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Viasat · 1 day ago

Program Engineer- Viasat Government

Reston, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$146K/yr - $231K/yr

8+ years exp

Viasat is a company on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. As a Program Engineer, you will be responsible for building and implementing end-to-end communications solutions while working directly with customers and collaborating with product management and development teams.

InternetOptical CommunicationTelecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Building and implementation of end to end communications solutions to meet customer requirements

Working directly with customers

Work with product management and development to understand problems and build practical solutions using creativity, technical knowledge, and past experience

Lead, design and specify system performance from requirements through implementation, test, and deployment

Invent, demonstrate, validate, and adjust solutions by incorporating feedback from within and outside the organization

Balance technical trade-offs to achieve difficult performance goals in demanding environmental conditions

Contribute technical and programmatic content to proposal development in multiple sectors

Maintain and grow a market presence and stay ahead of market trends and challenges in a dynamic environment within a fast-paced industry

Qualification

Communications EngineeringNetworkingRF Link BudgetsSATCOM EquipmentTechnical ProposalsOrganized ApproachMicrosoft OfficeCommunication SkillsProblem Solving SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or demonstrated equivalent experience

8+ years of related work experience in communications, networking, and security

Practical and theoretical knowledge of communications (RF, Digital, Optical), and networking (TCP/IP)

Excellent communications skills, both written and oral

Experience with RF Link Budgets

Experience leading IRAD programs and crafting proposals

Capable of engaging with internal and external Authorities about technical problems, trade-offs, and solutions

Experience writing and support proposals, and/or technical publications including whitepapers

Proficient with Microsoft Office tools suite

U.S. Government position. U.S. Citizenship required

Active Secret Clearance required

Ability to travel up to 25%

Excellent problem solving skills

Organized approach to problem solving, ability to perform tasks optimally without mentorship within large teams, small teams, and individually

Preferred

8+ years of demonstrated ability with SATCOM equipment, including hands on experience

Understanding of and hands-on background in industry technologies including, but not limited to: SATCOM theory, terrestrial communications infrastructure, TCP/IP Networking, digital communications, Routing and switching, QoS, ACM, FDMA, MF-TDMA, Linux, and cybersecurity

Knowledge of, and experience with MIL-STD waveforms, and MIL-STD testing

Hands-on operational and/or test experience with commonly used communications and test equipment (modems, terminals, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, antennas, routers)

Experience with technical product development, project lifecycle, and product management (Requirements development, Achievement reviews, testing, documentation, customer acceptance, etc)