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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 currently seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Principle Engineer to support our Government Aviation Communications Systems business. In this role you will lead technical definition and execution across multiple programs and projects. You will work closely with Program Management in managing various engineering projects in an organization chartered to deliver high-quality, cutting-edge communications system solutions for government customers. These projects entail system engineering, engineering development, engineering validation and verification, and system certification.

Your responsibilities will include:

Create and maintain strong relationships with the customer base and be involved in the integration, test and deployment of new mobility solutions as the Technical Point of Contact for the Business Area

Drive documentation of CONOPs, System Requirements, and technical program reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)

Ensuring customer technical requirements and expectations for satellite communication modems, terminal equipment and software are met, or exceeded

Apply your project engineering skills to contribute to a multi-function engineering team through verbal and written interactions with the customer, industry partners, and Viasat senior leadership

Lead projects that require integrated teams across the government and industry partners

Ensuring designs meet intent of military and/or FAA certification

The day-to-day

Your technical expertise and passion will be integral to help us design new networks and service existing programs. You will work closely with our Business Development team and directly with our customers to define system requirements, and will work with our Program Managers and engineers to find practical solutions meeting these requirements. You will be a primary point of contact for key technical communications with our customers and provide best-of-class service and support throughout the entire program life-cycle while participating in business area growth.

What you'll need

10+ years proven experience as a Project Engineer and/or Systems Engineer

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a Technical Field

Strong customer interface skills with ability to work in high pressure situations professionally

Solid written and verbal communication skills with an ability to present technical details at an abstracted level

Self starter who can take minimal direction or abstract ideas and turn them into tangible requirements and objectives

Proven experience leading and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams including Business Development, program management, engineering, and operations

Experience defining requirements from high level system requirements to low level subsystem requirements

Engineering development process experience

Working knowledge of communications system networking equipment, including configuration, application and troubleshooting of SATCOM equipment, networking equipment, Linux based systems, and end user applications

Ability to drive technical contractual requirements to deliver on-time

US Government Program, US Citizenship Required

Active DOD Secret Clearance

Ability to travel up to 25% both CONUS and OCONUS

What will help you on the job

Master's degree in a technical discipline

Deep understanding of Communications System technologies for use on mobility platforms

Understanding of the government’s airborne communications requirements that support C3, Airlift, and ISR mission sets

Knowledge of the government’s program teams and organizations responsible for executing customer requirements

PMP Certification

Knowledge of production flows and processes Aerospace engineering discipline with aircraft certification experience

Ability to perform project estimates and resource planning accurately

Active DOD TS/SCI Clearance

Salary range

$141,500.00 - $224,000.00 / 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 $176,000.00- $264,000.00/ 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 on-line application, please click here .