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AST SpaceMobile

Delivers global satellite-based mobile broadband

RAN Wireless NOC Engineer

Telecommunications EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLanham, MD, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Electronics, or a related technical field is required.
  • Two to five years of experience in NOC operations, telecom monitoring, satellite operations, or core-network support is required.
  • Experience working with signaling flows, routing tables, authentication paths, or mobile-core elements is required.
  • Hands-on exposure to multi-vendor NOC operations, incident workflows, and partner escalations is required.
  • A strong understanding of signaling protocols such as Diameter, SIP, and NAS, routing fundamentals, and core-network behavior is required.
  • Knowledge of telecom connectivity flows, including SIM activation, attach procedures, mobility, and authentication, is required.
  • Experience analyzing logs, traces, routing tables, and event correlations across network elements is required.
  • Familiarity with OSS/NMS tools, alarms, KPIs, dashboards, and monitoring platforms is required.
  • Hands-on experience with Linux, basic scripting in Python or Bash, and troubleshooting tools is required.
  • The role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to diagnose issues under time pressure.
  • The role requires communication skills for coordination with internal teams and partner NOCs.
  • The role requires attention to detail and disciplined documentation and tracking.
  • The role requires adaptability to shift-based schedules and fast-paced incident environments.
  • The role requires the ability to use a computer for extended periods and remain attentive during extended monitoring sessions and incident bridges.
  • The role requires the ability to lift up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor signaling pathways, routing behavior, SIM flows, OSS hooks, and cross-core interactions affecting satellite service.
  • Detect, acknowledge, and triage alarms from monitoring platforms, ensuring rapid response and detailed logging.
  • Escalate anomalies based on severity, impact, and operational thresholds.
  • Validate routing tables, signaling transactions, and core-network behavior during faults or degradation events.
  • Diagnose issues across gateway, core, OSS, and cross-domain integrations affecting service connectivity.
  • Perform event analysis, correlate logs, and support root-cause investigations with engineering teams.
  • Serve as the operational interface with partner NOCs for incident handling, alarm correlation, and workflow alignment.
  • Coordinate multi-party triage calls, share logs and findings, and track partner-linked issues through closure.
  • Maintain communication loops and follow defined escalation paths.
  • Ensure signaling and routing flows remain compliant across commercial and beta-grade service classes.
  • Perform periodic checks on SIM provisioning paths, authentication flows, and connectivity stability.
  • Validate OSS integration points, alarms, KPIs, and data hooks supporting service-assurance visibility.
  • Contribute to playbooks, standard operating procedures, and troubleshooting guides for core, gateway, and OSS interactions.
  • Support readiness for new services, partner integrations, and routing changes through pre-launch validation tests.
  • Provide feedback on monitoring thresholds, dashboards, and workflow improvements to enhance detection and response.
  • Maintain accurate logs, incident records, and ticket updates for internal and external teams.
  • Provide shift-handover summaries, incident reports, and root-cause-analysis inputs as needed.
  • Track recurring issues and propose remediation actions to service-assurance leadership.
  • Produce real-time monitoring logs, incident tickets, and alarm responses; routing-validation reports, signaling-analysis outputs, and incident-triage documentation; shift-handover summaries and partner-coordination records; root-cause-analysis inputs and recurring-issue tracking reports; updated standard operating procedures, playbooks, troubleshooting guides, and operational runbooks; and service-quality dashboards and periodic operational-health summaries.
  • Work in a shift-based NOC environment, including nights or weekends based on rotation.
  • Travel occasionally for training, partner coordination, or operational readiness activities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Networking certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, or JNCIS, or certifications in telecom operations.
  • A basic understanding of satellite network components, gateways, or hybrid RAN-core flows.
  • Familiarity with NOC and OSS/NMS tools such as Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or SolarWinds.
  • Familiarity with logging tools such as Elastic, Splunk, or Kibana, and packet-analysis tools such as Wireshark.
  • Familiarity with ticketing and IT service management tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, or Remedy.
  • Basic scripting and automation familiarity with Python or Bash.
  • Working knowledge of Excel, dashboards, and documentation tools.

About the Company

AST SpaceMobile

Delivers global satellite-based mobile broadband

AST SpaceMobile builds a satellite-based broadband network that can work directly with ordinary mobile devices by partnering with major mobile network operators to extend global coverage. The system uses satellites that communicate with phones through operator-backed services to provide data without relying only on terrestrial towers, with revenue coming from service agreements and data usage fees. It differentiates itself by pursuing direct-to-device satellite cellular service through collaborations with operators to reach the many unconnected subscribers worldwide. Its goal is to deliver seamless global mobile broadband coverage and close the connectivity gaps for billions of mobile users.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Midland, TX
Founded
2017

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