Supervisor, Operations Support Engineering

About the role

Vantor is hiring a Manager, Operations Support Engineering to join our Mission Operations team in Longmont, Colorado. This role involves leading a team of Spacecraft Operations Support Engineers in a 24x7 mission environment, overseeing personnel leadership, workforce readiness, operational execution, training, anomaly response coordination, and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Spacecraft Operations Support Engineers supporting Vantor’s Mission Operations function.
• Supervise daily operational support activities in a 24x7 mission environment.
• Manage workforce scheduling, shift coverage, timecard approval, leave coordination, and staffing readiness for assigned personnel.
• Establish team priorities, performance expectations, training objectives, and operational goals aligned with organizational requirements.
• Ensure personnel maintain required certifications, qualifications, and operational proficiency standards.
• Partner with adjacent technical resources and subject matter experts to support training, anomaly resolution, readiness activities, and operational improvements.
• Cook up operational issue resolution and anomaly response activities across Operations, Engineering, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain monitoring of team performance and operational metrics while identifying opportunities to improve process efficiency and operational effectiveness.
• Conduct interviews, onboarding, training, coaching, performance evaluations, recognition activities, and employee development planning.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Secret security clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field. Four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Two (2) to four (4) years of experience in mission operations or a related technical operational environment.
• Two (2) to four (4) years of leadership experience supervising, leading, or coordinating technical professionals in an operational environment.
• Ability to work on-site in Longmont, Colorado supporting mission-critical 24x7 operations, including time-sensitive requirements, incident response, anomaly resolution, and support outside of regular business hours, as required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• Experience with satellite operations, aerospace operations, ground systems, mission operations, or space systems support.
• Experience supporting classified operations within secure or controlled environments.
• Demonstrated ability to remain calm and decisive in stressful, time-sensitive, or mission-impacting situations.
• Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams, develop personnel, and foster a culture of accountability and operational excellence.

Skills

• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies.
• Knowledge of space systems and spacecraft operations.

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.

Pay

The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $93,000.00 - $123,360.00 - $135,696.00 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas.