Solutions Architect – Skylo Government Systems

Skylo; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Skylo Government Systems is seeking a high‑impact Solutions Architect to join Skylo—the team delivering Direct‑to‑Device connectivity to space networks. This role sits at the intersection of business development, executive P&L leadership, and core engineering, translating mission needs into deployable technical capability.

As the primary technical bridge between customer requirements and Skylo’s product roadmap, you will collaborate with defense leaders, international partners, and

Responsibilities

• Translate mission needs into technical system architectures and engineering product backlogs.
• Design end-to-end architectures integrating 3GPP NTN standards with legacy defense networks, satellite constellations, and tactical edge nodes.
• Develop and present custom solutions for mission-critical use cases in collaboration with SGS leaders.

Job description

The world still has coverage blind spots. You could help eliminate them at Skylo. Skylo has pioneered a standards-based approach to satellite connectivity. We connect smartphones and IoT devices directly to satellites. No special hardware, no entirely new networks. Just billions of existing devices, suddenly reachable anywhere on Earth. We're not building toward this future. We're already in it.

Our direct-to-device service is live on millions of activated devices across five continents, covering more than 72 million square kilometers, in partnership with leading satellite operators, mobile network operators, Tier-1 chipset makers, and OEMs worldwide. And we're just getting started.

At the heart of it all is Skylo's commercial NTN vRAN: a 3GPP standards-based, cloud-native platform that seamlessly bridges terrestrial and satellite networks. It's the infrastructure that makes true anywhere, anytime connectivity possible.

When you join Skylo, you'll work at the intersection of three markets reshaping how the world stays connected: mass-market consumer devices, automotive, and industrial IoT. Enabling people outdoors and critical workflows in the world's most remote places.

This is a rare chance to work on technology that matters, at a company that's already proving it works

About Skylo Technologies & Skylo Government Systems

Skylo Technologies is pioneering a historic technological shift: connecting standard, unmodified mobile devices and software‑defined payloads directly to space networks. By deploying global 3GPP Release 17 Non‑Terrestrial Network (NTN) standards across satellite constellations, we have turned space into a seamless extension of terrestrial cellular networks.

Skylo Government Systems (SGS)

We take Skylo’s commercial Direct-to-Device (D2D) framework and tailor it for mission‑critical applications across the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Special Operations Forces (SOF), and allied international partners. When operations go off‑grid, into contested electromagnetic environments, or deep into austere combat zones, Skylo ensures warfighters, operators, and intelligence assets never lose signal.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a high‑impact Solutions Architect to join Skylo Government Systems. This is a rare, force‑multiplier role positioned at the dynamic intersection of business development, executive P&L leadership, and core engineering.

As the primary technical bridge between customer requirements and Skylo’s product roadmap, you will translate complex mission needs—spanning tactical communications, covert operations, and hybrid resilient architectures—into operational capabilities. You will work alongside defense leaders, international allies, and world‑class satellite/cellular architects to deploy direct‑to‑device communications at a global scale during a pivotal era of growth.

What You’ll Do

• Bridge Mission & Engineering: Act as the primary technical interface between SGS Business Development / P&L leadership and Skylo’s core RAN, Core Network, and Hardware engineering teams. Translate mission‑level user stories into technical system architectures and engineering product backlogs.
• Architect Hybrid & Resilient Networks: Design end‑to‑end architectures integrating 3GPP NTN standards (NB‑IoT/5G NR) with legacy defense networks, satellite constellations (GEO/MEO/LEO), and tactical cellular edge nodes.
• Support Mission‑Critical Use Cases: Create custom solutions for tactical, covert, and low‑probability‑of‑intercept/detection (LPI/LPD