Principal Transport and IP Network 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 Transport and IP Network Engineer will oversee the complete networking solution within the Gateway, managing components like switches, routers, and firewalls. Responsibilities include defining and documenting network SKUs, developing acceptance testing procedures, and leading integration efforts for new Gateway SKUs. The role requires a strong technical background in carrier-grade IP networking and involves ensuring the resilience and scalability of the network architecture.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- 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, computer engineering, telecommunications engineering, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of experience in carrier-grade IP network engineering
- Design, deployment, and operations of carrier-grade IP networks
- Ownership of routing, switching, firewall, and optical transport infrastructure in a production network
- Defining hardware/software SKUs, acceptance test plans, and golden configurations for complex network products
- Leading First Office Application (FOA) or first-deployment validation efforts
Nice to have
- Experience with satellite ground-segment, teleport, or other geographically distributed gateway networking environments
- Industry certifications such as CCIE, JNCIE, or equivalent vendor-neutral routing/switching credentials
- Experience working directly with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on interconnect design or interoperability testing
- Familiarity with NCC/OSS systems and their integration with IP transport infrastructure
- Experience with network telemetry, automation, and infrastructure-as-code tooling
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role involves a significant amount of documentation and testing, which may not appeal to all candidates
- Candidates should be prepared for a fast-paced environment with evolving designs and deployment challenges
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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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