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Electrical Engineer - Antenna Systems at Viasat | LAYIQ

We're looking for a mid-career Electrical Engineer to support the design, integration, and sustaining engineering of antenna systems spanning all frequency bands. This role works under the direction of senior/technical lead engineers. In this role you will contribute independently on core design, documentation, BOM development, and test support tasks. Solid RF fundamentals and a strong electrical design/documentation toolset are what matter most!
The day-to-day
Electrical Design & Documentation
Develop and maintain schematics, wiring diagrams, and harness/interconnect documentation using EPLAN, DraftSight, and/or Visio.
Apply Design for Excellence (DFX) principles, including DFM and DFT
Apply established design standards, review checklists, and documentation practices to new and sustaining designs.
Participate in design reviews and support resolution of design issues identified during review or test.
Systems & Project Engineer Fundamentals
Apply working knowledge of RF/antenna fundamentals (EIRP, G/T, sidelobes, linearity, noise figure, gain, VSWR) to support design architecture and drive program commonality.
Identify and support requirement flow-downs from system to subsystem/LRU level and help maintain traceability records.
Help select appropriate test approaches and equipment for characterizing RF performance.
Support cost/schedule estimate development for proposals and sustaining engineering tasks.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work with manufacturing and supply chain to support BOM structure, part data integrity, quality control, and configuration control.
Identify and mitigate risks and opportunities alongside program leadership.
Actively participate in vGate meetings to ensure program success and handoff to other engineering disciplines as required, e.g. Test Engineering.
Attend and actively participate in customer meetings as a part of program leadership, when required.
Identify quality concerns and escalate appropriately to ensure suppliers and internal groups are held in compliance.
Assist in evaluating and adopting engineering automation and toolchain improvements (e.g., EPLAN workflows, traceability tools, QA checks) introduced by technical leads.

Responsibilities

Electrical Design & Documentation
Develop and maintain schematics, wiring diagrams, and harness/interconnect documentation using EPLAN, DraftSight, and/or Visio.
Apply Design for Excellence (DFX) principles, including DFM and DFT
Apply established design standards, review checklists, and documentation practices to new and sustaining designs.
Participate in design reviews and support resolution of design issues identified during review or test.
Systems & Project Engineer Fundamentals
Apply working knowledge of RF/antenna fundamentals (EIRP, G/T, sidelobes, linearity, noise figure, gain, VSWR) to support design architecture and drive program commonality.
Identify and support requirement flow-downs from system to subsystem/LRU level and help maintain traceability records.
Help select appropriate test approaches and equipment for characterizing RF performance.
Support cost/schedule estimate development for proposals and sustaining engineering tasks.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work with manufacturing and supply chain to support BOM structure, part data integrity, quality control, and configuration control.
Identify and mitigate risks and opportunities alongside program leadership.
Actively participate in vGate meetings to ensure program success and handoff to other engineering disciplines as required, e.g. Test Engineering.
Attend and actively participate in customer meetings as a part of program leadership, when required.
Identify quality concerns and escalate appropriately to ensure suppliers and internal groups are held in compliance.
Assist in evaluating and adopting engineering automation and toolchain improvements (e.g., EPLAN workflows, traceability tools, QA checks) introduced by technical leads.

Qualifications

4+ years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, RF/antenna systems, or related product design.
BS in Electrical Engineering, Antenna Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Working knowledge of RF and satellite communications principles and how they translate to product requirements.
Hands-on proficiency with Siemens NX, EPLAN, DraftSight, and/or Visio (please indicate which tools you've used and at what depth).
Familiarity with RF hardware and integration elements: SSPA, TWTA, TLT, LNA, LNB, ACU, waveguide, cabling, filters, power dividers, terminations, etc.
Exposure to antenna test S parameters, and test equipment (VNA, signal generators, Spectrum analyzers).
Basic understanding of regulatory/compliance frameworks (UL, NEC, IEC, FCC, ETSI, ITU) is a plus, not required.
Strong documentation habits, attention to detail, and clear technical communication.
Comfortable working across hardware/test/manufacturing boundaries to troubleshoot issues.
Must be able to work out of the Duluth, GA office
Ability to support up to ~10–15% travel.
US Citizenship required.
Must be able to obtain a United States Secret Clearance

Electrical Engineer - Antenna Systems

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