Spacecraft Power Systems Engineer (Mid/Senior)
AST SpaceMobile · Lanham, Maryland, United States
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From the posting
AST SpaceMobile and our global partners are building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network to be accessible by standard smartphones. Called SpaceMobile, this ultra-powerful network is being designed to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet – on land, at sea and in flight.
About the role
You will own the electrical power system for the next generation of BlueBird satellites — the largest commercial phased-array spacecraft in low Earth orbit.
You will join an Electrical Power Systems team that owns the subsystem end to end requirements and architecture, unit design and analysis, qualification test, launch, and on-orbit performance. The same engineers who design the hardware review its telemetry after launch. You will see your work fly, and you will see how it behaves when it gets there.
The team is based in Lanham, Maryland, in the heart of the DC-area space corridor, minutes from NASA Goddard. In Q2 2027 the office moves to Arlington, Virginia — a short Metro ride from downtown DC.
Location: Lanham, Maryland (Washington, DC metro), relocating to Arlington, Virginia in Q2 2027 · On-site, with the opportunity for hybrid work after the first six months
Compensation: Competitive base salary + annual bonus eligibility + equity (RSUs and/or PSUs) · Benefits effective on your date of hire · Relocation assistance available
Level: Mid to Senior — we will level the offer to your experience. …
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