Systems Design Engineer: DoD Satcom & Cloud Architecture

Viasat

Carlsbad (CA)

On-site

USD 121,000 - 225,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Viasat is seeking a System Design Engineer to drive requirements, architecture and detailed design for the government business. You will collaborate with product management, engineering leads, and customers to translate high-level requirements into concrete system and subsystem designs, across data platforms, cloud services, SATCOM, and networking.

You will own the lifecycle from definition through maturity, support a US Govt role requiring US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a United

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in systems engineering design and requirements management, preferably related to data platforms, cloud-based application development, satellite communications or networking.
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
Solid understanding of full-stack development frameworks.
Ability to understand and develop system design requirements including those related to performance, security, and functionality.
Work with engineering teams to ensure that system design and architecture meet the customer needs while leaving flexibility for implementation teams to make decisions where appropriate.
Be responsible for the hardware and software product and platform success from early definition through the entire product lifecycle, including through maturity.
Background in working with large systems of systems, and maintaining a consistent set of standards to ensure intersystem compatibility and ease of future scaling.
This is a US Govt role; US Citizenship is required
Must be able to obtain a United States Secret Clearance
Ability to travel as-needed, up to 10%

Responsibilities

Break down high level product requirements into detailed system and subsystem design solutions.
Iterate on the system design solutions with development teams over the product lifecycle to meet customer needs in a changing market.
Think about users, use cases, and the underlying infrastructure (data, backend services, cloud architectures, SATCOM systems, and networking).
Collaborate with Product Management and engineering teams to ensure designs meet customer needs while allowing implementation flexibility.