Hardware Engineer

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 We are seeking a Senior Electronic Hardware Engineer to reinforce our Lausanne Product Development team. As a key team member, you will join a multidisciplinary RD 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 environments. The day-to-day In 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 need 7-10 years of proven experiences in hardware or electrical engineering, in highly regulated/demanding environments like airborne, space, automotive or medical; Proven experience transferring products from development into production and supporting field issues. Experience designing low-voltage, high-current power electronics with low-noise and transient robustness requirements 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 Clear and concise English communication skills, both oral and written. Lausanne, Switzerland, onsite presence at least 3 days per week. Team player; listener; constructive challenger; open to criticism; hands-on; problem solver. You 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! Analytical; rigorous; strong documentation skills; ability to report on technical solutions and findings. What will help you on the job Strong knowledge with board schematic, ideally Altium365; experienced in layout a strong plus. Co-design with mechanical engineers working on Solidworks PCB analysis with Ansys SIwave; LTspice; Close collaborations with 20-30GHz RF design engineers, embedded SW/PL design engineers 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr