Senior Project Engineer

Viasat, Inc. • Carlsbad, CA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Join our Engineering team and help support the delivery of engineering solutions across our Hybrid Platforms environment. As a Project Engineer in Hybrid Platforms, you will contribute to projects spanning multiple domains including fiber connectivity, network engineering, compute infrastructure, automation systems, and physical deployments. This role is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with 4-7 years of experience who enjoys working across technical disciplines, coordinating stakeholders, and driving projects to successful completion. This is a site‑based role, employees work 3+ days (60%+) per week from a Viasat office or work location within a standard five‑day workweek.

Requirements

• A minimum of 4-7 years of experience in project engineering, systems engineering, infrastructure operations, technical project coordination, or a related technical field.
• Foundational understanding of networking, server infrastructure, cloud platforms, security concepts, and deployment processes.
• A BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required.
• Ability to independently manage assigned projects and prioritize multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver technical projects and operational improvements.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Experience participating in infrastructure deployments, system integrations, or operational support activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate technical information and recommend solutions.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to document technical concepts and provide project updates to stakeholders.
• Ability to learn new technologies and apply established methodologies to support business objectives.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with telecommunications, networking, cloud, or infrastructure operations environments.
• Experience supporting project delivery in complex technical organizations.
• Exposure to capacity planning, asset lifecycle management, or infrastructure deployment activities.
• Experience working with vendors and external partners to support technical implementations.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining quality and meeting timelines.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, or similar project tracking and documentation tools.
• Interest in continuous improvement and process optimization.
• Experience working collaboratively across geographically distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate technical evaluations of new platforms and technologies by documenting requirements, tracking testing activities, and summarizing results for engineering teams.
• Contribute to the development of technical requirements, implementation plans, and engineering documentation for infrastructure projects.
• Investigate and help resolve deployment and integration issues by gathering data, identifying root causes, and coordinating corrective actions with engineering teams.
• Analyze infrastructure utilization and asset information to support capacity planning and lifecycle management activities.
• Lead assigned engineering projects and workstreams while ensuring milestones, deliverables, and project documentation remain current.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams and external vendors to support testing, implementation, and deployment activities.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and recommend enhancements to existing engineering workflows and operational practices.
• Track project risks, issues, and dependencies while communicating status updates to stakeholders.
• Support operational activities including maintaining project records, updating asset information, and coordinating deployment-related tasks.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to ensure engineering requirements and project objectives are clearly understood and executed.

Benefits

• range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered
• comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior