Solution Architect (Europe/Africa/Asia)
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
The Solution Architect (Europe / Africa / Asia) is responsible for designing gateway architectures, integration patterns, and technical workflows that deliver robust, scalable satellite‑to‑ground connectivity across multiple regions. This role ensures that all gateway solutions meet defined performance, scalability, reliability, and operational readiness requirements while supporting regional deployments and long‑term service expansion.
As part of the Service Delivery organization, the Solution Architect collaborates closely with Gateway Project Managers, Gateway Delivery teams, Service Activation, Engineering, and Field Support. Together, they ensure that gateway designs are technically sound, efficiently deployable, and operationally sustainable throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia.
This position plays a vital role in enabling high‑performance, reliable, and scalable gateway solutions across these regions. The Solution Architect ensures that designs not only meet immediate project objectives but also contribute to the long‑term growth and stability of satellite‑to‑mobile services.
Key Responsibilities
Gateway Architecture & Solution Design
- Design end‑to‑end gateway architectures supporting satellite‑to‑mobile connectivity across multiple regions.
- Define integration patterns spanning satellite payloads, gateways, transport, core networks, and OSS platforms.
- Ensure architectures support scalability, redundancy, resiliency, and regional growth requirements.
Technical Feasibility & Design Validation
- Validate technical feasibility of proposed gateway solutions against performance KPIs and capacity targets.
- Review and approve gateway designs to ensure compliance with global standards and regional constraints.
- Identify architectural risks and propose mitigation strategies early in the delivery lifecycle.
Integration Guidance & Configuration Standards
- Guide gateway integration activities across engineering, vendors, and delivery teams.
- Define and maintain configuration standards, design templates, and reference architectures.
- Ensure consistent implementation of gateway designs across markets.
Performance, Interoperability & KPI Assurance
- Ensure gateway solutions meet defined performance KPIs, interoperability expectations, and service requirements.
- Validate that designs support throughput, latency, availability, and persistence targets.
- Support troubleshooting of complex architectural issues impacting gateway performance.
Operational Readiness & Lifecycle Support
- Ensure gateway designs are aligned with long‑term operational requirements, including monitoring, alarms, and maintenance.
- Support operational handover by providing architecture documentation and design rationale.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of gateway architectures based on operational feedback.
Cross‑Functional & Regional Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with Gateway Project Managers (EMEA), Global Gateway PMs, Service Activation, and Field Support teams.
- Act as a technical authority for gateway architecture decisions across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
- Support alignment between regional delivery needs and global architectural direction.
Deliverables
- Gateway architecture designs and reference solutions.
- Integration patterns, configuration standards, and design documentation.
- Architecture validation and feasibility assessment outputs.
- Technical inputs supporting gateway delivery, scaling, and operational readiness.
- Continuous improvement recommendations for gateway architectures.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Advanced technical certifications or architecture credentials are a plus.
Experience
- 8–12 years of experience in telecom, satellite, or network architecture roles.
- Proven experience designing and delivering gateway or network infrastructure architectures.
- Experience supporting multi‑region deployments across Europe, Africa, and/or Asia.
- Exposure to satellite, NTN, or hybrid telecom environments is strongly preferred.
Required Technical Expertise
- Strong understanding of gateway architectures, IP networking, transport, and telecom service delivery models.
- Experience designing solutions across satellite ground infrastructure and terrestrial networks.
- Familiarity with OSS/NMS integration, monitoring, and operational support considerations.
- Ability to translate business and delivery requirements into robust technical architectures.
Professional Skills
- Strong architectural thinking and problem‑solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication skills to explain complex designs to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Ability to balance standardization with regional flexibility.
- Structured, detail‑oriented approach to documentation and design governance.
- Strong collaboration skills across geographically distributed teams.
Technology Proficiency
- Gateway and network design tools and documentation platforms.
- OSS/NMS platforms and performance monitoring concepts.
- Collaboration and documentation tools (Teams, Confluence, SharePoint).
- Familiarity with cloud, virtualization, or automation concepts is a plus.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to support regional travel across Europe, Africa, and Asia as required.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across global time zones.
- Ability to operate in a fast‑paced, multi‑stakeholder delivery environment.
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.
AST SpaceMobile is an Equal Opportunity, at will Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.