Technical Product Manager, Edge Platform

About us

At Viasat, the work you do helps people stay connected in ways that matter, from everyday moments to critical missions across air, land, sea, and space.

We’re a place for people who are curious, bold, and motivated by meaningful work. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact, explore new possibilities, and grow your career in ways that align with your interests and goals. When you're ready to take on something new, you'll find leaders who support your development and help you turn your ambition into action.

What you'll do

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for an onsite Technical Product Manager, Edge Platform to join our dynamic team in Carlsbad, CA!

You will provide strategic direction and leadership for the planning and definition of Access Edge products - Edge platforms (servers, software, storage, WiFi). These platforms are located at the customer venues (aircraft, ships, homes, enterprises), for use on Viasat’s networks, delivering connectivity experiences to consumers. You will collaborate with all Viasat markets and with the broad set of engineering teams, on their needs and find the best solution to meet market needs including schedule, TCO, performance, and reliability.

The day-to-day

Develop and deliver objectives and key results, business cases, roadmaps, and reduction of technical debt working with Business PdMs, engineering teams, and other Tech PdMs across engineering.

Ensure Access Edge engineering teams have transparency of requirements, and acceptance criteria.

Drive product roadmaps and lifecycles to increase return on investment (technology reuse, platform convergence), and decrease TCO (quality, diagnostics, supportability, EOL, simpler business process).

Focus on the customer experience, optimizing every detail from installation to reliable operation.

Use your technical knowledge to make tradeoffs, estimates, feasibility assessments on your own, and review these with the engineering teams rather than depending on them for every ask.

Ensure price/performance of the products match the needs of each business.

Identify and invest in Innovation POCs/efforts that can make a 10-100x difference. Challenge status quo.

Track and supervise technology advancements in the market, and industry standards.

Identify potential partnerships, help make Build vs Buy decisions.

Travel up to 20%

What you'll need

10 years' proven experience in relevant areas and a track record of success.

4 years' proven experience in technical product management role

Demonstrated success managing products with a combination of Software and Hardware in Edge platforms at customer locations. These products should ideally have delivered B2C connectivity experiences to consumers (eg., passengers, crew).

Proven ability to lead global, cross-functional teams to successfully define and manage complex technology products.

Hands-on engineering experience building software for edge platforms at customer locations. You will use this knowledge and experience to make the decisions/tradeoffs/assessments in the day-to-day life of a Technical Product Manager.

Technical expertise in virtualized software (VM, Kubernetes, containers), IP networking, resource optimization in constrained hardware (memory, storage, performance).

Strong attention to detail and the ability to evaluate product performance metrics effectively to inform strategic decisions and future improvements.

Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with experience conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership.

What will help you on the job

Experience implementing AI-driven solutions to enhance product functionality and user experience, leveraging data analytics to drive innovation and efficiency in platform operations.

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Salary range

$141,500.00 - $224,000.00 / 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 $176,000.00- $264,000.00/ annually

At 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 Statement

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 .

Develop and deliver objectives and key results, business cases, roadmaps, and reduction of technical debt working with Business PdMs, engineering teams, and other Tech PdMs across engineering.

Ensure Access Edge engineering teams have transparency of requirements, and acceptance criteria.

Drive product roadmaps and lifecycles to increase return on investment (technology reuse, platform convergence), and decrease TCO (quality, diagnostics, supportability, EOL, simpler business process).

Focus on the customer experience, optimizing every detail from installation to reliable operation.

Use your technical knowledge to make tradeoffs, estimates, feasibility assessments on your own, and review these with the engineering teams rather than depending on them for every ask.

Ensure price/performance of the products match the needs of each business.

Identify and invest in Innovation POCs/efforts that can make a 10-100x difference. Challenge status quo.

Track and supervise technology advancements in the market, and industry standards.

Identify potential partnerships, help make Build vs Buy decisions.

Travel up to 20%

10 years' proven experience in relevant areas and a track record of success.

4 years' proven experience in technical product management role

Demonstrated success managing products with a combination of Software and Hardware in Edge platforms at customer locations. These products should ideally have delivered B2C connectivity experiences to consumers (eg., passengers, crew).

Proven ability to lead global, cross-functional teams to successfully define and manage complex technology products.

Hands-on engineering experience building software for edge platforms at customer locations. You will use this knowledge and experience to make the decisions/tradeoffs/assessments in the day-to-day life of a Technical Product Manager.

Technical expertise in virtualized software (VM, Kubernetes, containers), IP networking, resource optimization in constrained hardware (memory, storage, performance).

Strong attention to detail and the ability to evaluate product performance metrics effectively to inform strategic decisions and future improvements.

Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with experience conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership.