AST SpaceMobile
Sr. Capabilities Developer - Defense Programs
Lanham, Maryland, United States · Senior
No sponsorshipDetected 17 hours ago
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About the role
- This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, systems integration, communications technologies, data analytics, and DevOps, owning the full lifecycle from concept development through operational deployment.
- This job description may not be inclusive to the duties and responsibilities listed.
- Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time or the scope of the job may change as needed by business demands.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, integrate, and deploy software capabilities supporting communications, spectrum awareness, signal analysis, and secure networking applications.
- Build and maintain backend data processing pipelines, automated analytics workflows, and operator-facing applications.
- Develop software solutions for signal monitoring, anomaly detection, data analysis, and operational reporting.
- Implement signal processing algorithms and data analysis workflows to support detection, classification, and geolocation activities.
- Develop and maintain software applications that interface with communications networks, data platforms, and operational infrastructure.
- Contribute to the design, architecture, and implementation of secure communications solutions and resiliency features.
- Collaborate with systems, RF, communications, and software engineering teams to integrate software capabilities with broader system architectures.
- Design and develop user interfaces, dashboards, and visualization tools that present actionable information to end users.
- Support system integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment activities across the full software development lifecycle.
- Manage software deployment environments, configuration control, version management, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes.
Requirements
- Ability to work in a standard office environment and use a computer for extended periods.
- Ability to review technical documentation, software requirements, engineering diagrams, and operational data.
- Ability to participate in technical reviews, demonstrations, and collaborative engineering sessions.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, communications engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Experience
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in software development, systems integration, communications systems, capabilities development, or a related technical field.
- Experience delivering software solutions across the full development lifecycle, from requirements through deployment and sustainment.
- Experience developing applications in complex technical or mission-critical environments.
- Proficiency in software development, systems integration, and operational deployment practices.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting government, defense, aerospace, telecommunications, or other highly regulated industries.
- Experience with communications systems, cellular technologies, wireless networking, or spectrum management applications.
- Experience with signal processing techniques, data analytics, and sensor data exploitation.
- Familiarity with LTE, 5G, or other modern communications architectures.
- Experience with geolocation, positioning, tracking, or situational awareness technologies.
- Experience working with RF data, spectrum monitoring systems, or communications infrastructure.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies and orchestrated deployment environments.
- Experience supporting cloud-based or on-premises infrastructure deployments.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance
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