Regional Partner Tech Lead, Satellite Networks Middle East

AST SpaceMobile; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a Partner Technical Lead for the Middle East to drive technical alignment and readiness with MNO partners across satellite RAN, core, gateway and BPMS. The role leads partner-facing operations, coordinates multi-market integrations, and publishes readiness KPIs to support regional launches and expansion initiatives.

The position reports into regional leadership and works with internal engineering, service assurance, and planning teams to ensure seamless integration and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Advanced degree or telecom certifications are a plus.
• 5–8 years in telecom integration, partner technical operations, solution engineering, or network deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead partner technical operations and integration readiness across satellite RAN, core, gateway, and BPMS domains.
• Validate interface behavior, interoperability, configuration flows and KPIs across partner environments.
• Oversee partner onboarding, interoperability testing and pre-launch readiness activities.
• Coordinate with engineering, service assurance, operations, deployment and planning teams to align regional requirements.
• Drive closure of partner action items and manage risk communication.
• Define and publish readiness KPIs; maintain integration documentation and deliverables.
• Act as primary escalation point for partner-related technical issues and support RCAs.
• Support deployment sequencing, readiness reviews and regional launch planning.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Advanced degree or specialized telecom certifications

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Grafana

Kibana

Power BI

Confluence

SharePoint

Python

Job description

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a Partner Technical Lead for the Middle East to drive technical alignment and readiness with MNO partners across satellite RAN, core, gateway and BPMS. The role leads partner-facing operations, coordinates multi-market integrations, and publishes readiness KPIs to support regional launches and expansion initiatives.

The position reports into regional leadership and works with internal engineering, service assurance, and planning teams to ensure seamless integration and