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title: 'RAN Wireless NOC Engineer at AST SpaceMobile'
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# RAN Wireless NOC Engineer at AST SpaceMobile

- **Company:** AST SpaceMobile
- **Location:** Lanham, MD
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-31
- **Apply:** https://ast-science.com/company/careers/?gh_jid=4736911005

## Job description

AST SpaceMobile and our global partners are building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network to be accessible by standard smartphones. Called SpaceMobile, this ultra-powerful network is being designed to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet – on land, at sea and in flight.

Position Overview

We are seeking a RAN Wireless NOC Engineer to monitor, triage, and ensure the stability of satellite connectivity across signaling, routing, SIM provisioning, OSS integrations, and core-network interactions. This role handles alarms, validates routing behavior, diagnoses signaling and gateway/core issues, and coordinates closely with partner NOCs to maintain high availability across commercial and beta-grade connectivity flows. By diagnosing faults, validating service paths, and responding to alarms across commercial and beta services, this role ensures compliant service flows and minimizes customer-impacting disruptions, playing a critical role in 24/7 operational continuity and rapid incident response.

Key Responsibilities:

- Monitor signaling pathways, routing behavior, SIM flows, OSS hooks, and cross-core interactions impacting 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 detailed event analysis, correlate logs, and support root-cause investigations with engineering teams.
- Serve as the operational interface with partner NOCs across incident handling, alarm correlation, and workflow alignment.
- Coordinate multi-party triage calls, share logs and findings, and ensure timely tracking and closure of partner-linked issues.
- Maintain consistent 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, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides for core/gateway/OSS interactions.
- Support readiness for new services, partner integrations, and routing changes by conducting 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 RCA inputs when 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; RCA inputs and recurring-issue tracking reports; updated SOPs, playbooks, troubleshooting guides, and operational runbooks; and service quality dashboards and periodic operational health summaries.

## Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Electronics, or a related technical field.

Experience:

- 2-5 years in NOC operations, telecom monitoring, satellite operations, or core-network support.
- Experience working with signaling flows, routing tables, authentication paths, or mobile-core elements.
- Hands-on exposure to multi-vendor NOC operations, incident workflows, and partner escalations.
- Strong understanding of signaling (e.g., Diameter, SIP, NAS), routing fundamentals, and core-network behavior.
- Knowledge of telecom connectivity flows (SIM activation, attach procedures, mobility, authentication).
- Experience analyzing logs, traces, routing tables, and event correlations across network elements.
- Familiarity with OSS/NMS tools, alarms, KPIs, dashboards, and monitoring platforms.
- Hands-on experience with Linux, basic scripting (Python/Bash), and troubleshooting tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Certifications in networking (CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JNCIS) or telecom operations.
- Basic understanding of satellite network components, gateways, or hybrid RAN-core flows.

Soft Skills:

- Strong analytical skills and ability to diagnose issues under time pressure.
- Excellent communication for coordination with internal teams and partner NOCs.
- High attention to detail with disciplined documentation and tracking.
- Adaptability to shift-based schedules and fast-paced incident environments.
- Team-oriented mindset with strong ownership of incident resolution and service quality.

Technology Stack:

- NOC and OSS/NMS tools (Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, SolarWinds, or similar).
- Logging tools (Elastic, Splunk, Kibana) and packet analysis tools (Wireshark).
- Ticketing/ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Remedy).
- Basic scripting and automation familiarity (Python, Bash).
- Strong working knowledge of Excel, dashboards, and documentation tools.

Physical Requirements

- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
- Ability to use a computer for extended periods.
- Ability to work in a shift-based NOC environment, including nights or weekends based on rotation.
- Ability to remain attentive during extended monitoring sessions and incident bridges.
- Occasional travel for training, partner coordination, or operational readiness activities.

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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