Senior Systems Design Engineer - Data & SATCOM

Viasat; Tempe, Carlsbad (AZ, CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a System Design Engineer for their Government business, focusing on requirement generation, architecture, and design decisions across data platforms, cloud services, SATCOM, and networking. You will collaborate with Product Management and engineering teams to translate high-level needs into detailed system solutions and support the full product lifecycle.

Candidates should have 5+ years in systems engineering, a Bachelor's in Engineering, and the ability to obtain a U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of systems engineering design and requirements management.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of full-stack development frameworks.
• Ability to define and manage system design requirements (performance, security, functionality).
• Collaborate with engineering teams to align system design with customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Generate system requirements from high-level product needs.
• Perform requirement management across lifecycle.
• Define system architecture and associated design decisions.
• Work with product management and engineering teams.
• Iterate designs with development teams to meet evolving needs.

Skills

System design

Requirements management

Full-stack development

Cloud architectures

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Jama

MBSE

Cameo

Job description

Viasat is seeking a System Design Engineer for their Government business, focusing on requirement generation, architecture, and design decisions across data platforms, cloud services, SATCOM, and networking. You will collaborate with Product Management and engineering teams to translate high-level needs into detailed system solutions and support the full product lifecycle.

Candidates should have 5+ years in systems engineering, a Bachelor's in Engineering, and the ability to obtain a U.S.