Electrical Engineering I - Remote

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Vantor is hiring for a Electrical Systems Engineer to join our SpaceWrx team in Westminster, CO.

This role offers direct exposure to complex, integrated systems including spacecraft platforms, optical payloads, laser communications, and advanced onboard processing. Our team is composed of highly experienced engineers and leaders who understand how to deliver. We operate with a deliberate balance of lean execution and disciplined engineering , enabling us to move quickly while maintaining the rigor required for mission success. 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.
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.

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• 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.
• 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: 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. The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. To apply, submit your application via Vantor's Career page.

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