System Test Engineer

Viasat, Inc. • Carlsbad, CA

12h

About The Position

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

• 3+ years’ experience in crafting test requirements, test plans, test cases and methodologies, and test documentation for manufacturing that guide system development.
• Bachelor’s Degrees in STEM field or related work experience.
• Understanding of both the technical and process aspects of product design and able to evaluate products using documents describing their design and function.
• Familiar with a variety of lab equipment like oscilloscopes, power supplies, and boundary scan to evaluate and help fix systems.
• Ready to use a variety of lab equipment like oscilloscopes, power supplies, and boundary scan to evaluate and help fix systems.
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems and basic skills in fixing and solving technical issues.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including the OSI model, Layer 2 (Data Link) and Layer 3 (Network) technologies, and basic concepts of MAC addresses, IP addresses, TCP, and UDP protocols.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge and application of configuration management guidelines.
• US citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with debugging and fixing Linux-based products.
• Experience with networking, OSI model, and L2/L3 technologies like MAC and TCP/IP, UDP, etc.
• Experience with a programming or scripting language (Python, C/C++, Java or other).
• Familiar with using requirements traceability tools (DOORS, JAMA, etc.).
• Experience with wireless communications or satellite communications systems (SATCOM) or Radio Frequency systems.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multi-functional team in the development of our latest generation government modem.
• Write test documentation include test plans, procedures and test cases and then support lab build up to implement the testing.
• Prepare Test Plans, Procedures, and customer needs to guide the effort to develop and build custom test hardware and automation using company and industry standards.
• Shepherd test system deployment from hardware/software integration, to use in design verification, to full-rate production.
• Use RF test equipment to test both new hardware and software releases for satellite communication products.
• Full cycle test development on legacy and new products, from a new release on an existing hardware device to a first release on a new modem hardware platform.
• Communicate with a multi-functional development engineering team to fix integration and system verification test failures.

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: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree