# Principal Systems Engineer - Product Development

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 do Viasat UK has transformed the market for assured Data at Rest solutions and is rapidly growing its business. Viasat UK is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead the technical definition and delivery of our advanced security devices and work across multiple Information Assurance development projects. Are you an exceptional Senior Systems Engineer ready to step up into a Principal role? Or a highly technical Electronics/Software Engineer looking to claim full architectural ownership of a physical product line? This is a high-visibility, hands-on role where you will define product features, architect end-to-end solutions, and serve as the Technical Lead on key projects. You will work side-by-side with our Technical Project Managers to guide a skille

- **Id**: 3616939
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/viasat-principal-systems-engineer-product-development>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Farnborough, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T15:24:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T05:13:13Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 8
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6128
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Space & Aerospace, Telecommunications, C4ISR, Mobile Networks

## Company

- **Id**: 1758272
- **Name**: Viasat
- **Domain**: viasat.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/viasat-com>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Jibe

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 77
- **Open postings**: 36
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.917
- **Repost share**: 0.028
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 35
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **IBM DOORS** — Optional: no
- **SysML** — Optional: no
- **UML** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 8

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T16:50:44Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 57
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 0.9
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 7
- **Expected fill days**: 35
- **Reasons**: conf:97, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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