System Test Engineer

Viasat, Inc. • Carlsbad, CA

8d • Onsite

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.

We are looking for a System Test Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will work with a cross functional team to help develop & perform testing on our diverse satellite network ecosystem! Write test documentation to include test plans, procedures and test cases and then support lab build up to implement the testing.

Requirements

• 8+ years’ experience 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.
• Professional level of understanding of both the technical and process aspects of product design and able to evaluate products using documents describing their design and function.
• Ready to use and lead others in a variety of lab equipment like oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzer, and power supplies to evaluate and help fix systems.
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems and basic troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working with 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.
• US citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain a United States Secret Clearance
• Able to work out of the Carlsbad, CA or Germantown, MD office.
• Up to 10% travel.

Nice To Haves

• 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
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Responsibilities

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees