Hardware Engineer (Space)

Viasat, Inc.•Tempe, AZ

About The Position

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
2+ years of hardware engineering experience with high-speed digital board design
Experience with schematic capture tools (e.g., Mentor Xpedition, Cadence)
Demonstrated experience working in a multidisciplinary engineering team
Proven troubleshooting and debug skills for complex high-speed digital hardware
Good oral and written communications skills
US citizenship
Ability to travel up to 10%

Nice To Haves

MSEE degree preferred
Knowledge of power integrity analysis tools
Knowledge of PCB layout tools and high-speed layout design rules
Knowledge of thermal and mechanical design constraints for space hardware
Knowledge of high-speed interface design: DDR4, SERDES, UART, and SPI
Familiarity with FPGA architecture definition and SoC integration experience
Familiarity with GitHub
Familiarity with CI/CD practices
Familiarity with AI Agents (Claude Code, Copilot, etc.)

Responsibilities

Schematic capture and board-level design for high-speed digital hardware in space applications
Define and drive FPGA architecture and SoC integration across the hardware platform
Design high-speed digital interfaces including DDR4, SERDES, UART, and SPI
Perform HyperLynx power/signal integrity analysis and implement corrective design changes
Conduct worst case analysis (WCA) to verify design margins across operating conditions, voltage, and temperature
Design mixed-signal circuits including ADC and DAC interface architectures
Coordinate with a multidisciplinary engineering team through hardware development milestones and design reviews
Collaborate with firmware, software, and systems engineers for hardware/firmware co-design and integration
Support board bring-up, integration, and debug in the laboratory
Apply flight hardware design practices and work within space-grade component and reliability constraints
Generate and maintain design documentation including schematics, BOMs, design review packages, and interface control documents
Responsible for owning and driving technical issues to resolution
Works autonomously to solve well-defined problems