Project Engineer
Viasat, Inc.
Remote in Duluth, Georgia
Job Description
About us:
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.
What you'll do:
We’re looking for passionate, innovative professionals to join our team and connect the world to more. You’ll work in a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and continuous learning and provides industry-leading benefits with unmatched opportunities for career growth. Our team is fearless in pursuit of new ideas and uncompromising in our quest to become the world’s first truly global Internet Service Provider. Interested in joining our mission? Take a look at career opportunities at Viasat today.
The day-to-day:
This
Project Engineer role is a hands on technical lead role where you will work closely with Operations, Production, and R&D on continuing to build our test capabilities while improving existing test procedures and methods. You will be leading STE sustaining activities as well as new development and improvements. You’ll be interfacing with different department teams in order to capture and review product failures, drive process improvements, and streamline the test process. Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? Are you able to adapt quickly to changing responsibilities? If so, please read on.
What you'll need:
- 7+ yrs of experience within a manufacturing test environment developing, sustaining, and maintaining Specialized Test Equipment (STE). Must be capable of supporting multiple, simultaneous programs.
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or other engineering discipline
- Strong understanding of RF components such as waveguide, cabling, power dividers and terminations and RF engineering principles such as linearity, NF, Gain and VSWR
- Ability to define and evaluate STE documentation (i.e. elevation and interconnect drawings)
- Expectation to provide technical guidance to multiple design teams, using problem-solving skills to isolate and resolve problems to keep progress on track
- Experience reporting schedules and budgets status on HW and SW programs
- Leadership, communication, organizational and management skills are essential
- Design discipline and rigor
- US Citizenship is required
- 10% travel
- MS in engineering discipline
- Active phased array antenna experience
- Familiarity with STE documentation to include, BOM structure, build processes, make vs buy trade-offs, etc.
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Demonstrated experience establishing development processes including automation
Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.
