Overview
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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.
What You'll Do
The Moonlight programme is a Moonlight private–public partnership under ESA that will develop new communications and navigation capabilities to missions on and around the Moon. Viasat is the design authority for the Moonlight communications service and responsible for the design and procurement of space segment, ground segment and user infrastructure to enable lunar communications services by the end of the decade. You will own the commercial voice of Moonlight inside Viasat—translating lunar mission needs (navigation, PNT, telemetry, high-rate data return) into viable service offerings and phased roadmaps.
The Product Manager role will assess the lunar market and identify connectivity propositions to unlock opportunities. Propositions will be developed from market research across the lunar value chain, including direct customer insight. Working with Moonlight Partners, Institutions, customers and internal Viasat teams, you will help ensure engineering/technology design remains tightly coupled with the connectivity jobs lunar users want to be done.
Day-to-day
* Engagement with institutional and commercial customers to understand needs, timelines and use cases; build the product roadmap and prioritise capabilities with the programme team.
* Lead discovery workshops with ESA payload providers, lander operators and national agencies to surface detailed comms and navigation use-cases, latency/throughput targets, and service-level expectations.
* Build and iterate a business-case model (CAPEX/OPEX, pricing, service-tier revenue, IRR) to inform Moonlight phase-gate reviews and executive investment decisions.
* Define the minimum viable product (MVP) for the first Moonlight service tranche—coverage arcs, link budgets, user-terminal specs, and ground-segment integration—and track readiness to launch.
* Coordinate interoperability discussions with partner constellations and surface assets to ensure a seamless user experience across lunar transfer, lunar orbit and surface operations.
* Assess the ecosystem and competitor propositions.
* Own product requirements documents (PRDs), draft pricing frameworks (subscription vs. capacity licenses), and outline channel strategies (direct ESA procurement, partner resellers, gov-funded missions, commercial ISPs).
* Collaborate with programme technical leads to understand capabilities being developed; align with product roadmap.
* Track regulatory and standards alignment: CCSDS links, space-asset spectrum filings, NASA LunaNet interoperability.
* Deliver onboarding tools (coverage planner, SLAs, service feasibility, data-usage dashboards) in collaboration with the engineering team and consortium partners.
* Define customer onboarding process flows, requirements and tools for various missions.
* Establish product interoperability concepts with lunar communications players.
What You'll Need
* Extensive product management or systems engineering experience, ideally in satcom or spacecraft communications.
* Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional software/hardware teams and influence commercial or agency partners.
* Ability to conceptualise and evolve product propositions based on customer insight.
* Skills to gather market intelligence and translate into engineering-ready solutions.
* Master's degree in a related engineering discipline.
* Commercial experience in positioning new products, ideally in the connectivity market.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
What Will Help You On The Job
* Experience in new product design and development in the satcom market.
* Familiarity with 3GPP NTN, CCSDS standards, optical inter-satellite links, and software-defined payloads.
* Experience securing public-private funding or writing bid responses for agency procurements.
* Collaborative mindset and experience working across international institutions and partners.
* Comfort presenting at international forums (IAC, ESA workshops) and engaging multi-cultural stakeholder groups.
Compensation and Benefits
At Viasat, we consider many factors when determining compensation. Base pay may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided, along with a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Learn more about Viasat’s benefits at the company site.
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, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected status. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.
Additional information
* Seniority level: Not Applicable
* Employment type: Full-time
* Industries: Defense and Space; Manufacturing and Telecommunications
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