AST SpaceMobile, Dallas, Texas +1
We are seeking a Principal NTN Radio Access and Mobility Engineer to support the end-to-end integration of all Gateway platform components, including the eNodeB, gNodeB, BPMS, and GPS Reference System, as well as their integration with the Antenna, RF systems, NCC, and OSS systems.
This role is responsible for defining, lifecycle-managing, and documenting the network SKU — hardware and software, acceptance testing procedures, pass/fail criteria, and golden configuration — across all Gateway types, and for leading the networking First Office Application (FOA) for each new Gateway SKU to ensure R&D and vendor products are ready to deploy at scale.
The ideal candidate has deep command of LTE and 5G radio-access protocols, 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) specifications, and the RRC, MAC, RLC, and PDCP layers, and thrives in hands-on work across timing advance, Doppler compensation, link adaptation, mobility management, beam transitions, cell selection and reselection, handover and session continuity, and radio-resource optimization.
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, RF engineering, telecommunications engineering, or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in radio access network (RAN) engineering with direct work on LTE and/or 5G systems, including:
This job description may not be inclusive to the duties and responsibilities listed. Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time or the scope of the job may change as needed by business demands.
AST SpaceMobile and our global partners are building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network to be accessible by standard smartphones. Called SpaceMobile, this ultra-powerful network is being designed to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet – on land, at sea and in flight.
Position Overview
AST SpaceMobile is an Equal Opportunity, at will Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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