Embedded Software Engineer Intern, Viasat Government
About The Position
The Government Services and Solutions team is a Viasat business focused on delivering high quality End to End communications solutions to Government customers who operate across all domains, including airborne, land, and maritime operations. In many cases these customers require assured communications which include resilient features, integrated security, and the ability to dynamically switch between many communications options. The engineering required to meet these requirements must be rigorous, thoughtful, user focused, and high quality. You will join a software development team that designs, re-factors, and maintains code for existing and upcoming features across one or more product lines while meeting a stringent set of standards for functionality, security, performance through design, development, and testing. As updated standards are released they are deployed across a variety of products and must take into account a variety of competing constraints. Members will be expected to work as part of a team that works with and helps clarify requirements while continuously supporting development, integration, automation, and test of the final product through certification.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related subject area
- To be eligible for this position your final graduation date must fall between December 2026 and August 2027
- You must be available to work 40 hours/week for the full duration of the internship program as outlined in the cohort dates below. Limited exceptions may be granted. Viasat offers two options based on semester and quarter academic calendars: Cohort 1: May 18, 2026 – August 14, 2026 Cohort 2: June 22, 2026 – September 18, 2026
- US Citizenship is required for this role
- Previous experience using C or C++
- Previous experience with Object Oriented Programming
- Ability to pick up new software, frameworks and APIs
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Excellent software design, problem solving, and debugging skills
- Experience with or desire to learn Linux
- Experience with or desire to learn basics of TCP/IP and common network configuration
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Linux kernel driver development/modifications
- Linux expertise
- Web-based user interface development experience
- Experience with Python
- Experience with Docker
- Technical writing/documentation experience (Wiki, Word, Visio)
- CI/CD software
Responsibilities
- Software & Software Systems engineering
- Be a part of an agile multidisciplinary development team
- Embedded systems software engineering
- Embedded or applications developer
- Front end user interface development engineering, including focus on user experience
- System infrastructure development; scripting, automation, data visualization & dashboarding
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
