Senior Project Engineer: Hybrid Platform Solutions

Viasat; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 121,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat in Germantown, MD is seeking a Project Engineer to join our Hybrid Platforms team. You will help deliver engineering solutions across fiber connectivity, network engineering, compute infrastructure, and automation, coordinating across disciplines to drive projects to completion.

The role is site-based with 60%+ office presence, 4–7 years of experience, and a strong foundation in networking, servers, and deployment processes.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in project engineering or related field.
• Foundational understanding of networking, server infrastructure, cloud platforms.
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver technical projects.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate evaluations of new platforms and document requirements.
• Develop technical requirements, implementation plans, and engineering docs.
• Investigate deployment issues and coordinate corrective actions.
• Analyze infrastructure utilization for capacity planning.
• Lead engineering projects and ensure milestones and docs are current.
• Collaborate with internal/external teams for testing and deployment.
• Identify process improvements and optimize workflows.
• Track risks, issues, dependencies and report status.
• Support deployment-related tasks and maintain project records.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to align requirements.

Skills

Project engineering

Systems engineering

Infrastructure operations

Technical project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation skills

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering, CS or Systems Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Viasat in Germantown, MD is seeking a Project Engineer to join our Hybrid Platforms team. You will help deliver engineering solutions across fiber connectivity, network engineering, compute infrastructure, and automation, coordinating across disciplines to drive projects to completion.

The role is site-based with 60%+ office presence, 4–7 years of experience, and a strong foundation in networking, servers, and deployment processes.