Mission Planning Systems Engineer

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next.  Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.

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Please review the job details below.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the Agile Software Development Life Cycle process used to facilitate system baseline changes to the mission planning ground system software.
• Work directly with feature owners, other systems engineers, program managers, product owners, developers, testers, and operations teams to define features and generate optimal system designs.
• Create system-level design artifacts and define and manage requirements in their context.
• Participate in design sessions with component SMEs and collaboratively work across the organization to define and implement the resulting designs.
• Lead development of as-built models and design documents for software components to ensure all documentation is current.
• Participate in design sessions with internal clients from back-end processing to user interfaces, with an emphasis on mission planning within the ground systems.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing and able to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Computer Science, Physical Science, Mathematics, or related field
• Requires at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Strong teamwork and collaborative skills is a must
• Capable of creating engineering designs and incorporating feedback on those designs
• Experience in innovation exercises such as design, development or integration activities, to determine optimal paths toward implementation of complex feature designs
• Demonstrated design contribution to successful projects
• Strong listening, written, and oral communication skills
• Strong sense of self-motivation is essential – must be strongly engaged in the details of the system design and operability

Preferred Qualifications:

• Service Service-oriented architecture experience is a plus
• Software development experience is a plus

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Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

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