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AST SpaceMobilePosted 1 month ago

Sr. SAT-RAN Engineer - Defense Programs

On-siteLanham, Maryland, United States

Full TimeSenior LevelBachelors DegreeMedium

Job Summary

Design, develop, and deploy software capabilities for communications, spectrum awareness, and secure networking applications supporting government and defense programs. Build backend data pipelines, automated analytics workflows, and operator-facing dashboards to enable signal monitoring, anomaly detection, and geolocation activities. Implement signal processing algorithms and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate solutions across the full software development lifecycle, managing CI/CD processes and technical documentation. Contribute to architecture discussions, proposal development, and capability enhancements while maintaining secure communications resiliency in mission-critical environments.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, communications engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in software development, systems integration, communications systems, capabilities development, or a related technical field
  • Experience delivering software solutions across the full development lifecycle, from requirements through deployment and sustainment
  • Experience developing applications in complex technical or mission-critical environments
  • Proficiency in software development, systems integration, and operational deployment practices
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
  • U.S. citizenship

Desired Qualifications

  • Master's degree preferred
  • Experience supporting government, defense, aerospace, telecommunications, or other highly regulated industries
  • Experience with communications systems, cellular technologies, wireless networking, or spectrum management applications
  • Experience with signal processing techniques, data analytics, and sensor data exploitation
  • Familiarity with LTE, 5G, or other modern communications architectures
  • Experience with geolocation, positioning, tracking, or situational awareness technologies
  • Experience developing secure communications solutions and resilient network architectures
  • Experience working with RF data, spectrum monitoring systems, or communications infrastructure
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies and orchestrated deployment environments
  • Experience supporting cloud-based or on-premises infrastructure deployments
  • Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance

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