Software Automation Engineer, Early Career
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.
About the Team
This organization is an interconnected series of small teams that allows for immediate visibility within the group, but maintains the resources support of a large company to solve technology needs. The Secure Network Systems team also supports security and cybersecurity needs across the company, in which physical products, tools, and initiatives.
As a member of our team you will be expected to be part of a software automation team that designs, re-factors, and maintains code for validating existing and upcoming features across one or more product lines while meeting a stringent set of standards for security design and testing. As updated standards are released they are deployed across a variety of products and must take into account a variety of competing constraints. Members will be expected to work as part of a team that works with and helps clarify requirement intents while continuously supporting development, integration, automation, and test of the final product through certification.
Our ideal candidate is capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team with experience in object-oriented design, debugging, and embedded systems. The majority of our products interface via networking protocols, so the experience, interest, and desire to work on network-based products is a big plus. Our teams strive to be efficient and productive, while remaining generous with our time and knowledge. Our ideal candidate is also focused on continuous improvement and driven by curiosity.
You will have the chance to be dynamic as a product moves through maturity phases, feature priorities change, and company needs shift. You’ll have the opportunity to work in requirements understanding at the software and system levels, high and low-level design, Agile sprints for automation development, integration, and formal testing events. It is common that your responsibilities on one product/project may differ from those on others, and that you will develop expertise in different areas. Teammates will rely on you for that expertise, and you will often have to reach out to them for theirs.
Job Responsibilities
- Embedded systems software automation engineering
- Embedded and Linux Operating Systems
- Be a part of an agile multidisciplinary development team
- Develop system/software monitoring and control software
- Automated regression testing infrastructure development; scripting, automation, data visualization & dashboarding.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and/or a related field
- Previous experience using java or python
- Ability to pick up new software, frameworks and APIs
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Excellent software design, problem-solving, and debugging skills
- Experience with or desire to learn Linux
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Preferences
- Previous experience using C or C++
- Previous internship experience is a plus
- Courses in software architecture are a plus
- Courses with practical software design usage are a plus
- Experience with developing software monitoring and control software
- Familiarity with configuration management tools (Perforce), development tools (Eclipse, Visual Studio, etc.), and agile development methodologies
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines is a plus
- Knowledge of TCP/IP network fundamentals are a plus
- Computer control of Ethernet devices over LAN and WAN experience is a plus
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