Engineer III

Job Description

Job Description

Vantage Systems, Inc. (Vantage), is a pioneering force in the realm of multi-disciplinary engineering services for spaceflight projects. Since our establishment in 1992, we have consistently delivered progressive solutions to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) space flight community earning recognition for our unwavering integrity and dedication to delivering top-tier solutions that align with the U.S. space program missions.

For over three decades, Vantage’s commitment to quality service and innovation has driven our rapid growth. Fueled by a deep understanding of the ever-evolving U.S. space program, we continuously pioneer progressive solutions to address NASA’s & DoD’s pressing challenges. Our unwavering commitment to exceptional service is built upon a foundation of ethics, honesty, and a people-centric approach. Join us as we forge ahead, combining our expertise with NASA’s legacy of excellence to shape the future of space exploration.

We are looking for highly qualified candidates for a contract positioned onsite at the Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) SSHINE contract.

Engineer III duties include the following, performed at a journeyman level:

• Support development of government flight experiment and space technology requirements, mission scope, design tradeoffs, CONOPS, conceptual designs, and mission analyses (including refining objectives into actionable requirements).
• Perform analyses and evaluations through experimental testing, modeling/simulation, and engineering analysis.
• Prepare documentation for systems engineering activities, including input into Government Reference Designs.
• Support MBSE: model development, evaluation, and testing.
• Support modeling and simulation tasks: develop, test, analyze model results vs. experimental findings.
• Support specialized systems engineering (mechanical, thermal, electrical, structural) for spacecraft and balloon designs.
• Support development of space technology and flight experiment requirements, design, and ICDs.
• Support program management tasks: technical meetings, reviews, off-sites, and conferences.
• Support procurement of long-lead and space-rated hardware/software.
• Support technology transfer planning and decommissioning, including transition to external mission partners.
• Support design and fabrication of ground-based proofs-of-concept, experiments, and demonstrations.
• Travel to other Government agencies and contractor locations for design and test reviews, briefings, conferences, and meetings.
• Provide direct analytical, technician, and systems engineering support to the RVE AI&T Infrastructure Lead(s).
• Draft, prepare, revise, and review design documentation; participate in reviews; conduct reliability and performance assessments.
• Support full life-cycle technology implementation: hardware/software design, development, testing, and re-engineering.
• Support assembly and integration: facility management, spacecraft/balloon assembly, hardware/software procurement, maintenance/upgrade of integration capabilities, hazard identification, and laboratory safety instructions per the Programmatic ESH Evaluation Plan.
• Research, development, and planning for future space system AI&T needs (new capabilities, planning tools, test concepts, data reduction/reporting tools).
• Provide surge capability within unexpected or tightened program constraints.
• Travel to other Government agencies and contractor locations for design and test reviews, briefings, conferences, and meetings.
• Prepare and present monthly status reports on activity and document lessons learned.
• Provide direct analytical, systems engineering, and technical support to the RVE Operations Cadre lead.
• Support flight experiment mission and operations planning: procedures, CONOPS, LEOps, simulator/ground testing, ops center planning, training, IPT participation, scripting, antenna network onboarding, and crew logistics.
• Directly support flight operations: on-orbit operations, ops testing, anomaly prediction/detection, data trending, fault detection, config management, anomaly resolution, and root cause analyses.
• Support government technology transfer: train mission partners, technical reach-back, and documentation for transition of flight assets.
• Travel to other Government agencies and contractor locations for design and test reviews, briefings, conferences, and meetings.
• Travel to laboratories, field locations, test ranges, and other Government/industry locations to perform work.
• Prepare and present monthly status reports on activity and document lessons learned

Minimum Qualifications :

• Education/ Years of Relevant Experience: 10+ years of experience with BS degree or 5+ years of experience with MS degree or 0+ years of experience with PhD degree
• Clearance: TS with eligibility for SCI Poly