Company Description

On May 31, 2023, Viasat completed its acquisition of Inmarsat, combining the teams, technologies and resources of the two companies to create a new global communications partner and continues to power the digitalisation of them maritime industry, making operations more efficient and safer than ever before. 

About Viasat 

Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. With offices in 24 countries around the world, our mission shapes how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world communicate and connect. Viasat is developing the ultimate global communications network to power high-quality, reliable, secure, affordable, fast connections to positively impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at sea, while building a sustainable future in space.

Platforms & Software (P&S)

The Platforms and Software (P&S) division maintains a centre of excellence for technology and broader infrastructure-related innovation, translating market needs into core expansion programmes to enable market development. We ensure that products and services are constantly pushing the boundaries of satellite communications.  The P&S team is responsible for delivering development programmes, including satellites and launchers, ground infrastructure (ground stations, networks, user terminals and access technology), regulatory, market access and product and service development. 

Job Description

Primary role purpose:

Viasat’s P&S division is looking for an Integration Engineer to join the team responsible for the design, development and delivery of our Airline programmes. This will include completing the delivery of currently scoped developments as well as future functionality and enhancements to the existing Viasat solutions. This is a wide-ranging technical role that will require the successful candidate to play an analyst and integration role in activities including design and development, system integration, acceptance testing, service introduction, and third level support. The successful applicant must be self-motivated and be capable of completing complex tasks with minimum supervision and have the confidence and ability to promote improvements and introduce new technologies.

The role will require co-ordination with a wide range of other project teams both within and external to Viasat. The successful candidate will be required to represent Viasat as the technical expert in meetings with customers and must be capable of dealing confidently with experts in similar and different disciplines.

Viasat is currently going through significant growth and this role will evolve to reflect the changing business needs. The role may require the ability to travel.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver solutions to airlines in time, on budget and to requirements
• Participate and contribute to design reviews, including review of detailed functional specifications
• Working in the lab setting up new builds and environments
• Create and test system/software configuration files
• Configuring firewalls and other network devices
• Develop test procedures in support of test campaigns and performance evaluation exercises
• Create and maintain technical documentation to ensure efficient planning and execution
• Manage and maintain all required design and engineering documents
• Participate in third level support for resolving production issues
• Work with solution vendors and internal stakeholders to define and design new services and features to improve performance or meet new service requirements
• Review existing software and infrastructure to identify areas for improvement, added scalability, quality, performance, security maintainability and architectural integrity

Qualifications

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• University degree level or equivalent in Computing Science, Telecommunications or related technical discipline
• Excellent capacity at debugging complex systems, developing and implementing quick fixes as well as leading and delivering long term permanent solutions to problems
• Extensive experience on Linux administration. RHCSA certification or equivalent knowledge required
• Ability to quickly develop proof of concepts / prototypes from scratch
• Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP networking
• Excellent knowledge of iptables / iproute / tc stack
• Proven knowledge of SQL (PostgreSQL)
• Proficiency with SELinux and good systems security understanding
• Basic knowledge of git
• Experience in customer facing role
• Proven experience in documenting and describing complex systems.
• Methodical approach to designing and testing systems
• Excellent organisational skills and communication skills
• Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar software, infrastructure and tools

Additional Information

You must be eligible to work in this location advertised.

Our culture and ways of working 

Our values define our culture and represent what we believe in. Employees aspire to behaviours that support our values, which create a stronger working environment and lie at the heart of our continued success as an organisation. 

• Customer – we provide a unique value to our customers 
• Accountability – we take ownership, we deliver results, and we keep our promises 
• Respect – we collaborate, we embrace and celebrate diversity and we value difference 
• Excellence – we create bold solutions for our customers and put quality at the heart of everything we do 

We also value and encourage a healthy work-life balance, so we offer flexible working wherever possible. Depending on the operational requirements of your job and your team, we can offer compressed hours (nine-day fortnight), hybrid office-remote working, and flexibility during your working day to take care of personal commitments. 

Diversity

We want the best people for the job, and we warmly welcome applications from you if you’re suitably qualified and eligible, regardless of your sex, gender, age, race, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, gender identity, neurodiverse qualities, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, or maternity status. 

We are signed up to the Halo Hair Code, which aims to protect employees who come to work with natural hair and protective hairstyles associated with their racial, ethnic, and cultural identities. 

To give you the best experience possible during your application process and interview, we can make adjustments. For example, if you’re visually impaired we’ll happily meet you locally and help you find your way to our office, or if you have neurodiverse qualities, we can provide you with additional support to help you prepare for your interview. Please let our Resourcing Team know if there are any ways in which we can support you.