Senior AI&T Engineer - Special Test Equipment (STE)
Viasat · Tempe, AZ · Engineering
About this role
Viasat is hiring a senior-level QA Engineer in the software engineering function based in Tempe, AZ. The posting calls out experience with Python, C#, Testing. Compensation is listed at $141,500–$224,000 per year.
- Role
- QA Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Apr 9, 2026
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Job description
from Viasat careersOne 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
Viasat’s Space Infrastructure Team designs, builds, and operates satellites that deliver global connectivity in demanding environments. Your work within the integration and test team will directly impact payload performance, schedule, and on‑orbit mission success.
This role is for a Senior AI&T (Assembly Integration and Test) Engineer focusing on Payload Special Test Equipment (STE).
You will own the end-to-end STE strategy for space-based communications payloads, serving as the technical authority for all payload STE infrastructure. This role leads the architecture and implementation of STE across development, qualification, and flight builds, ensuring test systems are robust, scalable, and flight-ready from early development through launch.
Working closely with the product design team, you will interpret unit, module, and payload-level requirements and translate them into comprehensive verification strategies. This includes developing test plans, designing and integrating test equipment, and delivering automated test and checkout procedures that enable reliable, repeatable validation of payload performance and readiness.