About us
At Viasat, the work you do helps people stay connected in ways that matter, from everyday moments to critical missions across air, land, sea, and space.
We’re a place for people who are curious, bold, and motivated by meaningful work. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact, explore new possibilities, and grow your career in ways that align with your interests and goals. When you're ready to take on something new, you'll find leaders who support your development and help you turn your ambition into action.
What you'll do
We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join our Operations team! As a Systems Engineer, you will play a pivotal role, recognized for approachability and serving as a key point of contact. This position entails actively contributing to the development of hardware and software test solutions. You will be a part of a group who is responsible for developing diverse hardware and software solutions to test and troubleshoot our esteemed commercial, military, and space products.
The day-to-day
- Derive requirements from customer desires and needs, turning ambiguous problem statements into actionable requirements.
- Lead discussions on technical topics to drive requirements compliance and address customer needs.
- Work with a team of program managers, hardware engineers, software engineers, test engineers, and partner organizations.
- Contribute to program responsibilities, including requirements definition, conceptual design, trade studies, detailed design and drawings, prototype build, integration, and testing.
- Opportunity to develop proposal skills, including Level of Effort (LOE) and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates.
- Collaborate closely with teams across Operations, Quality, Design, and Manufacturing on all aspects of product development and manufacturing to enhance testing capabilities for new products and refine existing test devices and methodologies.
- Work autonomously and collaboratively within a dynamic, fast-paced environment where quick turnarounds are essential to team success.
- Maintain and manage requirements using Jama and other tools.
- Ensure designed and documented solutions meet customer needs through technical documentation reviews.
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What you'll need
- BA/BS in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of experience integrating or leading complex system design comprised of electrical, mechanical, and software components.
- Experience in gathering and deriving system requirements, requirements verification, and process validation.
- Demonstrated experience in production test or manufacturing.
- Experience coordinating interdisciplinary technical teams across projects, performing analysis, and making trade-off decisions.
- Working knowledge across Electrical, Mechanical, Software, and Product Test disciplines.
- Working knowledge of Test Equipment, including but not limited to O-Scopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, and Signal Generators.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including exceptional design review presentation skills.
- Ability to work autonomously with minimal instruction, balanced with the ability to seek assistance when needed.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- US citizenship required.
