# Senior Data Scientist – Payload & SAT-RAN at AST SpaceMobile

- Company: AST SpaceMobile
- What the company does: The SpaceMobile Network Our BlueBird satellites provide full broadband directly to standard smartphones without specialized hardware or phone modifications. Make video calls, browse the web, and use your apps at 4G and 5G speeds from anywhere on Earth.
- Company website: https://ast-science.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Lanham, Maryland, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://ast-science.com/company/careers/?gh_jid=4723584005
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/ast-spacemobile-senior-data-scientist-payload-and-sat-ran/

## About the role

The Senior Data Scientist – Payload & SAT-RAN defines, builds, and operationalizes SAT-RAN data models across Payload, Gateway (GW), and Cellular/RAN subsystems. This role focuses on creating robust telemetry-driven models and metrics that quantify system performance, detect and prevent failures and anomalies, and enable data-driven optimization of user experience, capacity, and duty cycle under various ground and in-orbit constraints.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience delivering data science/ML solutions in production, including monitoring, anomaly detection, forecasting, quality scoring, or optimization support
- Strong proficiency in Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, and time-series tooling) and strong SQL skills
- Demonstrated experience defining and operating data models and analytics pipelines, including schemas, identifiers, aggregation logic, data validation, and lineage
- Strong statistical foundations, including model evaluation, uncertainty, time-series behavior, bias/variance, and backtesting
- Ability to translate cross-domain system problems into measurable metrics and deployable analytics

Tags: AIT Management