Senior Capabilities Engineer — Defense Systems

AST SpaceMobile; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a Senior Capabilities Developer to design, build, integrate, and deploy advanced software for government and defense programs. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, systems integration, communications technologies, data analytics, and DevOps, owning the full lifecycle from concept through production.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years delivering software in mission-critical environments, with experience in Python and C/C++, containerization, cloud

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of software development, systems integration, or related field.
• Experience delivering software across the full development lifecycle.
• Experience in mission-critical environments.
• Strong software development, systems integration, and deployment practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and deploy software capabilities for government and defense programs.
• Build and maintain backend data processing pipelines and analytics workflows.
• Develop software for signal monitoring, anomaly detection, and operational reporting.
• Implement signal processing algorithms and data analysis workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate capabilities into broader systems.
• Develop dashboards and visualization tools for end users.
• Manage CI/CD environments and software deployment processes.
• Produce technical documentation and participate in reviews.

Skills

Python

C/C++

DevOps

Data analytics

Signal processing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, communications engineering, or related technical discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a Senior Capabilities Developer to design, build, integrate, and deploy advanced software for government and defense programs. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, systems integration, communications technologies, data analytics, and DevOps, owning the full lifecycle from concept through production.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years delivering software in mission-critical environments, with experience in Python and C/C++, containerization, cloud