System Test Engineer - Viasat Government

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.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a System Test Engineer to join our Viasat Government team! In this role, you will work with a cross functional team to help develop & perform testing on our diverse satellite network ecosystem! Write test documentation to include test plans, procedures and test cases and then support lab build up to implement the testing.

• Prepare test plans
• Prepare and execute test procedures on RF test equipment
• Validate product design
• Work with system engineering on requirements validation
• Coordinate with SW engineering on defects and enhancement requests

• 8+ years experience crafting test requirements, test plans, test cases and methodologies, and test documentation that guide system development.
• General level of understanding of both the technical and process aspects of product design and able to evaluate products using documents describing their design and function.
• Ready to use a variety of lab equipment like oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzer, network traffice generator and power supplies to evaluate and help fix systems.
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems and basic troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including the OSI model, Layer 2 (Data Link) and Layer 3 (Network) technologies, and basic concepts of MAC addresses, IP addresses, TCP, and UDP protocols.
• US citizenship required.
• Up to 10% travel

• Experience with Viasat's ArcLight waveform
• Familiar with using requirements traceability tools (JAMA)

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.