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Software Engineer, Early Career - Embedded

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.

Job Responsibilities 
Our team is working on LinkWay, a cutting edge tactical satellite communications network. Our team is small but has major impact on the GC4 business. We’ve been awarded contracts for stat-of-the art anti-jamming techniques, essential in today’s complex theater of operations.
A LinkWay software developer is expected to follow the software development processes. Specifically, these entail writing developing requirements, designs, coding in various programming languages and support the test and field teams throughout the lifetime of the product.
The ideal candidate, beyond being a versatile, agnostic programmer, has the ability to multitask, communicate well, is able to produce high quality, well written documentation, can work independently while being able to take the pulse of the team and jump in as needed.

Requirements
  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher in CS, EE, CE or related
  • Expertise with multi-threaded applications and inter-process communication
  • Experience with real-time concepts on embedded Linux or RTOS platforms
  • Experience with C/C++
  • Strong scripting expertise with Bash, Python or similar
  • Experience with development tools such as Perforce, Git, Crucible, Swarm, Bamboo, Jenkins, JIRA, Bugzilla

Preferences
  • Linux expertise
  • Linux device driver experience
  • 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 Docker
  • Technical writing/documentation experience (Wiki, Word, Visio)
  • Ability to obtain a United States Secret Clearance