Vantor · 2 months ago
Senior Payload Engineer
Westminster, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$107K/yr - $179K/yr
8+ years expVantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. The Senior Payload Engineer will serve as the technical interface between the imaging payload and spacecraft bus, ensuring compatibility and optimization across various interfaces while leading system-level evaluations and supporting design reviews.
Software
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serve as the technical interface between the 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
Assess and troubleshoot emerging payload and bus designs down to the circuit level using your electrical engineering background
Support radiation analysis and mitigation strategies for electronics in space environments, collaborating with design teams to guide EEE parts selection and architecture-level protections
Perform or review signal and power integrity analyses, and ensure adherence to space-qualified electrical standards (MIL-STD, ECSS, NASA standards, etc.)
Model and evaluate payload-level power, data, and timing interactions and contribute to electrical interface control documentation (ICDs)
Participate in the evaluation of emerging technologies, COTS/FoS (Commercial/Flyable off the Shelf) hardware, and new mission concepts with an eye toward system-level integration feasibility
Contribute to design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and work across disciplines to ensure the payload systems meet performance, reliability, and environmental constraints
Qualification
Required
Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active secret Security Clearance or have the ability to obtain secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
8+ years of experience working with space-based optical remote sensing payloads, especially within LEO missions
Proven experience in electrical systems engineering for space platforms, including familiarity with radiation effects on electronic systems and parts derating/qualification processes
Demonstrated experience with spacecraft-payload interface development, electrical interface analysis, and supporting cross-functional teams across the space segment
Ability to interpret and analyze schematics, block diagrams, and PCB layouts, and perform system-level implications analysis from hardware-level changes
Demonstrated familiarity with current and emerging FPGA, processor, and memory technologies
Previous experience working across payload, spacecraft, and ground teams
Preferred
Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering
Experience with modeling tools such as MATLAB, STK, SPICE, HFSS, or signal integrity/power analysis software
Familiarity with imaging payloads (visible, multispectral, or hyperspectral), data processing requirements, and performance metrics (SNR, MTF, etc.)
Experience with fault management, redundancy architectures, and design for reliability in long-duration space missions
Familiarity with space industry quality and standards frameworks (NASA GSFC, JPL, ECSS, MIL-STD-1547, IPC standards)
Benefits
A robust 401(k) with company match
Mental health resources
Student loan repayment assistance
Adoption reimbursement
Pet insurance
Company
Vantor
A spatial intelligence firm.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
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2025-12-27
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