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Wireless & Network EngineerViaSat • Houston, Texas, United States
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Wireless & Network Engineer

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    Houston, Texas, United States
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About usOne 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 doWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior Wireless & Network Engineer to join our Global Infrastructure team! This role supports enterprise and campus networks distributed across North America, EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and remote environments. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on experience in Wi-Fi, routing, switching, security, and large-scale multi-vendor environments. This engineer will be responsible for architecture, design, deployment, optimization, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of advanced wireless and wired networks. You will work closely with multi-functional engineering teams, operations, customer care partners to ensure global network reliability, performance, and scalability.The day-to-dayWireless Engineering
Architect, deploy, and optimize enterprise Wi-Fi networks across global hospitality, campus, and multi-site environments. Lead wireless upgrades, site surveys, capacity planning, and RF optimization. Manage and support multi-vendor wireless infrastructures including Ruckus, Aruba, Arista, and Cisco.
Network Engineering (Routing/Switching/Security)
Design, configure, and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN/SD-WAN architectures. Implement and support multi-vendor switching and routing solutions including Fortinet, Ruckus, Arista, Nokia, and Calix. Troubleshoot complex global network issues across layers 1-7, including RF, routing, authentication, and application performance.
Global Network Operations
Support global deployments, expansions, migrations, and upgrades. Provide operational leadership for outages and escalations. Maintain resiliency through proactive monitoring, observability, and automation. Document standards, playbooks, and network topology for operations teams.
Automation & Tooling
Develop scripts to automate configuration, validation, and monitoring (Python, Bash, Ansible preferred). Build telemetry dashboards and network health pipelines. Implement Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) workflows.
What you'll need Minimum 8 years of experience in wireless, routing, switching, and enterprise network engineering. Minimum 3 years in a senior engineering role. Hands-on experience with Wi-Fi across at least two vendors (Ruckus, Aruba, Arista, Cisco). Strong knowledge of routing/switching including L2/L3 design, STP, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, and EVPN. Experience with firewalls, SD-WAN, and security platforms (Fortinet preferred). Strong documentation, communication, and leadership skills. Ability to travel 40%; domestically and internationally as needed Required participation in scheduled on-call rotation. US Citizenship or Permanent Resident Status. Able to work out of our office in College Station, TX as needed
#LI-BBS What will help you on the job Experience with GPON, XGSPON, DOCSIS, fiber access networks, ONT/OLT provisioning Scripting/automation experience (Python, Ansible, APIs). Experience designing networks for campus, hospitality, education, retail, or large enterprise. Experience with RADIUS/802.1X, NAC, IAM, and zero-trust networking. Certifications such as CWNA, CWDP, CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or NSE
Salary range $147,000.00 - $232,000.00 / annually.For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $183,000.00- $274,000.00/ annuallyAt Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat's comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.
EEO StatementViasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.
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