System Test Lead

Viasat, Inc. • Carlsbad, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Viasat is hiring a System Test Lead for its Government team to work with a cross-functional team developing a next-generation government modem. The role combines technical individual-contributor work with leadership of a test program and support for direct reports. The position supports system test campaigns for satellite product families, including functional, performance, robustness, and over-the-air terminal testing. The role is hybrid and can be based in the Carlsbad, California; Germantown, Maryland; or Reston, Virginia office, with attendance in the office three days per week and up to 10% travel. U.S. citizenship is required, and the employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience crafting test requirements, test plans, test cases, methodologies, and manufacturing test documentation that guides system development.
• At least 3 years of experience in people leadership with direct reports.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Solid understanding of technical and process aspects of product design, and 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.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.
• Ability to work in the office three days per 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 (SATCOM), or radio frequency systems.
• Experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, and boundary scan for evaluating and helping fix systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare test plans, procedures, customer needs, test cases, and related documentation to guide test efforts.
• Guide the development and build of custom test hardware and automation using company and industry standards.
• Shepherd test system deployment from hardware and software integration through design verification and into operations.
• Run manual and automated tests against software releases.
• Debug test setups and software configurations to ensure the quality of software releases.
• Collaborate with system engineering, software development, project engineers, and other test team members on test planning and execution.
• Support direct reports.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
• Potential additional cash or stock incentives as part of the compensation package.

What This Job Offers

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