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 Viasat Government - Secure Network Systems (SNS) team is an interconnected series of small teams that allows for immediate visibility within the group, but maintains the resources support of a large company to solve technology needs. We also support security and cybersecurity needs across the company, in which physical products, tools, and initiatives can have impacts across worldwide usage.
You will join a software development team that designs, re-factors, and maintains code for existing and upcoming features across one or more product lines while meeting a stringent set of standards for security design and testing. As updated standards are released, they are deployed across a variety of products and must take into account a variety of competing constraints.
Members will be expected to work as part of a team that works with and helps clarify requirements while continuously supporting development, integration, automation, and test of the final product through certification.
The day-to-day
Cybersecurity software & systems engineering
Be a part of an agile multidisciplinary development team
Embedded systems software engineering
Design, develop, and integrate high-speed scalable network software (protocols, device drivers, data plane)
What youll need
10+ years experience using C/C++ in embedded environments 10+ years experience with network software design and development 7+ years experience with Linux OS use, ideally for an embedded environment Proven experience with Linux network stack and writing Linux kernel modules Demonstrated experience with networking protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, IPSec, MACsec, TLS, etc.) Object-oriented software development experience Agile Scrum development experience Ability to plan, track, and report on progress CI/CD software Bachelors Degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience US Government position. US Citizenship required Active DoD Secret Clearance Ability to travel up to 10%
What will help you on the job
Experience with DPDK, network applications/services and acceleration Experience with Xilinx environment (Vivado, Petalinux) Familiarity with bare metal embedded device drivers Experience with microprocessors and embedded processors (NIOS, ARM, RISC-V, etc.) Experience with multiple threads and real-time development Experience with REST Conf interface design and implementation Experience with Emulation Environments Experience with Python Familiarity with standalone embedded applications Experience participating in multi-disciplinary teams
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Salary range: $161,000.00 - $255,000.00 / 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 $200,500.00 - $300,500.00/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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Note: ViaSat Inc. is a separate company from and is not affiliated with Viasat Broadcasting, owned by Modern Times Group, Sweden.