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Vantor · Westminster, CO · Electronics · first seen 2026-07-16
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Vantor is hiring a Senior Systems / Electronics Engineer to join the SpaceWrx team in Westminster, CO. This hybrid role offers in-office work Tuesday through Thursday and remote work Monday and Friday.

The team develops end-to-end next-generation satellite constellation systems, defining architecture and requirements for mission, vehicle, and payload elements. You will work with industry suppliers during manufacturing, integration, and test, and support launch and on-orbit operations.

What you will do

  • Manage the technical interface between imaging payload and spacecraft bus, ensuring compatibility and joint performance optimization across electrical, mechanical, thermal, and data interfaces
  • Lead and participate in system-level trades to evaluate design alternatives, performance vs. cost/risk trade-offs, and technology insertion opportunities
  • Model and evaluate payload-level power, data, and timing interactions; contribute to electrical interface control documentation (ICDs)
  • Evaluate emerging technologies, COTS/FoS hardware, and new mission concepts with focus on system-level integration feasibility
  • Contribute to design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and work across disciplines to ensure payload systems meet performance, reliability, and environmental constraints
  • Assess and troubleshoot emerging payload and bus designs down to circuit level, leveraging electrical engineering and electronics design experience

Minimum Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizen with active secret Security Clearance or ability to obtain secret clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related technical field
  • 7+ years of experience with space-based optical remote sensing payloads or similar hardware systems
  • Demonstrated experience with spacecraft-payload interface development and electrical interface analysis
  • Experience working across functional teams in space segment development
  • General software tools experience (MATLAB, Python) and ability to learn new tools
  • Understanding of requirements development documentation (specifications, ICDs) and processes
  • Ability to interpret and analyze schematics, block diagrams, and PCB layouts
  • System-level implications analysis from hardware-level changes
  • Familiarity with FPGAs, processors, memory, and storage devices
  • Experience working across organizational boundaries (payload, spacecraft, ground teams)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Physics
  • Electrical systems engineering experience for space platforms, including radiation effects and parts derating/qualification
  • Modeling tools experience (STK, SPICE, HFSS, signal integrity/power analysis software)
  • Familiarity with imaging payloads (visible, multispectral, hyperspectral) and performance metrics (SNR, MTF)
  • Fault management, redundancy architectures, and design for reliability in long-duration space missions
  • Space industry quality and standards frameworks (NASA GSFC, JPL, ECSS, MIL-STD-1547, IPC standards)

Compensation and Benefits

Base pay for this position in Colorado: $109,000 - $145,000 - $159,500 annually. Pay will vary by location based on geographic cost of labor. Compensation is based on experience, qualifications, skills, and market conditions.

Benefits include 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.