System Test Engineer

Viasat, Inc. • Carlsbad, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Viasat is hiring a System Test Engineer to join its Government team and support development of a new generation of government modem. The role works with a cross-functional team and supports system test campaigns for satellite product families, including functional, performance, robustness, and over-the-air terminal testing.

The engineer writes test documentation, including test plans, procedures, and test cases, and supports laboratory setup and test implementation. The role guides the development and build of custom test hardware and automation using company and industry standards, shepherds test-system deployment from hardware and software integration through design verification and operations, and runs manual and automated tests against software releases. The engineer also debugs test setups and software configurations and collaborates with system engineering, software development, project engineering, and other test team members on planning and execution.

The role is hybrid and can be based at the Carlsbad, California; Germantown, Maryland; or Reston, Virginia office. Employees must come into the office three days per week. Up to 10% travel is required. U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance are required.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience crafting test requirements, test plans, test cases, methodologies, and manufacturing test documentation that guides system development.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Solid understanding of technical and process aspects of product design, with the ability to evaluate products using documents describing their design and function.
• Experience with networking, the OSI model, and Layer 2/Layer 3 technologies such as MAC, TCP/IP, and UDP.
• Experience debugging and fixing Linux-based products.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Able to travel up to 10%.
• Must work from an office three days a week.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with a programming or scripting language such as Python, C/C++, or Java.
• Familiarity with requirements traceability tools such as DOORS or JAMA.
• Experience with wireless communications, satellite communications systems (SATCOM), or radio frequency systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare test plans, procedures, and customer needs to guide development and building of custom test hardware and automation using company and industry standards.
• Shepherd test-system deployment from hardware and software integration through design verification and operations.
• Run manual and automated tests against software releases.
• Debug test setups and software configurations to ensure quality software releases.
• Collaborate with system engineering, software development, project engineers, and other test team members on test planning and execution.
• Write test documentation, including test plans, procedures, and test cases, and support laboratory build-up and implementation of testing.
• Support system test campaigns for satellite product families, including functional, performance, robustness, and over-the-air terminal testing.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
• Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package.

What This Job Offers

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