Software Automation Engineer, Early Career

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're looking for an Test Automation Engineer who is passionate about the quality of work they produce as well as embarking on new technologies. You'll work in a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives, learning agility, and continuous learning, and provides industry-leading benefits with many opportunities for career growth.

The day-to-day

Our software development team is responsible for developing networking and cybersecurity products and services for a diverse customer base that includes commercial, government, and Department of Defense. They work in an Agile Scrum framework with a CI / CD pipeline.

As a test automation engineer, you will work in collaborative environment with multidisciplinary team. You will focus on ensuring high software quality by designing, developing automated test and tools, supporting automated verification of requirements for our products and application, integration, support testing events, and script and perform regressions testing using CI/CD tools.

Our products interfaces using networking protocols, experience, interest, and desire to work on network-based product is a huge plus.

Additional Information:

• This position is located onsite. Viasat embraces a flexible work environment and onsite/hybrid work is determined by individual roles and teams. Relocation assistance is available pending eligibility.
• As an Early Career hire, you will participate in our Graduate Development Program during your first 12+ months at Viasat. This program is designed to support your transition from university to the workplace through dedicated mentorship, building relationships with your cohort of new grad hires, technical upskilling, soft skills development and more to ensure you're set up for success as you begin your professional journey with Viasat
• Viasat offers the following pre-determined start date options for incoming US Early Career hires (limited exceptions available)
  • Monday, July 13, 2026
  • Monday, August 3, 2026
  • Monday, September 7, 2026

What you'll need

Requirements:

• Education: Completion of Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and/or related field
• Experience: This role is intended for someone with 0-3 years of full-time, relevant industry experience
• Citizenship: This position requires U.S. citizenship
• Additional:
  
  • Active United States Secret Clearance
  • Experience with developing software using Python, Java, or similar
  • Experience designing and/or developing test procedures from requirements specifications
  • Web testing automation experience using a framework such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Gitlab, Jenkins, or similar
  • Experience with or desire to learn Linux
  • Clear communication and good teamwork skills
  • Good software design, decision-making, problem-solving, and debugging skills
  • Up to 10% domestic travel

What will help you on the job

• Knowledge of networking protocols and TCP/IP network fundamentals
• Experience using containers
• Familiarity with source control tools such as git
• Experience with requirements management platforms such as Jama
• Experience with API Testing tools
• Experience with performance testing tools, load runner

Salary range

$83,500.00 - $132,000.00 / annually.For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $104,000.00- $156,000.00/ annually

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat's comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at
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.