Principal Network Engineer, Architecture & System Design

Skylo•Mountain View, CA

49d•Hybrid

About The Position

Skylo is a global Non-Terrestrial Network service provider based in Mountain View, CA, offering a service that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over existing satellites. Skylo's direct-to-device service is now live on millions of activated devices across five continents, with more than 60 million square kilometers of coverage, in partnership with multiple satellite operators, mobile network operators (MNOs), Tier-1 chipset makers, and OEMs. Devices connected over satellite are managed and served by Skylo's commercial NTN vRAN, featuring a 3GPP standards-based cloud-native base station and core. Skylo provides anywhere, anytime connectivity solution that seamlessly roams between terrestrial and satellite networks. Our focus is on enabling connected services for people outdoors and connected workflows across three main verticals: mass-market consumer devices, automotive, and industrial IoT. This role is based in our Mountain View, CA office and requires being onsite 3 days per week Summary Of How You Will Impact Skylo Skylo is hiring a Principal Network Engineer, Architecture & System Design to help fulfill Skylo's mission of making satellite connectivity available to all. This individual will be a key contributor to the Network Design and Planning team, helping to plan, design, and evolve Skylo's satellite communication network infrastructure. Your work will ensure our network is reliable, scalable, and high-performance, meeting both current and future customer demands and business objectives. You will be a crucial part of a team defining the architecture and technical roadmap for a world-first commercial direct-to-device satellite network.

Requirements

20+ years of experience in network design and planning, with a strong background in cellular telecommunications preferably acquired within a mobile network operator or within a vendor providing equipment and services to a mobile network operator.
Experience with Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) is highly preferred.
Demonstrated expertise in defining end-to-end network architecture.
Proven ability to perform vendor and product evaluations and selection.
Experience with 3GPP standards, cloud-native architectures, and network virtualization (SBI, vRAN).
Strong analytical skills to conduct KPI framework analysis, capacity planning, and optimization.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for creating detailed technical documentation and presenting solutions.
Hands-on experience with LTE eNodeB and 5G gNodeB.
Direct experience with EPC Core and 5G Core.
Experience with Cloud technologies such as Virtual Machines, Docker, Kubernetes.
Excellent understanding of 3GPP specifications related to RRC & NAS procedures for Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial networks.
End-to-end LTE and 5G call flows e.g. for SMS delivery, VoLTE, VoNR.
Understanding of inbound and outbound roaming architectures.
Good understanding of end-to-end network protocols based on IP and Non-IP PDNs carried over telecom infrastructure.
Previous experience managing or mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop end-to-end service designs for network solutions, including Base Station, Ground Station, Core Network, and Cloud Application integrations for Non-Terrestrial networks.
Create technical specifications, engineering plans, and documentation with detailed designs for network elements.
Optimize existing networks and services for cost-efficiency, performance, and scalability.
Perform technical evaluations and contribute to system operability testing.
Conduct proof-of-solutions to validate technical proposals.
Provide technical support during solution implementation and deployment.
Define interoperability, standards compliance, and feature introduction for the network.
Lead a small team of engineers, providing mentorship, technical guidance, and career development.
Oversee project deliverables and ensure alignment with team and company goals

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages including a stock option based equity program
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement plan
Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
A generous time off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad
Once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of developing and running world's first commercial, live direct-to-device satellite network and service
Access to world-class team and talent across tech domains: software, hardware, chipsets, telecom, satellite and network virtualization

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