System Integration and Test Engineer

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.

As a System Integration and Test Engineer, you are involved in a variety of tasks including system test and verification of communications systems, design implementation, system/algorithm simulation, system design, automation, and much more! We work in smaller well established teams and help each other to achieve our goals.

As a member of a fast-paced System Test Engineering team, you will work closely with hardware design engineers, software developers and system engineers and collaborate on issues found and ways to tackle them! You will learn how the system functions and performs from the high-level concepts of operations to the lowest layer. You will witness firsthand how the underlying technology is implemented to build a sophisticated product.

In this role you will use your technical knowledge and your creativity to craft new test methodologies and improve existing procedures to verify system requirements. You will complete various tests, analyze data, and document the detailed results. Participating in the development cycle with various systems and subsystems will result in knowledge of the entire system which is a valuable ability. This can open many career growth opportunities within Viasat including test automation, system engineering, and software development for future opportunities in related project areas.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related field or equivalent years of experience
• 3+ years of integration and test experience
• Knowledge in communications (RF, digital, optical) and networking (TCP/IP)
• Software programming/scripting/automation skills in Python or other programming languages (Perl, Jenkins, MATLAB, LabVIEW, etc)
• Experience with debugging and problem solving
• Excellent written and verbal communications capabilities
• Ability to work optimally in large, or small teams, or individually
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools suite
• U.S. Government position. U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Clearance
• Ability to work out of our Germantown, MD or Carlsbad, CA location
• Ability to travel up to 10%

• Experience in communications systems
• Hands-on experience with commonly used communications, RF and electrical test equipment (e.g. Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, Power Meter, traffic generator and others)
• Experience with Linux operating systems (embedded preferable)
• Skilled in system testing and verification, especially in developing test plans and test procedures, and requirement tracking and traceability tools (e.g. Jira, Jama)
• Experience with automation frameworks (e.g., Jenkins, Selenium)
• Proficient in Python
• Curiosity about future leadership opportunities and 2+ years of leadership experience

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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.