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# Director, Change Management Gateway & Satellite at AST SpaceMobile

- **Company:** AST SpaceMobile
- **Location:** Lanham Maryland, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://ast-science.com/company/careers/?gh_jid=4728313005

## Job description

AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today’s five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Director of Change Management to lead a critical operational function responsible for governing all changes across our Gateway (ground segment) and Satellite (space segment) domains. This role owns the end-to-end change lifecycle — from intake and risk assessment through scheduling, execution, and post-implementation review — ensuring every change protects network availability and achieves a high rate of successful, non-disruptive implementation.

The ideal candidate will serve as the authoritative change-control authority and chair of the Change Advisory Board (CAB), ensuring that changes to gateways, satellites, and payloads meet defined readiness, risk, and rollback criteria before they are approved and deployed to the live network.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of the enterprise change management process spanning Gateway and Satellite/Payload domains
- Chair the Change Advisory Board (CAB), facilitating cross-domain review, risk assessment, and Go/No-Go authorization for all normal, standard, and emergency changes
- Establish and enforce change policies, risk-classification criteria, maintenance windows, and rollback/back-out requirements to safeguard network availability, with all changes recorded and managed in Jira in line with the FCAPS operations standard
- Own the forward schedule of change, coordinating gateway, RAN, satellite, and payload changes to prevent conflicts and minimize customer-facing service impact
- Provide final Go/No-Go authorization for changes based on readiness, risk, blast radius, and rollback assurance across Gateway and Satellite domains
- Ensure repeatability, traceability, and auditability of all change records, approvals, and post-implementation reviews
- Lead post-implementation reviews and root-cause analysis of failed or rolled-back changes, driving corrective actions and measurable improvement in change success rate
- Collaborate with Service Delivery, Service Assurance, Network and Satellite Operations, and R&D to align change readiness, validation evidence, and deployment sequencing — including gating changes on Golden Beam Acceptance outcomes where service beams are affected
- Prevent unauthorized, high-risk, or insufficiently planned changes from reaching the production network
- Define and report change management KPIs — change success rate, change-related incidents, emergency-change ratio, and schedule adherence — to executive stakeholders
- Build, lead, and mentor the change management team, promoting a disciplined change culture that positions change control as a critical safeguard of network availability

## Qualifications

Education:

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
- Master’s degree in Engineering Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline preferred; ITIL certification (Change/Release Management) strongly preferred

Experience:

- Minimum of 15+ years of experience in telecommunications, satellite communications, or network operations, including significant experience owning change or release management
- At least 5+ years leading change management, CAB governance, or operational readiness functions in a complex, mission-critical environment

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience governing changes across both ground-segment (gateway/RAN) and space-segment (satellite/payload) systems
- Strong background in ITIL-aligned change, release, and configuration management practices
- Experience implementing change automation, CAB workflows, and forward-schedule tooling (e.g., ServiceNow or Jira)
- Familiarity with complex network architectures, maintenance windows, and satellite pass/contact scheduling constraints
- Proven ability to reduce change-related incidents and improve change success rate across a live production network

Soft Skills:

- Strong leadership and team-building capabilities
- Sound judgment and decisiveness to authorize or halt changes, including under emergency-change and time-critical conditions
- Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional technical teams
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail to ensure the accuracy and completeness of change records and risk assessments
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Technology Stack:

- IT service management and change management platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira Service Management)
- Understanding of gateway/RAN and satellite/payload architectures and their operational change constraints
- Change scheduling, CMDB, and configuration management tools and workflows
- Familiarity with network monitoring, availability, and incident management platforms
- Dashboards and reporting tools for change KPIs, success rates, and availability impact analysis
- General knowledge of distributed systems, network integration, and release/deployment pipelines

Physical Requirements

- Ability to work in a standard office environment and use a computer for extended periods
- Ability to work in a network/satellite operations center environment as needed
- Ability to lift up to 25lbs
- Capability to participate in virtual and in-person meetings
- Will require extensive travel based on business needs

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 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.

