ViaSat

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 is a rapidly growing technology company that crafts, deploys and operates innovative SATCOM products and services that span the globe! At Viasat Government you’ll work with highly motivated engineers in an exciting and dynamic environment. You will be able to use your engineering experience to support the next generation of advanced communications products and systems.

In this role you will help develop high speed signal processing algorithms and/or network protocols in FPGAs. The individual will be responsible for RTL design verification at both the unit and system level, implementing UVM environments and test cases. The individual will collaborate with other engineers from different fields and must be capable of working in both a small team setting and a larger team setting. Experience in the development of high-performance FPGA designs, network encryptors and cryptographic devices is a plus.

The day-to-day

• Testbench development using SystemVerilog/UVM
• Creating drivers, monitors, scoreboards, sequences, and model predictors for a variety of interfaces
• Writing and debugging constrained random and directed test cases
• Debugging failing tests, understanding both the UVM testbench and VHDL/Verilog source code, working closely with the RTL developers
• Collecting and reporting code and functional coverage
• Maintaining regular simulation regressions
• Conduct code and design reviews and participate in multi-functional reviews
• Maintain and control UVM code revision history
• Responsible for owning and driving technical issues to resolution

What you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field
• 8+ years FPGA/ASIC design with UVM verification experience
• Foundational knowledge of digital logic and timing considerations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to work with a geographically distributed team
• Attention to detail, ability to follow process and coding guidelines, participate in code reviews and accept feedback
• Experience with Programmable Logic EDA tools, such as AMD/Xilinx ISE/Vivado, Intel/Altera Quartus, Siemens/Mentor Graphics, Synopsys Synplify, SoftCore Micro embedments in MicroChip, etc.
• Proven track record to design and implement FPGA/ASIC modules using Verilog and/or VHDL with UVM simulation and testbench development
• Familiarity with designing and coding for re-use, maintainability and scalability
• Desire to a member of a team, collaborating on large system designs
• Work independently, take initiative, and take ownership of tasks and results
• US citizenship required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a United States Secret Clearance
• This is a 100% onsite role and the incumbent will work out of one of these locations: Carlsbad, CA, Linthicum Heights, MD, Tampa FL, or Marlborough, MA
• Ability to travel up to 10%

What will help you on the job

• MSEE degree preferred
• Familiarity with TCL, Perl, Python or another scripting language
• Experience with high-speed interfaces like SERDES, DDR2/3/4, LVDS
• Proven experience in debugging, diagnosing, and solving embedded designs issues
• Experience with the rest of the FPGA design process, from the requirements phase to documentation, design, implementation of source code, place & route, testing in hardware, and integration
• Experience and familiarity with Linux-based development environments
• Active United States Secret Security Clearance

Salary range

$96,000.00 - $151,000.00 / 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 $115,500.00- $173,500.00/ 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 https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.

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.