# Fleet Scheduler Data Scientist

Hiring organization: [AST SpaceMobile](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/ast-spacemobile)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4302b2c0-2694-4145-afce-e6ba6f060a5e

Listed on AST SpaceMobile's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Lanham, MD

## Summary

This role designs and deploys AI-powered optimization algorithms to schedule and control a satellite network, working across machine learning, combinatorial optimization, and aerospace systems. It suits data scientists with production ML experience who can bridge complex physics-driven constraints and real-time decision systems.

_Our summary, not AST SpaceMobile's wording._

## Skills named

Data Pipelines, MLOps, Python, PyTorch, Reinforcement Learning

## Required

- 5-7+ years delivering AI and ML systems in production
- Experience solving large-scale combinatorial optimization problems
- Strong background in traditional optimization methods
- Experience modeling and solving graph-based problems
- Proficiency in Python and ML/optimization tooling
- Experience building data pipelines and deploying models to operational systems

## Nice to have

- Reinforcement learning or multi-agent systems experience
- Familiarity with satellite operations and RF communications
- Experience building real-time or safety-critical decision systems
- Prior technical leadership of AI/ML or optimization teams

Apply on AST SpaceMobile's site: https://ast-science.com/company/careers/?gh_jid=4723586005