Engineer & Technology Oriented Company - Member of Technical Staff/Lead Antenna & Microwave Engineer Viasat Employee Review

4.0
Jan 18, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are the kind of person that wants to work on cutting edge technology and contribute, this is the best company for you. Compensation & bonus are generous. Health insurance is top notch. ViaSat has unlimited sick days, this shows how much ViaSat trusts their employees in not abusing sick days. I am a through and through technologist and ViaSat, Antenna Systems has been very satisfying to work for. I asked them for $1.5M+ research fund, right after I started working for AS, to develop new technology, and they put their faith in a new employee like me to develop it and their trust in me made me work hard and deliver results. I really think this company has a great future, as long as Mark is at the helm.

Cons

ViaSat being a big company has a bit more red tape than I am used to, but understandable as ViaSat is a big company that deals with government contracts. I came from a very small company, where I wore different hats as the situation demanded, but here I feel a bit restricted. But then again I am NOT working 60+ hours like I did in my previous employment.

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5.0
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Pros

There is freedom to approach each project as you see fit. Strong support from senior leadership.

Cons

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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