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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.

The Tactical Communications Systems group seeks a Senior Level Project Engineer who is expert in Systems and Terminal Design with specific experience in the BFT and L-Band. The Project Engineer will provide architecture and design guidance for various software, hardware, and prototyping programs. A background in Programmable Logic, Modem HW & SW design, Test, Terminal certification and a work history of the BFT-2 program are required.

• Provide consulting on the development various TCS programs including L-Band waveform porting, SATCOM transceiver prototyping, and BFT-2 Aviation System implementation.
• Project engineer provides guidance on the design, development, production, test, and sustaining of complex systems or products.
• Works with multi-functional teams (Systems, Software, Hardware, Firmware, Mechanical, Security, Quality and Operations) to evaluate the design.
• Serve as “the” technical resource to interdisciplinary teams and management.
• Technically support proposals, whitepapers, and customer support.
• Guide development, testing, system performance, environmental and system troubleshooting.
• Support planning the development activities.
• Support technical design and reviews.
• Mentor and coach mid-career engineers.
• Support definition of security, performance, product requirements and work with validation lab supporting engineering validation/verification product testing.
• Support execution of objectives including schedule, milestones, and technical performance.
• Support research and development of new technologies, platforms, and tools.
• Understand hardware, software, firmware interactions, and collaborate with hardware, software, firmware, mechanical, test and security engineers.
• Advise on requirements decomposition, allocation and integration on target with hardware, software, firmware mechanical, test and security engineers.
• Support investigations into root cause analysis of hardware, software and firmware defects and resolve the defects as a Subject Matter Expert.

• Bachelor’s or Graduate’s Degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science with 20 years of hands-on product design, development, integration and successful verification experience.
• Substantial and proven experience in High Assurance or secure communications architectures, design and product lifecycles.
• Demonstrated problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at a technical and business user level.
• Experience supporting technical proposal efforts including requirements decomposition and verification techniques, architectural design, product definition and description as well as estimation.
• United States Citizenship required.
• DoD SECRET clearance.

• Previously served as a discipline lead, software lead, hardware lead, or test lead.
• Multi-task and demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in an ambiguous environment.
• Experience with the deployed and special operator communication needs.

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.