Hiring: Satellite Operations Engineer Company: Vantor Location: Longmont, CO Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 14:21:55 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Secret Clearance, Security Clearance About the job Experience: •2 years in an operational environment Required Skills: •Routinely performs pre-contact verifications with the Mission Control Systems (MCS) Ground Control Engineers to ensure successful communication is established between the ground system and the spacecraft. •Ensures spacecraft tasking and planning provides error fee output reducing the risk of faulting any of the spacecraft within the Vantor constellation. •Performs in-contact spacecraft commanding and state of health assessments to ensure health and safety of the spacecraft is maintained. •Performs out-of-contact spacecraft telemetry trending and analysis to ensure continued health and safety of the spacecraft out of view of a ground station. •Fully investigates spacecraft limit violations and up-channel any violations to a Flight Operations Manager or Spacecraft Engineering which are not covered in any spacecraft related documentation. •Recognizes and up-channels anomalous spacecraft conditions to the Flight Operations Manager or Mission Director. •Maintains an awareness and comprehension of system changes ensuring operational compliance. •Follows guidelines established in procedures and checklists and report operational checklist deficiencies to the Operations Efficiency and Transition team. Qualifications: •Must be a U.S. citizen and possess an current/active Secret security clearance •Associate’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field. Two additional years of experience may be substituted 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 •Strong written and oral communication skills •Calm disposition in stressful situations •Love to trouble-shoot with a problem-solving and curious approach •The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $74,000.00 - $98,000.00 - $107,800.00 annually. •For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!