Viasat · 3 weeks ago
Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Network
Linthicum Heights, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
10+ years expViasat is a global communications company on a mission to deliver connections that change the world. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Government - Secure Network Systems team, focusing on cybersecurity software and systems engineering, as well as embedded systems software engineering for high-speed scalable network software.
Telecom & CommunicationsInternetOptical CommunicationTelecommunications
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Cybersecurity software & systems engineering
Be a part of an agile multidisciplinary development team
Embedded systems software engineering
Design, develop and integrate high speed scalable network software (protocols, device drivers, data plane)
Qualification
Required
10+ years' experience using C/C++ in embedded environments
10+ years' experience with network software design and development
7+ years' experience with Linux OS use, ideally for an embedded environment
Proven experience with Linux network stack and writing Linux kernel modules
Demonstrated experience with networking protocols (e.g.TCP/IP, IPSec, MACsec, TLS, etc.)
Object-oriented software development experience
Agile Scrum development experience
Ability to plan, track and report on progress
CI/CD software
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
US Government position. US Citizenship required
Active DoD Secret Clearance
Ability to travel up to 10%
Preferred
Experience with DPDK, network applications/services and acceleration
Experience with Xilinx environment (Vivado, Petalinux)
Familiarity with to bare metal embedded device drivers
Experience with microprocessors and embedded processors (NIOS, ARM, RISC-V, etc.)
Experience with multiple threads and real-time development
Experience with RESTConf interface design and implementation
Experience with Emulation Environments
Experience with Python
Familiarity with to standalone embedded applications
Experience participating in multi-disciplinary teams
Benefits
Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package
A range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that offers satellite services.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.16BKey Investors
UK Space AgencyNASA
2025-11-21Grant· $1.15M
2024-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.98B
2023-09-13Post Ipo Debt· $733.4M
Leadership Team
Andy Lincoln
Chief Engineer
Don Buchman
President Aviation
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