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Viasat jobs
Viasat builds and operates satellite communications: broadband for homes, aircraft and ships, and secure networking for governments and militaries. Most of its openings are engineering and software roles in Carlsbad, California, Tempe, Arizona and Duluth, Georgia, with offices in London and elsewhere abroad and a number of remote roles.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 262 open jobs at Viasat; their typical pay runs $127k to $285k a year, with a median of $156k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Viasat openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:01 UTCStaff Embedded Software Engineer - 5G Devices & NTN Connectivity (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Carlsbad, California; Germantown, Maryland · todayDetails
$165,000–$260,500/yrAssociate Embedded Software Engineer, Early Career (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Carlsbad, California · todayDetails
$95,000–$150,000/yrEmbedded Rust Software Developer, Viasat Government (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Tampa, Florida; Tempe +4 more · todayDetails
$117,000–$185,000/yrSenior Embedded Software Engineer, Viasat Government (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Tempe, Arizona; Carlsbad +4 more · todayDetails
$165,000–$260,500/yrStaff Engineer - Terminal Software (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Carlsbad, California; Germantown, Maryland · todayDetails
$165,000–$260,500/yrSenior Software Engineer (Lead) - Terminal Software (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Carlsbad, California; Germantown, Maryland · todayDetails
$168,000–$265,000/yrSenior Embedded Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Duluth, Georgia, United States · todayDetails
$140,500–$221,500/yrSoftware Engineer - Access Edge Terminal Software (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Duluth, Georgia; Carlsbad +2 more · todayDetails
$117,000–$185,000/yr- $165,000–$260,500/yr
Program Manager, Space and Mission Systems (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Carlsbad, California · todayDetails
$180,500–$285,000/yrSenior Systems Engineer - RF Sensing and Mission Systems (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Carlsbad, California · todayDetails
$180,500–$285,000/yrSystem Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Remote · 1d agoDetails
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Viasat on our lists
Where Viasat's current postings put it, each list naming every other space employer in the same spot.
- Internships and co-ops5 internships and co-ops open
- Roles with no experience required9 open roles whose postings say so
- Cleared roles50 open roles that name a clearance level
- Relocation assistance4 open roles whose postings offer it
- No degree required12 open roles that take a diploma or an associate's
- Military experience counts2 open roles for veterans
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Viasat at a glance
Viasat builds and operates satellite communications: broadband for homes, aircraft and ships, and secure networking for governments and militaries. Most of its openings are engineering and software roles in Carlsbad, California, Tempe, Arizona and Duluth, Georgia, with offices in London and elsewhere abroad and a number of remote roles.
262 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Viasat's name?
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What Viasat pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $156k/yr over the 196 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $40k/yr up to $360k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 186 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 66 of the 262 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying Viasat jobs open now
Every 262, highest pay firstVP Product Line Leader, Global Safety Communications & Services (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Carlsbad, California · 1mo agoDetails
$228,000–$360,000/yrSenior Director, LEO Programs (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Tempe, Arizona, United States · 1w agoDetails
$225,500–$356,500/yrSenior Program Manager, Space and Missions Systems (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Carlsbad, California · 2d agoDetails
$212,500–$335,500/yrSystem Design Engineer - Active Secret Clearance Required (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Carlsbad, California · 1w agoDetails
$212,500–$335,500/yrSenior Project Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Remote · 1mo agoDetails
$212,500–$335,500/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What Viasat looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Viasat is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.
An electrical engineering degree with RF or signal-processing work; payload roles often want physics or optics.
Viasat's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
Viasat pay by occupation, from its own postings: Product manager pay, RF engineer pay, Software engineer pay, Cybersecurity expert pay, Program manager pay, Electrical engineer pay, Systems engineer pay, Mechanical engineer pay, Test engineer pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
Viasat sites with openings
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Questions about Viasat
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What does Viasat pay?
Across the 196 open Viasat jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $127k–$285k/yr and the median $156k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $40k/yr and the highest $360k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Viasat staffing?
Of its 262 openings, the largest groups are programs & business (62), ground software & IT (56) and systems, integration & test (43).
What does Viasat ask for in program management and business jobs in space?
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background. The exact bar is in each Viasat posting.
How fresh is this list of Viasat roles?
We read Viasat's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Viasat keeps it up, dated with our last check.
Viasat versus similar employers
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