## About AST SpaceMobile

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard, unmodified smartphones.
- **Entity Type**: Public (Nasdaq: ASTS)
- **Headquarters**: Midland, Texas, USA
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Abel Avellan

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Space-based telecommunications / Satellite broadband
- **Target customers**: B2B (mobile network operators), B2C (indirectly through MNOs), and government/defense agencies
- **Mission**: To eliminate connectivity gaps faced by today’s nearly six billion mobile subscribers and bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected using a space-based cellular network.

## Products & Services
- **[SpaceMobile Network]**: A space-based cellular broadband network that delivers 4G/5G connectivity directly to standard smartphones without any hardware modifications, apps, or software updates.
- **[BlueBird Satellites]**: The company’s commercial satellite constellation, designed to provide full broadband coverage globally. BlueBird satellites are among the largest commercial communications arrays in low Earth orbit.
- **[BlueWalker 3]**: The prototype satellite used to demonstrate world-first voice, 5G, and video calls from space to ordinary phones.
- **[Government & Defense Solutions]**: Tailored connectivity for tactical and public safety applications (e.g., FirstNet tests, government contracts).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Market capitalization exceeded $8 billion as of August 2024 (stock price ~$38.60). More recent figures are not publicly available but the company has raised over $2 billion as of Q2 2025.
- **Key Metric (Total Funding)**: Over $2 billion raised (debt and equity) as of Q2 2025.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Vodafone, Rakuten, American Tower, Samsung Next, Cisneros, Google (product partnership), AT&T, Verizon, FirstNet Authority.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Partnerships with nearly 60 mobile network operators covering ~3 billion combined subscribers.
  - Successfully completed first VoLTE voice calls, video calls, and 5G data connections using standard smartphones via satellite.
  - First public safety tests on FirstNet (Jan 2024) and first activation for government defense use cases (June 2025).
  - Commercial contract with Vodafone through 2034 for Europe and Africa.
  - 578 employees as of 2024; expanding manufacturing and office footprint globally.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover**: Only company offering direct-to-smartphone satellite broadband with no specialized hardware or software required.
- **Patent Moat**: Over 3,800 patents and pending claims protecting proprietary technology.
- **MNO Integration**: Deep partnerships with major global operators enable seamless integration with existing terrestrial networks.
- **Satellite Scale**: BlueBird satellites feature large phased-array antennas (BlueWalker 3 array is 693 sq ft), providing a field of view over 300,000 sq miles.

## Strategic Focus
- **Constellation Deployment**: Rapidly launching and operationalizing the BlueBird satellite fleet to start generating significant commercial revenue.
- **Global Coverage Expansion**: Targeting full service across multiple continents, with a focus on remote and underserved regions.
- **Government & Defense**: Broadening contracts for secure, tactical connectivity.
- **Technology Advancement**: Continued R&D on next-generation satellite capabilities and network optimization.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Fast-growing company with a startup mindset; employees are encouraged to wear many hats and tackle meaningful challenges.
- **Global Presence**: Offices in Midland (TX), Homestead (FL), Miami (FL), Lanham (MD), Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Hyderabad, and other locations.
- **Impact**: Opportunity to work on a historic transformation in global connectivity, directly connecting billions of people.
- **Perks & Environment**: Nearly 500,000 sq ft of manufacturing and office facilities; emphasis on innovation, autonomy, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
- **Career Growth**: Open positions listed on Greenhouse; values proactive, passionate innovators.

## Sources
1. [AST SpaceMobile Official Website](https://ast-science.com)
2. [AST SpaceMobile Company Page](https://ast-science.com/company/)
3. [AST SpaceMobile Careers Page](https://ast-science.com/company/careers/)
4. [AST SpaceMobile Investor Relations](https://investors.ast-science.com/)
5. [Wikipedia – AST SpaceMobile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AST_SpaceMobile)

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