Associate Embedded Software Engineer, Early Career
About The Position
The Viasat Access Edge Terminal Software team designs, develops, delivers, and supports software for embedded satellite terminal products, including Ka-band, L-band, and 5G systems used in aviation, maritime, residential, and other sectors. The engineer will work with a software team and technical lead, collaborating with other embedded software teams to meet development, design, quality, and agility goals. This is an early-career role intended for someone with 0–3 years of full-time relevant industry experience. The position is site-based, with employees working at least three days per week from a Viasat office or work location. Travel up to 10% is expected.
Requirements
- Completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 0–3 years of full-time, relevant industry experience.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Demonstrated interest in generative AI and AI-assisted software development through coursework, projects, or research.
- Hands-on software development experience or relevant school projects using C/C++.
- Proven experience with Linux/UNIX.
- Hands-on experience with object-oriented methodology and development.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to evaluate software design, including existing codebases.
- Strong sense of ownership.
- Excellent communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using Claude or similar AI development tools.
- Experience with C/C++.
- Experience with Linux and bare-metal programming for embedded systems.
- Experience writing unit tests for C/C++.
- Understanding of multiheaded programming and applications.
- Linux hardware peripheral driver development and Linux kernel development.
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
- Experience with make systems, particularly CMake.
- Experience with POSIX and Bash shell scripting.
- Detail-oriented approach and strong analytical problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate in a team environment.
- Coursework and familiarity with RF and satellite communications principles.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to software engineering as part of an agile development team.
- Design, develop, and drive software products.
- Participate in software design, development, and code reviews to deliver quality products in the short and long term.
- Collaborate and coordinate with software engineers and other teams to support timely delivery of quality software.
- Produce software as an individual contributor.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is available, subject to eligibility.
- Medical, financial, and/or other benefits are available depending on the position offered.
- Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
