About us
One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.
What youll do
The Government Services and Solutions team is a Viasat business focused on delivering high-quality End-to-End communications solutions to Government customers who operate across all domains, including airborne, land, and maritime operations. In many cases, these customers require assured communications which include resilient features, integrated security, and the ability to dynamically switch between many communications options. The engineering required to meet these requirements must be rigorous, thoughtful, user-focused, and high-quality.
The day-to-day
You will be responsible for software development and systems engineering. You will be a part of an agile multidisciplinary development team to plan, track, complete embedded software development for multiple SATCOM modems and waveforms. Responsibilities include:
• Embedded or applications developer • Responsible for front-end user interface development engineering, including focus on user experience • System infrastructure development; scripting, automation, data visualization & dashboarding • Developing intellectual property in SATCOM
What youll need
Completion of Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, engineering, or related field. This role is intended for someone with 7-10 years of relevant industry experience. This position requires U.S. citizenship. Experience with C/C++ development for embedded systems, Linux Operating Systems, and network systems programming is also required. Ability to pick up new software, frameworks, and APIs is essential. Strong communication and teamwork skills, excellent software design, problem-solving, and debugging skills are also necessary.
What will help you on the job
Experience with satellite MAC and PHY layers, Python, Java, and shell scripting is beneficial. Familiarity with virtual environments and frameworks, developing software monitoring and control software, and configuration management tools (Perforce), development tools (Eclipse, Visual Studio, etc.), and agile development methodologies is also advantageous.
Salary range
$135,500.00 - $214,000.00 / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area, and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $168,500.00 - $252,500.00 / annually. At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
Learn more about Viasat's comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.
EEO Statement
Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this online application, please click here.
ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other digital communication products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location. We bring today’s new communication applications to people out of reach of terrestrial networks, in both the commercial and government sectors, with a variety of networking products and services.
Here you’ll find a company that is always asking,” What’s next?”, with the vertically integrated set of technologies to push the limits of what is possible for your system and service performance.
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With these past awards, ViaSat is well known as a successful, innovative, high-growth company:
The company employs over 2,900 professional and support personnel. The largest department is engineering, with many holding graduate degrees in electrical engineering or computer science. Annual revenues hit a record $1.1 billion during the most recently completed fiscal year (ended March 29, 2013).
HistoryViaSat is part of the well-known Linkabit Corporation “family-tree” that spawned hundreds of San Diego area telecom startups, including Qualcomm, General Instruments, and Titan. Founded in 1986 by three former M/A-Com Linkabit employees, ViaSat is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol VSAT. Go to the History, Timeline or Industry Innovation & Firsts pages for more details.
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