Hardware Engineer, Product Engineering

About the role

Viasat is seeking an experienced circuit engineer to lead the technical recovery of critical communication system boards. The ideal candidate will analyze and diagnose complex faults, develop technical documentation, and provide guidance to other engineers and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and diagnose complex communication system circuit boards containing high-speed digital circuits, mixed signal circuits, power supply circuits, and UHF RF functions.
• Use various test equipment such as oscilloscopes, RF power meters, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, data loggers, JTAG & I2C USB programmers, and custom-built test stations to isolate faulty functional areas.
• Collaborate with other multi-functional members in engineering, program management, manufacturing, and operations personnel.
• Provide support to other engineering and technician personnel across multiple programs.
• Develop and implement test cases and scenarios applicable to the solution.
• Evolving to become a domain expert on the boards and systems in use, providing architectural and technical guidance on proposed new solutions.
• Generate and collaborate on required engineering documents and processes to ensure accurate and timely resolutions to recover and re-deploy the boards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronic, computer engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of electronic circuit engineering experience involving high-speed digital and mixed signal circuits.
• Understanding of high-speed serial communication interfaces such as DDR2/3/4, LVDS, 100/1000 Mb Ethernet, USB, SATA, mSATA, PCI, PCIe, SFP+, and similar.
• Understanding of UHF RF functions including amplifiers, multipliers, local oscillators, mixers, attenuators, filters, and impedance matching networks.
• Ability to use and learn new types of electronic lab test equipment.
• General knowledge and experience of how contract manufacturers build and test complex electronic boards.
• Understanding of embedded computer architectures including CPU, Memory Controllers, I/O busses, SERDES busses, and various logic interfaces.
• Proficiency in reading and understanding schematics, board layout files, BOMs, and other technical collateral.
• Proven experience in debugging, diagnosing, and solving embedded circuit issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with a geographically distributed team.
• Attention to detail, ability to follow process and engineering guidelines, participate in technical reviews, and accept feedback.
• Work in a team environment and collaborate with other engineers and technicians providing technical insight, support, and recommendations.
• Work independently, take initiative, and take ownership of tasks and results when required.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required.

Benefits

The salary range for this role is $155,500.00 - $246,000.00 / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area, and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range is $193,500.00 - $290,500.00 / annually. 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 at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.

Pay

$155,500.00 - $246,000.00 / annually

Schedule

N/A

Skills

• Firmware or code development for microcontrollers, power sequencers, FPGAs, SoCs, EEPROMs, and other digital devices.
• Designing new engineering tools using MCUs, LCDs, I2C expanders, etc.
• Experience with high-speed digital backplane architectures such as ATCA & VME.
• Experience and familiarity with Linux-based operating environments.
• Experience with Programmable Logic EDA tools such as AMD/Xilinx ISE/Vivado, Intel/Altera Quartus, Siemens/Mentor Graphics, or similar.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Pearl, or other industry common languages.
• Experience with Labview or similar lab-based languages.