Solutions Architect

Viasat; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in satellite communications seeks a Solutions Architect to provide innovative networking and satellite solutions for international government contracts. The ideal candidate will possess a strong engineering background, exceptional customer focus, and proven expertise in satellite communications solutions, playing a key role in supporting sales and technical teams.

Qualifications

• Must hold a relevant engineering degree with a demonstrated ability in satellite communications.
• Experience in developing solutions in a pre-sales environment (bids/RFT’s/ RFQ’s).

Responsibilities

• Oversee requirements and dependencies of tasks allocated.
• Development of solutions to meet specific customer requirements within the International Government sector.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring of less experienced engineering staff.

Skills

Customer centric mentality

Ability to interact with multifunctional teams

Demonstrable experience in solution development

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Job description

About us

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.

What you'll do

This is a professional engineer role within the International Government Global engineering team providing networking and satellite communications solutions concepts, detailed solutions designs, systems integration, maintenance program development and training solutions. These engineering activities support International Government engineering consultancy opportunities as well as commercial proposals, bids or tender responses in support of the sales teams within International Government.

The Solutions Architect role requires you to be self-sufficient and self-motivated engineering professional with extensive satellite solutions design experience who is expected to oversee all requirements and dependencies of tasks allocated to them. As a Solutions Architect you will be required to develop solutions to meet specific International Government customer requirements utilising either existing or newly developed hardware, product configurations and / or services, and must collaborate with functional teams outside of International Government as needed to bring new hardware and services into operation. You will also be required to develop written engineering content for inclusion into commercial RFI and RFT responses, commercial proposals or quotations. Solutions Architects must also be prepared to provide technical guidance, instruction and mentoring of less experience engineering staff within the International Government engineering team.

The day-to-day

• Provision of timely and insightful technical input and/or proof of concept design into the preparation of tender responses utilising Viasats global product and capability catalogue
• Provision of satellite solutions designs and satellite systems integration expertise to clients in support of International Government sales and operations teams
• Specification, documentation and implementation of hardware solutions for mobile and fixed satellite services and particularly the Inmarsat GX satellite service
• Development and build of customer solutions prior to handing over to the operations team for in life support.
• Provide engineering level technical support to the ongoing operations of the International Government GX VAR
• Specification, documentation and implementation of hardware solutions for IP networking over satellite
• Provision of senior engineering level support and technical mentoring to International Government engineers
• Enhance V-IG customer solutions knowledge base of key products and services, moving the business unit aligning with One Viasat vision
• Interact with multiple engineering capabilities (internal and external) and customers to ensure requirements are understood and customer needs are met
• Provision of training and technical presentations

What you'll need

• Must hold a relevant engineering degree, with a demonstrated ability in the satellite communications industry
• Customer centric mentality
• Ability to interact with multifunctional teams to drive customer solution delivery
• Must have demonstrable experience in developing solutions in a pre-sales environment (bids/RFT’s/ RFQ’s)

What will help you on the job

• Proficient in the development of maintenance documentation and support programmes for developed solutions based on OEM component documentation
• Ability to work both collaboratively and also autonomously
• Self starter and innovative individuals are required. Ability to push boundaries to find the best possible solutions to our customers problems

EEO Statement

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.