Senior Systems Design Engineer – Government & Defense

Viasat; United States; On-site; USD 121,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a System Design Engineer to generate and manage requirements, define system architectures, and drive detailed design decisions across the product lifecycle. You will collaborate with product management, engineering leads, and customers to ensure designs meet evolving needs in data platforms, cloud services, SATCOM, and networking.

The role emphasizes translating high-level requirements into robust system solutions, with attention to performance, security, and scalability. U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering design and requirements management.
• Experience with data platforms and cloud-based development is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience; DoD/DoS exposure is a plus.
• Ability to translate requirements into system and subsystem designs with security considerations.

Responsibilities

• Break down high-level product requirements into detailed system and subsystem designs.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering leads, and customers to iterate designs.
• Ensure system designs meet performance, security, and functionality needs.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Full-stack development

Security concepts

Customer needs understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Jama

MBSE

Cameo

Job description

Viasat is seeking a System Design Engineer to generate and manage requirements, define system architectures, and drive detailed design decisions across the product lifecycle. You will collaborate with product management, engineering leads, and customers to ensure designs meet evolving needs in data platforms, cloud services, SATCOM, and networking.

The role emphasizes translating high-level requirements into robust system solutions, with attention to performance, security, and scalability. U.S.