Systems Integration and Test Lead

Viasat, Inc.•Carlsbad, CA

2h•Onsite

About The Position

As a member of Viasat’s fast-paced Test Engineering Team, within Viasat Government, you will apply deep technical expertise and leadership to define the test strategy, ensuring it aligns with quality standards across diverse networking and orchestration teams within our products portfolio. You will work closely with the test and product design teams to interpret module requirements and turn them into corresponding Qualification and Certification Test Plans, Procedures, and Automation Test Scripts.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related subject area
13+ years in system testing, with 3+ years in a leadership role
2+ years of experience in scripting language to develop automation. C/C++/C#, or Python.
Experience ensuring that testing activities align with the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and manage testing-related budget/costs.
Experience creating verification cross reference matrixes in an enterprise requirements management system (DOORS, JAMA, etc).
Experience in authoring and maintaining automated test procedures, technical reports, and supporting documentation in alignment with acceptance, qualification, certification, and functional testing standards.
Experience with networking protocols and systems, e.g., TCP/IP, SNMP, DHCP, DNS, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), Wireshark, etc.
Strong analytical and debugging skills.
Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
Must be a United States Citizen
Active United States Secret Clearance required

Nice To Haves

Proficient with data acquisition systems and test tools (e.g., Python, MATLAB, oscilloscopes, network analyzers).
Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Earned Value Management (EVM).
Familiarity with Agile methodologies (e.g., Sprint Planning, Scrum).
Experience in transition-to-production efforts.
Knowledge of MIL-STD, IPC, or similar industry standards.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Integrated Product and Product Management teams to adjust test coverage and align to customer user cases
Develop comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, performance, and interoperability testing.
Ensure alignment with product requirements and industry standards (e.g., IEEE, RFCs).
Lead and mentor a team of system and software test engineers across multiple projects.
Assign tasks, review test cases, and ensure timely execution of test cycles.
Oversee execution of system and automated test cases.
Validate end-to-end system functionality including Layer 2/3 protocols.
Perform regression, robustness, and stress testing.
Actively participate in the debugging process, performing deep-level root cause analysis for complex defects. Work alongside development teams to resolve issues and prevent future recurrences.
Maintain detailed records of test results, defects, and coverage metrics.
Generate test reports and present findings to stakeholders.
Define and own system-level test strategies for networking products and systems
Complete various tests, analyze data, and detail the results.
Using Python to automate both the execution of tests as well as the test procedure and test report documentation.