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 you'll do:The Integrated Solutions Business Unit is seeking a visionary and technically versatile Systems Engineer to act as the "glue" that holds our complex projects together. While specialized engineers focus on specific components, you will focus on the whole—ensuring that disparate technical pieces work together seamlessly to achieve the project's mission goals.
In this critical role, you will manage complexity by bridging the gap between high-level business needs and technical execution. You will be responsible for the system throughout its entire lifecycle, from initial concept and design through development, testing, and eventual retirement.
The day-to-day:Requirements Analysis: Interview stakeholders and customers to translate their operational needs into strict technical requirements.
System Architecture: Design the high-level logical structure of the system, determining subsystem tasks and defining the interfaces through which they communicate.
Risk Management: Identify potential failure points early in the design phase and develop robust mitigation plans to ensure project success.
Integration: Oversee the assembly of disparate parts, ensuring that software code and physical hardware components function correctly as a unified system.
Verification: Execute rigorous testing to prove that the system meets all defined technical requirements ("Did we build the product right?").
Validation: Confirm that the final system meets the user's actual mission needs and operational goals ("Did we build the right product?").
Interdisciplinary Bridge: Act as a translator between multiple disciplines—including software, hardware, and logistics—to ensure requirements are understood across all teams.
Systems Thinking: Analyze how changes to individual components affect the entire system balance, managing trade-offs between performance, weight, power, and range.
Communication: Explain complex technical issues to non-technical managers while effectively communicating business goals to technical engineering teams.
10+ years' experience a systems engineering or technical support role, preferably within the satellite communications or defense industry
Possess deep expertise in IP networking (TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP) and broad knowledge across SDN, SATCOM, and Edge Cloud technologies
Confirmed experienceof the V-Model framework and its application to complex government contract lifecycles
Ability to interpret complex technical drawings and schematics while optimizing total system balance rather than individual component performance
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications or a related technical field
Ability to travel up to 10%
Relevant certifications such as CCNA or CCNP and/or Cloud Architecture (AWS, Google, Microsoft)
Knowledge of government security standards, including Type 1 encryption and HAIPE devices
INCOSE CSEP or ASEP certification preferred
Meets DoD 8140/8570 baseline requirements for IASAE Level II (e.g., CISSP or CASP+)
Direct experience working with US government and DoD customers (e.g., USAF, USMC, Army, or Special Operations)
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 on-line application, please click
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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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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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