About the position
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 ambitious software engineers to work on the requirements, design, implementation, integration, and test of embedded and application software. Members of our team develop code from the driver level in C, to the application level, all the way to the user interface level using HTML and JavaScript. We additionally prepare operations user documentation and support our global services team by fixing field issues. Your 'can do' attitude and the drive to learn new things will help continue to drive Viasat's success.
Responsibilities
- Analyze software requirements, high level architecture design, low level detailed design, implementation, test and integration.
- Collaborate with an Agile Scrum team to plan, track, and complete embedded software development for multiple SATCOM modems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related subject area.
- At least 3 years of design and implementation experience with embedded software in C/C++.
- At least 2 years Linux OS use, ideally for an embedded environment.
- Basic understanding of TCP/IP and common network configuration.
- Object-oriented software development experience.
- Agile Scrum development experience.
- Ability to plan, track, and report on progress.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with Linux kernel driver development/modifications.
- Linux expertise.
- Web-based user interface development experience.
- Experience with large-scale wireless communication systems (SATCOM, LTE, etc.).
- Networking experience: TCP/IP, NAT, L2 Switching, Firewalls, AAA, DHCP.
- Experience managing Cisco switches and routers.
- Experience with Python.
- Experience with Docker.
- Technical writing/documentation experience (Wiki, Word, Visio).
- CI/CD software.
- Experience interacting with team members across multiple geographic sites.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
- Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package.