Systems Engineer (TS/SCI)

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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Vantor is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team in Herndon, VA!

What will you be doing?

• Provide systems engineering and enterprise architecture support to USG customers.
• Work with customers to improve their architecture and engineering workflows and processes with the identification or design of processes and tools.
• Responsible for articulating and capturing the architecture, system requirements, system design, and testing approach.
• Assess and report on the status of the Government technical baseline, integration activity, test, evaluation and verification activity, and systems engineering processes and products
• Develop, maintain, and execute the Government and program technical requirements baseline plan, processes and products, to include management of system and sub-system program specification requirements, interface requirements, and Government requirements. Incorporate changes to the Government and program technical baseline requirements, with Government approval, to keep the technical baseline current.
• Recommend systems engineering and integration process improvements that increase efficiency; reduce risk, cost and schedule; improve integration, communication and collaboration across the Government; or enhance a Government portfolio perspective for decision support. Develop, track and report process metrics for key control processes.
• Support software development and modeling and simulation for satellite mission planning upgrade efforts.
• Identify and analyze Government risks and issues. Propose and execute handling plans for identified risks. Manage existing and new risks. Document risks and issues identified by Government, FFRDCs, development contractors and other stakeholders. Facilitate, manage and participate in program risk management boards.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• US citizenship with a current/active TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline.
• 5 years of systems engineering related or equivalent experience.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical discipline.
• Highly motivated and dynamic work ethic with a strong desire to contribute to the mission.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Solid understanding of Agile principles and practices, utilizing them to optimize system lifecycle processes from requirements definition to deployment.
• Experience with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps) for backlog management, sprint planning, and tracking progress of systems engineering tasks.
  
  

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• The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $113,000.00 - $188,000.00 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.

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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