SAT Ops Process Engineer
AST SpaceMobile · Dallas, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at AST SpaceMobile (aerospace & defense) in Dallas, TX.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Automation
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $95k–$145k.
Median of the low and high ends of 20 live postings that list pay, out of 85 process engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 84 other live process postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (4+ years)
Typical $95k–$145k, from 20 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 42%
- Lean 27%
- SPC 25%
- ✓ New product launch 25%
- Six Sigma 24%
- Tooling 20%
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This plant: AST SpaceMobile in Dallas
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requirements
for automation and mission planning tools
Education
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field
- ✓Process improvement training preferred
Experience
- ✓Minimum 4+ years in satellite operations, mission operations, or process design in aerospace or telecommunications
- ✓Experience with satellite commissioning, mission planning, or payload operations
- ✓Experience working with operations and engineering teams across sites
Required Technical Expertise
- ✓Understanding of satellite operations, including commissioning, flight dynamics, and payload operations
- ✓Understanding of satellite pass planning and scheduling
- ✓Experience writing operating procedures and checklists for critical operations
- ✓Experience with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) and process modeling
- ✓Understanding of operational change and anomaly management
- ✓Strong technical writing skills
Requirements
- ✓Based in Dallas, TX or Lanham, MD, with approximately 20% travel
- ✓Ability to work in network operations centers, data centers, and technical testing facilities
- ✓Coordination across global time zones for international vendor relationships and partner network integration
Benefits & Perks
At AST, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance.
- ✓Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- ✓401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- ✓Company-Paid Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
- ✓Company-Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- ✓Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options
- ✓Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- ✓Voluntary Supplemental Benefits
- ✓Paid Time Off (PTO) and Company Holidays
- ✓Career Growth and Development Opportunities
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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.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Sat Ops Process Designer to join our Telco Program Management Office (PMO) and design the processes that take AST SpaceMobile satellites from launch into service and keep them serving our mobile network operator (MNO) partners. In this role, you will own process design for satellite commissioning, service pass planning and requests, payload operations, and the handoffs between satellite constellation operations and Telco teams.
This position works with satellite constellation operations, mission planning and flight dynamics, payload operations, Telco engineering, service delivery, and service assurance. You will define how satellites are commissioned and accepted into service, how beamforming service passes are requested, prioritized, and scheduled, how payload and command-and-control procedures are documented and automated, and how satellite events reach the network operations center.
This role directly influences commissioning speed, service pass reliability, and the coverage that gates each staged network release. Success requires an understanding of satellite operations, structured process design skills, and close collaboration with operations and engineering teams.
Commissioning & Service Entry (20%)
- •Design processes for satellite commissioning from launch into service, including acceptance evidence
- •Define satellite ground test and prelaunch end-to-end test procedures with operations teams
Service Pass Planning (25%)
- •Design processes for service pass requests, prioritization, allocation, and scheduling across MNO partners and test campaigns
- •Define automated request flows for tests, including IoT tests, with digital platforms teams
- •Define how coverage milestones are tracked against staged network release
Payload & Command Operations (20%)
- •Standardize payload operations and command-and-control procedures across operations centers
- •Define handoffs for the automation of control and payload operations
Operations Handoffs (15%)
- •Define handoffs between satellite operations and the network operations center for events, anomalies, and maintenance
- •Design change and maintenance window coordination with service assurance
Process Assets & Governance (10%)
- •Maintain satellite operations workstreams, activities, RACI, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the process playbook
- •Keep procedures current as the constellation grows
Continuous Improvement (10%)
- •Measure commissioning cycle time, pass success rate, and procedure adherence, and drive improvements
- •Translate processes into
Project Management & Technical Leadership Skills
- •Structured, detail-oriented thinking
- •Clear writing and documentation
- •Strong facilitation with operations and engineering teams
- •Strong project tracking and reporting capabilities
- •Effective collaboration across satellite operations, Telco engineering, and service assurance
Technology Stack
- •Experience with process modeling tools (Microsoft Visio or Lucidchart) and Confluence
- •Familiarity with mission planning tools, Jira, and Smartsheet
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