Digital RF Systems Architect

About the role

Viasat is a company dedicated to delivering connections that can change the world. We've been in business for over 35 years, helping consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries worldwide with communication solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage system and subsystem requirements with a focus on digital architectures
• Perform requirements decomposition and allocation to ASIC, FPGA hardware/firmware, and software teams
• Conduct system analysis using MATLAB and/or Python to support architectural decisions
• Support verification and validation of system and digital requirements
• Work across space and ground applications, including communications and sensing payloads
• Support architectures for hybrid and all-digital arrays
• Develop clear diagrams and technical artifacts communicating control flow, data flow, and functional behavior
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems, RF, digital design, firmware, and software
• Participate in design reviews, trade studies, and technical interchange meetings

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 5+ years of systems engineering or related digital systems experience
• Experience with requirements management and requirements decomposition/allocation
• Analytical experience using MATLAB and/or Python
• Understanding of digital system concepts across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries
• Ability to clearly communicate sophisticated concepts through diagrams and documentation

Qualifications

• US Citizenship Required
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Skills

• Basic understanding of beam-forming, channelization, digital transceivers, and antenna operations
• Active Secret clearance or ability/willingness to acquire clearance
• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and tools such as Cameo
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git
• Experience with time alignment and synchronization of digital arrays
• Exposure to RF payloads, digital beam-forming, or mixed-signal system architectures

Pay

$120,500.00 - $190,000.00 / 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 $149,500.00 - $224,500.00 / annually.

Schedule

Not specified