# Sr. SAT-RAN Engineer - Defense Programs

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f08b003c-84fb-40c1-8073-57d67c94a3dd

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

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Lanham, MD

## Summary

AST SpaceMobile is hiring a senior engineer to design and deploy software for government communications and satellite programs, working across signal processing, data analytics, and secure networking. This role suits experienced software developers comfortable with complex systems integration, defense applications, and full-lifecycle ownership from requirements through operational deployment.

_Our summary, not AST SpaceMobile's wording._

## Skills named

5G, CI/CD, Data Analysis, Docker, Git, Kubernetes, Linux, Python, Signal Processing

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, communications engineering, or related technical field
- Minimum 5 years software development or systems integration experience
- Full software development lifecycle delivery experience (requirements through deployment)
- Experience in complex technical or mission-critical environments
- U.S. citizenship may be required
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain U.S. government security clearance

## Nice to have

- Master's degree
- Experience in government, defense, aerospace, or regulated industries
- Communications systems, cellular, wireless networking, or spectrum management background
- Signal processing, data analytics, or sensor data experience
- LTE, 5G, or modern communications architecture knowledge
- Geolocation, positioning, or tracking technology experience
- Secure communications or resilient network architecture experience
- RF data or spectrum monitoring systems experience
- Containerization and orchestrated deployment experience
- Cloud or on-premises infrastructure deployment experience
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance

Apply on AST SpaceMobile's site: https://ast-science.com/company/careers/?gh_jid=4717303005