Development & Test Infrastructure Specialist

4 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Viasat Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Development & Test Infrastructure Specialist to join our team at Viasat. As a key member of our Connectivity Platforms team, you will be responsible for maintaining, building, and growing a set of satellite communications and aircraft systems labs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Engineer and deliver technical test and development infrastructure to support the development of next-generation satellite terminals and connectivity software.
  • Maintain Development and QA environments and infrastructure relied upon by Aviation Platform teams.
  • Support the training and growth of junior team members, new joiners, etc.
  • Help schedule, prioritize, and delegate lab tasks and projects based on the needs of the teams which use the labs, the needs of the company, and availability of those on the team with the appropriate skills.
  • Schedule and prioritize your own tasks without micromanagement from above.
  • Build consistent lab environments across Viasat locations so that they can all be accessible remotely.
  • Manage existing lab network infrastructure, some using Infra-as-Code management, others using direct device management.
  • Build a lab infrastructure which supports development teams which is resistant to power outages and avoids single points of failure.
  • Closely liaise with other Platform Engineering teams to meet requirements, support their priorities and comply with deadlines.
  • Manage technical requirements, kit and support – with full consideration for the entire life-cycle of equipment.
  • Help source appropriate technical equipment for the engineering test lab requirements.
  • Source and manage specialist 3rd party contractors as required.
  • Support and trouble-shoot development and test campaigns as required.
  • Ensure that reporting is accurate and provided in a timely manner.
  • Provide technical and engineering support for other projects as required.
Requirements
  • Practical experience and understanding in commercial avionics systems (115v/400Hz, ARINC standards, A600 Connectors, Quadrax, trays etc.).
  • Experience/ability to use various aviation and electronic test equipment.
  • Understanding of AC and DC power systems.
  • A practical, trained engineer with skills including the ability to run, and terminate cables in a lab environment including cable fabrication.
  • Mechanically adept with a good working knowledge and understanding of electronics.
  • Experience in reading and developing schematics as well as working with detailed technical documentation and specifications.
  • Understanding of electrical cable types and limitations (UV, LSF, LSOH, current, voltage, shielding, isolation, etc.).
  • Able to balance priorities when working with multiple stakeholders from different teams and product groups.
  • Experience with JIRA and Confluence for task tracking, reporting, and documentation of systems.
  • Quick thinking and delivery focused with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Good organisational/project management skills with the ability to multi-task.
  • Understanding of software development and integration lifecycles.
  • Hands on experience of networking protocols and working with Cisco and Juniper equipment.
  • Great knowledge of Linux OS.
  • Hands on experience in tools and environments like KVM (via libvirt, Proxmox, oVirt), Git/GitHub, Docker / Kubernetes, Ansible, Jenkins, Grafana, Prometheus.
Desirable Skills
  • Experience of developing / working in an aviation connectivity and/or SATCOM lab environment.
  • Understanding of radio frequency (RF) systems and components.
  • Ability to calculate RF cable losses and power budgets.
  • Familiarity working with RF waveguides and the associated hazards of high frequency, high energy signals.
  • Prior knowledge of the satellite communication industry.
  • Prior knowledge of satellite ground networks.
  • Aviation STC process experience for either FAA or EASA or both.
  • Prior experience in formal technical test campaigns.
  • Knowledge of satellite & cellular industry.
  • Experience with Python.

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