Company:
Viasat, Inc.
Location: Seattle
Closing Date: 20/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / 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:
Viasat’s Aviation Platform Engineering team is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to help with the analysis, design, development and delivery of our Airline programs. This will include completing the delivery of currently scoped developments as well as future functionality and enhancements to the existing Viasat Platforms. This is a wide-ranging technical role that will require the successful candidate to play an analyst and integration role in activities including design, development, and system integration. Viasat’s Platform team is expanding its role beyond the cabin into terminals. Part of this role involves interactions with Viasat’s partners, Airline customers, and other third parties involving highly technical topics. The successful applicant must be self-motivated and be capable of completing complex tasks with minimum supervision and have the confidence and ability to promote improvements and introduce new technologies. This position requires the possibility of travel. This is a software system role that interacts with pre-existing hardware.
The Viasat Seattle team is a small technical group focused on the engineering problems related to efficient and reliable use of satellite communications in the aircraft environment. We support direct passenger use (Wi-Fi in the cabin) and airline/operator use of satellite communications on board our aircraft.
The day-to-day:
Participate in design, development, and delivery of operating system distributions for new terminals and airborne servers.
Develop new features within Viasat’s airborne terminals and servers.
Hands-on development of key technical components, frameworks, interfaces and services.
Participate and contribute to initial design and design reviews, including review of detailed functional specifications and requirements.
Create and maintain technical documentation to ensure efficient planning, execution, and handover.
Work in a small, distributed team in an Agile Linux / Open Source development environment.
Review existing software and infrastructure to identify areas for improvement, added scalability, quality, performance, security maintainability and architectural integrity.
Work closely with other teams, to ensure proper detailed, documented handover to Operations and third parties.
What you'll need:
10+ years of experience in software systems engineering or equivalent
Solid experience building embedded / mobile Linux systems
Deep understanding of modern embedded / mobile Linux systems
Deep understanding of embedded / mobile system security issues
High level scripting skills: Bash / Python / Perl / etc
Deep understanding of firewalls, NAT and packet filtering
Good understanding of IP networking
Professional experience working in a Linux environment
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
Debugging and Troubleshooting skills
Good organizational and communication skills
What will help you on the job:
Experience designing and building Linux Installers
Experience building a Linux Distribution
Experience with git
Experience with aircraft software and hardware
Experience working in a certified software environment
Experience working with or on satellite terminals or cellular modems
Bachelor's Degree l or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related technical discipline
Proficiency with SELinux
Salary range:
$(phone number removed) - $(phone number removed) / 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 (url removed).
EEO statement:
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 .
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:
Viasat’s Aviation Platform Engineering team is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to help with the analysis, design, development and delivery of our Airline programs. This will include completing the delivery of currently scoped developments as well as future functionality and enhancements to the existing Viasat Platforms. This is a wide-ranging technical role that will require the successful candidate to play an analyst and integration role in activities including design, development, and system integration. Viasat’s Platform team is expanding its role beyond the cabin into terminals. Part of this role involves interactions with Viasat’s partners, Airline customers, and other third parties involving highly technical topics. The successful applicant must be self-motivated and be capable of completing complex tasks with minimum supervision and have the confidence and ability to promote improvements and introduce new technologies. This position requires the possibility of travel. This is a software system role that interacts with pre-existing hardware.
The Viasat Seattle team is a small technical group focused on the engineering problems related to efficient and reliable use of satellite communications in the aircraft environment. We support direct passenger use (Wi-Fi in the cabin) and airline/operator use of satellite communications on board our aircraft.
The day-to-day:
Participate in design, development, and delivery of operating system distributions for new terminals and airborne servers.
Develop new features within Viasat’s airborne terminals and servers.
Hands-on development of key technical components, frameworks, interfaces and services.
Participate and contribute to initial design and design reviews, including review of detailed functional specifications and requirements.
Create and maintain technical documentation to ensure efficient planning, execution, and handover.
Work in a small, distributed team in an Agile Linux / Open Source development environment.
Review existing software and infrastructure to identify areas for improvement, added scalability, quality, performance, security maintainability and architectural integrity.
Work closely with other teams, to ensure proper detailed, documented handover to Operations and third parties.
What you'll need:
10+ years of experience in software systems engineering or equivalent
Solid experience building embedded / mobile Linux systems
Deep understanding of modern embedded / mobile Linux systems
Deep understanding of embedded / mobile system security issues
High level scripting skills: Bash / Python / Perl / etc
Deep understanding of firewalls, NAT and packet filtering
Good understanding of IP networking
Professional experience working in a Linux environment
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
Debugging and Troubleshooting skills
Good organizational and communication skills
What will help you on the job:
Experience designing and building Linux Installers
Experience building a Linux Distribution
Experience with git
Experience with aircraft software and hardware
Experience working in a certified software environment
Experience working with or on satellite terminals or cellular modems
Bachelor's Degree l or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related technical discipline
Proficiency with SELinux
Salary range:
$(phone number removed) - $(phone number removed) / 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 (url removed).
EEO statement:
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 .
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