Value Engineer

About us

One 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.

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for an onsite Value Engineer to join our dynamic team in Carlsbad, CA, Tempe, AZ, Germantown, MD or Duluth, GA!

You will be responsible for coordinating all Design-to-Cost aspects of a given product development, and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with many engineering teams such as Electrical, Mechanical, PWA Design & Fabrication, Assembly, New Product Introduction, Component, Industrial, Test, Cable and Qualification Engineering as well as Supply Chain to ensure cost and quality are optimized to deliver a robust and competitive product.

• Drive design decisions and changes with the Engineering Design and Reliability teams to reduce cost and complexity, while maintaining sufficient design margin
• Engage the various Manufacturing subject areas such as Mechanical/Assembly, Test and Industrial Engineering to optimize the Production processes for cost, efficiency and quality.
• Ensure qualification and regulatory compliance for each Viasat internally designed product
• Refine the Bill of Material (BOM), leveraging Supply Chain and Component Engineering, to minimize cost and maintain quality.
• Provide a vision for a strategic manufacturing approach that optimizes existing factory assets and processes to minimize production non‑recurring engineering costs.
• Drive/participate on product make buy decisions.
• Understand the customer experience, including installation, operation, removal and repair and optimize the Viasat product lines for those activities.
• Manage the product lifecycle, identify and implement continuous improvement and engineering changes for all phases of the lifecycle from inception to End of Life
• Support After Market Services by monitoring field returns and proactively addressing reliability issues and championing continuous improvement both for cost and performance.
• Explore new technologies that may offer cost savings or performance improvement for Viasat products.

• 10 years or more of an engineering field that lends itself to Value Engineering role.
• A well‑rounded Hardware engineering competence.
• Demonstrated success/examples of driving cost out of products.
• A fundamental understanding of Reliability concepts including MTBF, HALT, ALT, ect.
• Experience taking a product into Production and/or cost optimization of an existing product with proven collaboration with Operations.
• A detailed understanding of the different technical facets of Operations including Manufacturing, Test, Fabrication and Production.
• Experience working with supply chain to provide cost and technical recommendations on supplier selection, make vs buy trade, etc.
• Technical finance experience to support activities such as Return on Investment, etc.
• Experience developing supplier contractual language such as Statements of Work, Memorandum of Understanding, ect.
• Experience working with external contract manufacturers, custom semi‑conductor foundries or other critical suppliers.
• Capable of providing technical support and recommendations across multiple and simultaneous product developments and sustaining activities.
• Leadership, communication and organizational skills are essential.
• Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or other related field.
• Up to 25% domestic and international travel (averaged over time).

• Master of Science or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace Engineering, Physics or other related field.
• Mid to high volume product design experience.
• Demonstrated risk mitigation planning and execution.
• Experience with an Original Design Manufacturer (ODM)…