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Director, Communications Technology

AST SpaceMobile · Lanham, Maryland, United States

Posted 22 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
22 days
AST SpaceMobile's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of AST SpaceMobile's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at AST SpaceMobile
low
0 stale, 6 reposted of 231 open
Hiring momentum
268 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from AST SpaceMobile's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for AST SpaceMobile.

About this role

The Director of Communications Technology at AST SpaceMobile will lead the technical direction of satellite communications systems for defense and government customers. This role involves overseeing the architecture and design of communication networks, conducting trade studies, and mentoring engineering teams while ensuring that technical solutions align with mission requirements. The position requires effective communication of complex technical concepts to various stakeholders and collaboration across functions to support mission development.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
  • 10+ years of experience in communications development and technology
  • Strong background in satellite gateway systems and architectures
  • Strong background in cellular systems and network infrastructure (RAN, core network, and related standards)
  • Demonstrated experience leading architecture development and trade studies for complex communications systems
  • Expert-level RF analysis skills (link budgets, spectrum/interference analysis, antenna and propagation considerations)

Nice to have

  • Experience with Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for Direct-to-Device (D2D) architectures
  • Prior experience supporting DoD, intelligence community, or other government/defense customers
  • Familiarity with space-based communications, non-terrestrial networks (NTN), or hybrid satellite-cellular systems
  • Active or ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role involves significant responsibility in a highly technical field
  • Potential travel required for customer engagements and technical reviews

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Listed by AST SpaceMobile on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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