Digital Signal Processing Engineer Intern

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.

As an intern at Viasat Arizona we will strive to provide you with tasking on real programs where your work product will be contributing to the success of the program. You will be working and learning alongside experienced engineers and have access to domain experts. In general, as a Digital Signal Processing engineer you will propose concepts to solve customer problems. You will help implement the system along with other systems engineers by employing technology assets across Viasat and our partners. The products and systems you will help define are in complex signal processing, radar, and communication applications. You will help build system solutions to solve a wide range of problems. You will work with interdisciplinary teams including Systems, Digital, RF circuits, hardware engineers, and others.

Day-to-day DSP work for this internship may fall into one or more of the following categories:

1. Floating-point simulation (Matlab)
   • Starting with a customer challenge, DSP tasks will include researching and designing the DSP algorithms required to solve that challenge.
2. Fixed-point modeling (Simulink)
   • Given the evidence provided from floating-point simulation, DSP tasks will include creating a digital logic model that proves how logic blocks can process equivalent math within the constraints of the platform (when applicable).
3. Lab implementation support
   • From the fixed-point modeling, DSP tasks will include generating test vectors that must be matched by team members in the Digital group. DSP tasks will include supporting the Digital team's implementation and ultimately leading the performance of the DSP algorithm as it is applied to the specific platform.

Requirements:

• Education: Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• To be eligible for this position your final graduation date must fall between December 2026 and August 2027
• Internship Dates: 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
• Citizenship: This position requires US citizenship
• Proficiency with programming in one or more languages such as Matlab, C/C++, Python

• Currently MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Course work in random processing, communication theory, and spectral analysis
• Ability to perform system level analysis
• Experience writing discrete-time simulations
• Knowledge of RF or networking fundamentals
• Knowledge of Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP)
• Knowledge of AESA/phased array, Radar, SIGINT, or electronic warfare

Viasat 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.