Senior Software Development Engineer (3442)

Location Baltimore MDJob Responsibilities  ViaSat is a leader in providing practical solutions for difficult communications problems. ViaSat brings a unique mix of communications, networking, and security expertise to offer secure networking solutions for satellite and terrestrial communications applications. The company continues to grow at a record pace, with all business areas benefiting. A key to the company’s growth and stability has been its flexibility in serving both commercial and military markets. Join the ViaSat team and help to continue ViaSat’s growth and leadership in the communications field.This position requires both project leader and individual contributor roles for software engineering activities and responsibilities in a geographically distributed engineering organization.  These activities will include: proposal development and management, project engineering, software engineering and leadership of other engineering resources. This position will function as part of a core team of experienced individuals to support growth in our Linthicum, MD office.  Our interest is in energetic and productive individuals that have the flexibility required to perform in a small office environment, but also with the vision to support strong and balanced growth.  Some of the key responsibilities will include:[1] Business Area Growth: Candidates must have an interest in participating in business area growth, including understanding and contributing to business area strategy, operating programs within cost and schedule constraints, customer interfacing, product evolution, and other aspects of operating an engineering oriented business. Candidates must have a previous history of strong, successful technical performance developing complex products and systems.  Information assurance experience is a strong plus.[2] Team Building: We are looking for candidates with the attributes and skills to build our engineering team including: strong personal ownership, the ability to understand ViaSat’s culture and replicate our values with new team members, the ability to assess talent and participate in building a balanced team that provides a strong foundation for future growth, and the experience and desire to mentor others.   [3] Program Execution: The ideal candidate has a broad array of proven program skills.  Candidates must be capable of performing and/or guiding a team through the development process, from mapping high level networking and security requirements into a system architecture and producing flowed-down requirements documents, to creating designs and design documentation, to implementation and testing and validation.  Strong understanding of structured software engineering processes is required.  Experience with system verification testing is highly desired. Management skills such as the ability to create cost and schedule estimates are desired. Candidates must be able to lead a development team through design and verification stages while maintaining schedule and cost constraints.  Familiarity with earned value management is a plus.  Candidates must be comfortable and experienced with all aspects of program execution, and be able to teach what they know to others.Experience/Skills Required   Minimum 10 years experience in relevant engineering discipline, 15+ years preferred. Recent 5+ years experience in Information Assurance including certification of Type 1 systems. Working knowledge of Gov't/DoD program acquisition environment. Experience leading a technical development team. Able to look beyond program assignments and support development of the team working in Linthicum.  Strong process oriented Software Engineering experience. Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to function in an integrated team environment that operates across multiple locations will be necessary. Able to develop, track, and maintain develop schedules. Able to develop cost estimates and report progress to management. Experience in customer interfacing. Must be willing/able to be submitted for a security clearance. Education Requirements BA/BSTravel Required Up to 25 percentUS Citizenship Required? YesClearance Required? Secret clearance is a plusLocation Information Location:  Baltimore Status:  Full Time Job Category: Engineering Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) ViaSat is an Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residence status may be required for some projects. Verification of citizenship required upon accepting employment. Make a difference. Make your future at ViaSat. We offer a collaborative, state-of-the-art work environment, stimulating projects, and a great location. Here is a taste of our Employee Benefits package: Medical/Dental/Vision benefits, ESPP, 401K, Flexible Spending Account, and Tuition Reimbursement.