systems and antenna resources, monitor health, and coordinate anomaly response with customers, vendors, service owners, engineering, and operations leadership.

Responsibilities include coordinating resources, providing rotating- shift coverage, analyzing telemetry for anomalies, and driving improvements in