AST SpaceMobile

AST SpaceMobile

Principal Systems Engineer

Titusville, Florida, United States; US - Remote · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$91k-$710kDetected 2 days ago
Intellectual PropertySystems EngineeringMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringCommunication

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About the role

  • The ideal candidate has hands-on experience integrating spacecraft with launch vehicles, from interface definition through launch-site operations, and is comfortable making real-time technical decisions in the field.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the lead technical interface between AST and launch vehicle providers, representing AST in technical interchange meetings, working groups, and mission integration reviews.
  • Own, negotiate, and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and related interface requirements between the spacecraft and launch vehicles, managing changes through formal configuration control.
  • Lead launch vehicle compatibility and coordinate integration analyses, including mass, structural loads and coupled loads analysis, environments, thermal, RF, electrical, and separation and deployment.
  • Define and track launch-related requirements, verification plans, and mission assurance deliverables, and ensure launch vehicle requirements flow down into spacecraft and ground design.
  • Support launch vehicle provider evaluation and selection, including technical assessments, trade studies.
  • Lead technical launch readiness reviews, and provide go/no-go technical recommendations to AST leadership.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field required;
  • Education:
  • A minimum of 8 years of aerospace systems engineering experience, with at least 3 years in launch vehicle integration, launch vehicle interface management, or launch site operations on at least one spacecraft or payload that has flown
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience serving as launch site or campaign technical lead for a spacecraft or large constellation.
  • Soft Skills:
  • Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to lead and influence launch providers, range and facility personnel, and internal teams without direct authority.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to brief technical and executive audiences and negotiate technical positions with external partners.

Nice to have

  • Experience with multiple launch vehicles or launch providers.
  • Familiarity with range safety processes and requirements (e.g., SSCMAN 91-710 ) and launch site facilities at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center.

Skills

  • Sound judgment and composure making technical decisions under schedule pressure and during launch campaigns.
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity, able to define the path forward when requirements are incomplete or interfaces are still maturing.
  • Meticulous attention to detail in ICDs, verification records, and launch documentation.
  • Technology Stack:

Compensation

  • $91k-$710k

Company info

  • AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications.
  • Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today's five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.
  • Position Overview
  • We are seeking a Lead Launch Vehicle Systems Engineer to serve as AST's primary technical interface to our launch vehicle providers.
  • Based near Cape Canaveral, FL and working remotely, this role owns launch vehicle interface definition and ICDs, integration of our spacecraft with multiple launch vehicles, and serves as AST's technical authority at the launch site through campaign execution and launch.
  • They thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and work effectively with providers, ranges, and internal teams across multiple sites.
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