GX Satellite Resource Engineer
Viasat · London, United Kingdom · Engineering
About this role
Viasat is hiring a mid-level Platform Engineer in the software engineering function based in London, United Kingdom. The posting calls out experience with Python, Express, BigQuery, Linux.
- Role
- Platform Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- May 14, 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
The Frequency Planning team is responsible for the optimal configuration of the satellite resources for all the Viasat active fleet, this is to ensure an efficient use of our satellite resources while maximising the revenue opportunities. For this purpose the team constantly monitor the performance, traffic demands on the network, and service requirements to make sure that the network KPIs and SLAs are met.
The Viasat Ka-Band satellite system provides a range of services to military and commercial users across the globe operating from small fixed, transportable, and mobile platforms under the brand name of Global Express (GX). A major component of the GX suite of services are Subscriber Service Plans where capacity on Viasat’s global iDirect system is provided to customers through a Value Added Reseller (VAR). Management of the network configuration to ensure adequate resources are provided across the multiplicity of spot beams serviced by the system is a challenging process.