Senior Systems Engineer – RF & Test Equipment

Viasat; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is hiring a Systems Engineer to join its Operations team in a dynamic environment. You will help develop hardware and software test solutions for a range of products including commercial, military, and space systems, contributing to requirements, design, and validation.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Operations, Quality, Design and Manufacturing, plus testing of STE and lab equipment. Travel up to 10% and locations include Carlsbad, CA or Tempe, AZ.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years designing production test systems combining electrical, mechanical, and software components.
• System design experience: deriving requirements, verification, and validation.
• Ability to conceptualize, design, implement, and test complex RF, software, electrical, and mechanical systems.
• Experience coordinating interdisciplinary teams across multiple projects with formal PM techniques.
• Strong fundamentals in Electrical, Mechanical, and Software Engineering.
• Experience with Test Equipment: oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, logic analyzers, signal generators.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong design review presentations.
• US citizenship and ability to travel up to 10%.
• Work locations: Carlsbad, CA or Tempe, AZ.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to program responsibilities including LOE and ROM, requirements definition, conceptual design, trade studies, detailed design and drawings, prototype build, integration, and testing.
• Participate in software and hardware development of Standard Test Equipment (STE) for complex systems, ensuring best practices in requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Design and Manufacturing to enhance testing capabilities for new products and refine existing test devices and methodologies.
• Work autonomously and collaboratively within a dynamic, fast-paced environment, where quick turnarounds are essential to team success.
• Documentation responsibilities encompass managing requirements using Jama, ability to review electrical wiring diagrams, PWA schematics, mechanical assembly drawings, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Conduct peer reviews of electrical and mechanical (EE and ME) and software documentation.
• Be familiar with product lifecycle management (PLM) software suites, product lifecycle stages, and review and release processes.

Skills

Systems engineering

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Software engineering

RF design

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Technical communication

US citizenship

Travel awareness

Education

BA/BS in engineering or equivalent experience

MS in engineering

Tools

CI/CD

JAMA

JAMA (requirements management)

Solidworks Electrical

SharePoint

Solidworks 3D

DxDesigner

JIRA

ADS

HFSS

Job description

Viasat is hiring a Systems Engineer to join its Operations team in a dynamic environment. You will help develop hardware and software test solutions for a range of products including commercial, military, and space systems, contributing to requirements, design, and validation.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Operations, Quality, Design and Manufacturing, plus testing of STE and lab equipment. Travel up to 10% and locations include Carlsbad, CA or Tempe, AZ.