About the role
<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><h2 data-start="127" data-end="149"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Position Overview</span></h2> <p data-start="150" data-end="497"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are seeking a Payload Operations Engineer responsible for operating AST satellite payload subsystems to support constellation service and in-orbit testing. This is primarily a day-staff shift position at the AST Satellite Operations Centers (SOCs), with occasional weekend, holiday, and on-call support to provide 24x7 payload operations.</span></p> <h2 data-start="499" data-end="524"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Key Responsibilities</span></h2> <p data-start="525" data-end="562"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong data-start="525" data-end="560">Payload Operations &amp; Monitoring</strong></span></p> <ul data-start="563" data-end="1089"> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-start="563" data-end="678"> <p data-start="565" data-end="678"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Operate payload tools to create configuration items required for in-orbit testing (IOT) and commercial service.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-start="679" data-end="772"> <p data-start="681" data-end="772"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Monitor service/test automation and analyze results through telemetry and log evaluation.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-start="773" data-end="863"> <p data-start="775" data-end="863"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Coordinate payload system configuration changes t