[Hiring] Senior RF Systems Engineer @Viasat, Inc.

Role Description

An experienced individual contributor within P&CSE, the Senior RF Systems Engineer delivers complex hands-on technical work across the satellite ground station engineering lifecycle with a high degree of autonomy. This is a purely technical role with no people management responsibilities and no direct reports.

• Designs, integrates, and tests earth station RF systems.
• Contributes to DiFi (VITA 49) and RFoIP programmes.
• Deploys cloud-based (AWS / GCP) signal processing workloads.
• Maintains DevOps pipelines and IaC modules.
• Applies AI tools to engineering workflows.
• Participates in the P&CSE on-call rota.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years ground station system design, integration, and test experience.
• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Telecommunications.
• Proven hands-on RF expertise across multiple frequency bands with strong link budget and test skills.
• Working knowledge of DiFi/VITA 49, RFoIP, DevOps CI/CD, AWS/GCP, and AI engineering tools.
• Seeking a technical individual contributor role with no people management responsibility.

Requirements

• Fully available for P&CSE on-call rota and international travel.
• Based in or able to commute to London.

Company Description

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.

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