Senior Technical Lead - NTN RAN applications
Viasat · Carlsbad, CA | Germantown, MD · Engineering
About this role
Viasat is hiring a senior-level Technical Lead in the software engineering function based in Carlsbad, CA | Germantown, MD. The posting calls out experience with REST APIs, Kubernetes, Ansible, Feature Engineering. Compensation is listed at $180,500–$285,000 per year.
- Role
- Technical Lead
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Location
- Carlsbad, CA | Germantown, MD
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- May 18, 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
- Own the SMO/RIC application
- Responsible for overall management strategy of 5G NTN RAN in consultation with other stakeholders
- Lead DevOps oriented engineering efforts to develop RIC applications
- Lead integration of end to end operational workflows of 5G RAN supported by SMO/RIC
The day-to-day
- Participate in system design/integration efforts of various RAN components in a modern satellite ground network (Near-RT RIC, Non-RT RIC, SMO, CU/DU, and RU)
- Apply your knowledge of 5G RAN management through O-RAN based M-Plane, A1, E2, O1, and O2 interfaces
- Drive implementation efforts of xApps/rApps using on top of a 3rd party platform
- Integrate orchestration, telemetry, fault, metrics, and other OAM features required to manage RAN components
What you'll need
- Minimum 10 to 12 years of software development experiences with Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, related field, or equivalent work experience