Systems Engineer Intern

Job Description

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.

Job Responsibilities

At Viasat, you’ll work with top technical talent who can help you bridge the gap from theory to designing, building, and operating systems that enable the world’s fastest broadband satellites to deliver services across the globe. You will help enable communication and entertainment everywhere from airplanes to remote communities.

We are looking for motivated and conscientious electrical and/or communication systems engineers to design and prototype groundbreaking satellite resource allocation algorithms for our next-gen satellite constellation.

You will use your knowledge to design and implement novel architectures that set the standard for future systems. You will be a member of an interdisciplinary engineering team including specialists in the fields of optimization, scheduler design, software development, communication theory, and satellite systems.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Proficiency using Python
• Ability to commit to a 10-12 week summer internship

Preferences

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in communication systems or optimization
• Previous engineering internship experience
• Experience developing simulation frameworks
• Coursework in optimization or related field
• Coursework in networking fundamentals or scheduler design

This role requires vaccination under current guidance applicable to Viasat. As such, absent an approved accommodation based on a religious or medical reason, employees in this role will be required to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19 no later than January 4, 2022. To learn more about this site and other office locations, please click here !