Hardware Engineer

About usOne 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 doWe are seeking an Electronic Hardware Engineer to reinforce our Lausanne Hardware team. As a key team member, you will join a multidisciplinary R&D team of hard-working and passionate individuals developing groundbreaking satellite communications system technologies. You will design highly reliable analog and mixed-signal electronics that meet the required functional specifications, considering electrical, size and weight constraints, as well as aspects related to airborne and land mobile environments.   The day-to-dayIn collaboration with your project team members, you fully own the whole development cycle of electronic boards  Design, develop, test, optimize and integrate highly reliable, cost effective, analog and mixed-signal electronics for phased array antennas.  Drive requirements, architecture and circuit design, component selection and procurement, PCB design, board bring up, testing and design + manufacturing documentation.  Partner with System, Radio Frequency, Mechanical and Software internal and external experts   What you'll needYou are a meticulous, open-minded and well-organized person, motivated to perform multiple tasks in a wide-ranging environment. You enjoy taking ownership of the agreed work and completing it autonomously. When needed, you easily ask for support from our multi-disciplinary engineering team, and collaborate with external partners. Great teammate, problem solver and hands-on engineer, you never hesitate to take the extra step for the team to succeed  MSc or equivalent, in electronic engineering or a related relevant field  5+ years of proven experiences in hardware or electrical engineering, in highly regulated/demanding environments like airborne, space, automotive or medical. You master topics like  Strong knowledge and at ease with board schematic tools, ideally Altium365 Low volt, high current, low noise, high transients, DC power supply Digital electronics and high-speed interfaces  Concept breadboards, architecture definition, schematics/layout design, simulation, prototype bring-up, design verification, manufacturing documentation, and production release;   Quality by Design; Design for Manufacturing/Assembling/Testing/Maintenance Enjoying lab activities; at ease with various test equipment – oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, vector network analyzer and similar  Team player; listener; constructive challenger; open to criticism; hands-on; problem solver. Analytical; rigorous; strong documentation skills; ability to report on technical solutions and findings.    What will help you on the jobCo-design with mechanical engineers working on Solidworks PCB analysis with Ansys SIwave; LTspice;  Close collaborations with RF design engineers as well embedded SW/PL design engineers  EEO StatementViasat 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.