Senior Defense Capabilities Engineer - Secure Networks

AST SpaceMobile; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a Senior Capabilities Developer to design, develop, integrate, and deploy advanced software capabilities 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 deployment.

The ideal candidate will translate operational requirements into scalable, production-ready capabilities, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of software development and systems integration experience.
• Experience delivering software across full development lifecycle.
• Experience in mission-critical environments.
• Proficiency in software development and deployment practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and deploy software capabilities for secure communications.
• Build backend data processing pipelines and analytics workflows.
• Develop signal monitoring, anomaly detection, and reporting.
• Implement signal processing algorithms for geolocation tasks.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to integrate capabilities into broader systems.
• Support CI/CD, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Create technical documentation and participate in design reviews.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent communication

Analytical problem solving

Self-starter

Cross-functional collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Python

C/C++

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Linux

Data visualization tools

Job description

AST SpaceMobile is seeking a Senior Capabilities Developer to design, develop, integrate, and deploy advanced software capabilities 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 deployment.

The ideal candidate will translate operational requirements into scalable, production-ready capabilities, collaborating with