ViaSat

Senior Project Engineer

ViaSat • $120K — $190K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-7 years of experience in project engineering or related technical field
  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or similar
  • Foundational knowledge of networking, server infrastructure, and cloud platforms
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Effective communication skills for documenting technical concepts and updates
  • Experience with cross-functional teams and project delivery
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills for evaluating technical information

Responsibilities

  • Support technical evaluations of new platforms and document requirements
  • Contribute to technical requirements and engineering documentation
  • Investigate and resolve deployment and integration issues
  • Analyze infrastructure utilization for capacity planning
  • Lead engineering projects ensuring milestones and documentation are current
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors for deployment activities
  • Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend enhancements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Opportunities for cash or stock incentives
  • Support for continuous learning and development
  • Flexible work arrangements with site-based requirements
  • Collaborative work environment across geographically distributed teams
Full Job Description
What you'll do

Join our Engineering team and help support the delivery of engineering solutions across our Hybrid Platforms environment. As a Project Engineer in Hybrid Platforms, you will contribute to projects spanning multiple domains including fiber connectivity, network engineering, compute infrastructure, automation systems, and physical deployments. This role is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with 4-7 years of experience who enjoys working across technical disciplines, coordinating stakeholders, and driving projects to successful completion.

This is a site-based role, employees work 3+ days (60%+) per week from a Viasat office or work location within a standard five-day workweek.

The day-to-day

What's the day-to-day like for this candidate?
  • Support and coordinate technical evaluations of new platforms and technologies by documenting requirements, tracking testing activities, and summarizing results for engineering teams.
  • Contribute to the development of technical requirements, implementation plans, and engineering documentation for infrastructure projects.
  • Investigate and help resolve deployment and integration issues by gathering data, identifying root causes, and coordinating corrective actions with engineering teams.
  • Analyze infrastructure utilization and asset information to support capacity planning and lifecycle management activities.
  • Lead assigned engineering projects and workstreams while ensuring milestones, deliverables, and project documentation remain current.
  • Collaborate with internal engineering teams and external vendors to support testing, implementation, and deployment activities.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements and recommend enhancements to existing engineering workflows and operational practices.
  • Track project risks, issues, and dependencies while communicating status updates to stakeholders.
  • Support operational activities including maintaining project records, updating asset information, and coordinating deployment-related tasks.
  • Participate in cross-functional meetings to ensure engineering requirements and project objectives are clearly understood and executed.

What you'll need

  • A minimum of 4-7 years of experience in project engineering, systems engineering, infrastructure operations, technical project coordination, or a related technical field.
  • Foundational understanding of networking, server infrastructure, cloud platforms, security concepts, and deployment processes.
  • A BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required.
  • Ability to independently manage assigned projects and prioritize multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver technical projects and operational improvements.
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
  • Experience participating in infrastructure deployments, system integrations, or operational support activities.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate technical information and recommend solutions.
  • Effective communication skills with the ability to document technical concepts and provide project updates to stakeholders.
  • Ability to learn new technologies and apply established methodologies to support business objectives.

What will help you on the job

  • Familiarity with telecommunications, networking, cloud, or infrastructure operations environments.
  • Experience supporting project delivery in complex technical organizations.
  • Exposure to capacity planning, asset lifecycle management, or infrastructure deployment activities.
  • Experience working with vendors and external partners to support technical implementations.
  • Ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining quality and meeting timelines.
  • Experience using Jira, Confluence, or similar project tracking and documentation tools.
  • Interest in continuous improvement and process optimization.
  • Experience working collaboratively across geographically distributed teams.

Salary range

$120,500.00 - $190,000.00 / annually.For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $149,500.00- $224,500.00/ annually

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat's comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.

About ViaSat

ViaSat is a global communications company that provides satellite and wireless networking technology, services, and solutions. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. ViaSat offers a range of products and services, including satellite broadband internet, in-flight Wi-Fi, and secure networking systems for government and military customers. The company has more than 6,200 employees and operates in over 50 countries. ViaSat is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol VSAT.
Learn more about ViaSat
Size
7,000 employees
Market Cap
$2.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$2 million
Founded
1986
5 Year Trend
+12.3%
Revenue
$2.2 billion
NASDAQ

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