Principal Satellite to Ground Integration Engineer
AST SpaceMobile · Dallas, Texas, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 78 days AST SpaceMobile's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of AST SpaceMobile's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at AST SpaceMobile
- high 231 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
- 2026-10-29
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 Principal Satellite to Ground Integration Engineer will focus on the integration, deployment, and lifecycle management of Q/V-band transmission systems in satellite communications. Responsibilities include owning the Q/V transmission subsystems, developing acceptance test procedures, troubleshooting RF performance issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure operational readiness across multiple gateway deployments.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of AST SpaceMobile as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, RF engineering, telecommunications engineering, or a related technical field
- A minimum of 5 years of experience working with Q/V-band satellite transmission systems
- Experience troubleshooting RF communications systems
- Experience supporting system-level integration activities
Nice to have
- Demonstrated expertise in Q/V-band transmission system design, operation, performance analysis, and optimization
- Strong understanding of satellite communications architectures and gateway RF infrastructure
- Knowledge of 4G and 5G wireless communication standards and satellite-terrestrial network integration concepts
- Experience developing technical specifications, operational procedures, test plans, and engineering documentation
- Hands-on experience with system-level testing, acceptance validation, calibration methodologies, and performance verification processes
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role requires collaboration across various teams, which may demand strong interpersonal skills
- The position involves both office and laboratory environments, which may require adaptability to different work settings
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Listed by AST SpaceMobile on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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