Senior Sensing & Signal Processing Lead

Viasat; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat in Carlsbad, CA invites an accomplished Senior Engineer to serve as Principal Investigator for a fast-paced digital signal processing sensing program. You will lead mixed-fidelity modeling, guide end-to-end simulations from sensor phenomenology to data processing, and partner with hardware, embedded software, and systems teams to deliver validated performance predictions.

This hands-on role requires deep expertise in simulation architectures, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and strong

Qualifications

• 10+ years of modeling and simulation experience in sensing or signal processing systems.
• Experience on U.S. government or defense programs with customer interaction.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and validation of mixed-fidelity simulation frameworks for sensing systems.
• Define simulation architecture strategies for next-gen sensing designs and hardware/software partitioning.
• Develop physics-based models of sensing elements, noise sources, and interference conditions.
• Serve as PI and technical lead coordinating algorithm, embedded software, hardware, and systems teams.

Skills

Modeling & Simulation

Signal Processing

Technical Leadership

Customer Interaction

MATLAB/Simulink

Python Stack (NumPy SciPy PyTorch)

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or closely related field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python stack (NumPy, SciPy, PyTorch)

HIL testing

MBSE tools

Job description

Viasat in Carlsbad, CA invites an accomplished Senior Engineer to serve as Principal Investigator for a fast-paced digital signal processing sensing program. You will lead mixed-fidelity modeling, guide end-to-end simulations from sensor phenomenology to data processing, and partner with hardware, embedded software, and systems teams to deliver validated performance predictions.

This hands-on role requires deep expertise in simulation architectures, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and strong