Embedded Software Engineer - Cybersecurity
Viasat · Carlsbad, CA | Germantown, MD · Engineering
About this role
Viasat is hiring a mid-level Embedded Software Engineer in the software engineering function based in Carlsbad, CA | Germantown, MD. The posting calls out experience with Python, C++, C, Bash. Compensation is listed at $140,500–$221,500 per year.
- Role
- Embedded Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Carlsbad, CA | Germantown, MD
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- May 29, 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
Our team develops satellite modems and terminals that communicate over multi-band satellite systems, including the Viasat-3 global constellation! As an Embedded Software Engineer – Cybersecurity, you will collaborate with software, security, and automation engineers to design, develop, and deploy secure embedded terminal systems. This role emphasizes secure software development across the full SDLC, including automation, testing, deployment, and continuous integration in both development and production environments. There may be opportunites for non-security related feature development as well.
This role directly contributes to the security, reliability, and scalability of our global satellite terminal infrastructure.
The day-to-day
- Design, develop, test, document, troubleshoot, and maintain security-focused embedded software
- Develop automated access controls for systems and devices
- Integrate security tools into CI/CD pipelines including static and dynamic analysis
- Configure, enforce, and tune security tool policies
- Triage and analyze security scan results