Systems Engineer - Lead

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.

You will serve as the senior technical authority for a space communications program delivering resilient, secure, antijam wideband capabilities for U.S. and allied tactical users. In this customerfacing role, you will lead endtoend systems engineering activities spanning space, ground, and network segments, while coordinating and delegating work across a multidisciplinary systems engineering team.

You will guide architecture development, technical integration, and system execution across multiple subcontractors, ensuring mission objectives are translated into robust, verifiable system solutions.

• Lead definition of endtoend system architectures across space, ground, and network segments
• Own systemlevel technical budgets including RF performance, power, mass, data, margins, and constraints
• Drive system trade studies and integration strategies for new and custom capabilities
• Author and control systemlevel requirements, specifications, and interface definitions
• Decompose, allocate, and manage requirements across internal teams and external suppliers
• Coordinate and oversee systems engineering tasking across the program team
• Serve as primary technical interface to customers and key stakeholders
• Lead system participation in lifecycle reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, readiness reviews)
• Ensure verification and validation strategies are defined, executed, and closed
• Identify, manage, and communicate systemlevel risks, assumptions, and margin posture
• Mentor and develop systems engineering staff and help mature SE processes

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience on space or aerospace programs
• Prior technical leadership or lead systems engineering experience
• Demonstrated experience integrating space, ground, and network system elements
• Strong background in requirements development, system architecture, and lifecycle execution
• Excellent technical communication and customerfacing skills
• US Citizenship with ability to obtain Secret Clearance
• Ability to travel up to 10%

• Deep experience with space communications systems and subcontractor management
• Familiarity with MBSE or requirements management tools
• Experience delivering missioncritical, highreliability systems

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.