Senior Project Engineer, Secured Cryptography Systems, Viasat Government

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 Government - Secure Network Systems (SNS) is looking for a Project Engineer who is passionate about Security and is driven to join us in protecting and defending our connected world! The ideal candidate will have a background in Government Cryptographic Systems / Secure Communications with Hardware, Software, Test or Programmable Logic design experience that has progressed into a leadership role after working as a hands-on developer for the first phase of your career.

The day-to-day

• Development and certification of compact crypto solutions for use at the tactical edge that protect for protection of data and distribution of keys at SECRET and Below level.
• Project engineer leads all aspects of the design, development, production, test, and sustaining of complex systems or products.
• Works with multi-functional teams (Systems, Software, Hardware, Firmware, Mechanical, Security, Quality and Operations) to evaluate the design.
• Serve as "the" technical resource to interdisciplinary teams and management.
• Technically drive proposals, whitepapers, and customer support.
• Oversee and guide development, testing, system performance, environmental and system troubleshooting.
• Support planning the development activities.
• Perform technical design and reviews.
• Mentor and coach mid-career engineers.
• Define security, performance, product requirements and work with validation lab supporting engineering validation / verification product testing.
• Drive execution of objectives including schedule, milestones, and technical performance.
• Lead research and development of new technologies, platforms, and tools.
• Understand hardware, software, firmware interactions, and collaborate with hardware, software, firmware, mechanical, test and security engineers.
• Champion requirements decomposition, allocation and integration on target with hardware, software, firmware mechanical, test and security engineers.
• Maintain and improve existing designs and source code to help attain the goal of a modular structure.
• Push augmentation of existing security architectures and creation of new ones to advance the state of the art through trade study analysis.
• Embrace the implementation of new tools and processes that extend design-development-test automation.
• Lead investigations into root cause analysis of hardware, software and firmware defects and resolve the defects.

What you'll need

What will help you on the job

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Salary range

$146,500.00 - $231,000.00 / annually.

For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $177,500.00- $266,500.00 / 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

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 here.