CareerPlan

Spacecraft Engineer

Westminster, CO, USFull-time$74k–$98k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-11
Based in United StatesCitizens or permanent residents onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Maintain health, safety, and performance of Vantor's spacecraft constellation and support design, development, integration, and testing of next-generation spacecraft.

Role type

Spacecraft Engineer (Operations & Engineering)

Builds

Spacecraft constellation operations, reliability, and next-gen spacecraft systems

Domain

Aerospace / Space Systems

Required skills

spacecraft operations, anomaly resolution, requirements definition, clean-room integration, ground software verification, system design reviews

Preferred skills

spacecraft systems engineering, Unix/Linux, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, Github, problem-solving

Technologies

Unix, Linux, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, Github

Responsibilities

Maintain spacecraft health and safety, optimize performance, troubleshoot anomalies, develop tools for health metrics, define anomaly resolution processes, assist in commissioning plans, participate in launch/mission rehearsals, define and verify spacecraft requirements, attend design reviews, participate in clean-room integration and testing, assist in ground software requirement definition

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC