Lead Gateway Infrastructure & Deployment Engineer

AST SpaceMobile; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a Principal Infrastructure and Deployment Engineer to define and document Gateway infrastructure requirements, including power, cooling, rack elevations, antenna frames, foundations, and MDF/IDF layouts across Gateway SKUs.

You will collaborate with gateway specialists to ensure proper dimensioning for each Gateway type and own end-to-end SKU documentation. Travel to deployment sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Ground station, data center, or comparable facility design experience.
• Power and AC/cooling dimensioning experience.
• Satellite antenna foundation and wind load calculations experience.
• Product SKU documentation and infrastructure documentation experience.

Responsibilities

• Define, lifecycle-manage, and document all infrastructure requirements for each Gateway SKU, including power, cooling/AC, rack elevations, antenna frames and supports, antenna radomes, foundation requirements, and MDF/IDF room layout.
• Work closely with other Gateway specialists to ensure infrastructure components are properly dimensioned for each Gateway type.
• Own the overall documentation of the end-to-end SKU for each Gateway type.
• Work with the Commercial team to productize the Gateway.
• Work with Service Delivery and customers to review and align potential variance to infrastructure requirements for Gateway deployment.
• Maintain all infrastructure documentation, keeping it current as Gateway types and requirements evolve.

Skills

Ground station design

Data center design

Power & cooling design

Documentation

SKU documentation

Outdoor deployments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD tools

Wind load software

Structural calculation tools

Document management systems

Job description

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a Principal Infrastructure and Deployment Engineer to define and document Gateway infrastructure requirements, including power, cooling, rack elevations, antenna frames, foundations, and MDF/IDF layouts across Gateway SKUs.

You will collaborate with gateway specialists to ensure proper dimensioning for each Gateway type and own end-to-end SKU documentation. Travel to deployment sites may be required.