Senior Defence Satellite Systems Engineer

Viasat; Australia; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat in Australia seeks a Systems Engineer focused on satellite ground station mission and support systems to join our Defence team. You will perform design, analysis, testing, and implementation of applications supporting infrastructure and mission systems.

Five+ years in systems engineering, strong communication, and the ability to analyze root causes and propose practical solutions are required. Australian citizenship with NV1 clearance is essential to work on government programs at Viasat.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• Experience as a Systems Engineer in Defence (or similar) industry.
• Strong communication to articulate safety concepts to broad audiences.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, identify root causes and propose practical solutions.
• Ability to negotiate with partners to ensure system safety.

Responsibilities

• Perform design, analysis, evaluation, testing, debugging and implementation of applications supporting infrastructure, processes and operations and/or network-based mission systems.
• Analyse, install, acquire, modify and support operating systems, databases or applications.
• Plan and direct analysis of business problems with automated systems solutions.
• Carry out other engineering duties as directed by the Chief Engineer and Program Manager.

Skills

Systems engineering

Communication skills

Root cause analysis

Negotiation & influence

Continuous improvement

Security clearance NV1

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Viasat in Australia seeks a Systems Engineer focused on satellite ground station mission and support systems to join our Defence team. You will perform design, analysis, testing, and implementation of applications supporting infrastructure and mission systems.

Five+ years in systems engineering, strong communication, and the ability to analyze root causes and propose practical solutions are required. Australian citizenship with NV1 clearance is essential to work on government programs at Viasat.