Testing Automation Platform Engineer

AST Space Mobile 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.

We are seeking a Testing Automation Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain automated acceptance‑testing platforms for satellite devices. This role integrates probe telemetry, CIQ validation, and persistence measurements into scalable automation systems that accelerate regression cycles and improve reliability across labs and global market environments. The engineer will develop the core automation infrastructure that enables efficient, repeatable testing of satellite‑cellular integration across diverse deployment conditions.

The Testing Automation Platform Engineer will create test frameworks, simulators, and automated pipelines; implement data models and dashboards; automate CIQ checks and SLO evaluations; triage failures; and deliver scalable, reusable test packs for internal teams and external partners. This role requires deep technical expertise in test automation, software development, and satellite‑communications testing environments.

Operating at the intersection of software engineering and satellite‑communications testing, this position demands strong automation‑development skills and an understanding of satellite‑cellular test requirements. Success will depend on building robust, scalable platforms that support global testing operations and drive consistent, high‑quality validation across all markets.

• Build and maintain automated acceptance testing platforms for satellite devices to support comprehensive validation across multiple lab environments and deployment scenarios
• Develop test frameworks that provide standardized, reusable testing capabilities for satellite-cellular integration validation and device acceptance testing
• Develop simulators and pipelines to enable automated test execution, result processing, and validation workflows across distributed testing environments
• Enable scalable, reusable test packs for partners and internal teams through modular test framework design and standardized test interfaces

• Integrate probe telemetry into automated testing platforms to provide real‑time visibility into system performance and device behavior during test execution
• Integrate CIQ validation processes into automated workflows to ensure consistent compliance checking and certification requirements across test scenarios
• Integrate persistence measurements into testing platforms to validate long‑term system stability and performance characteristics
• Implement data models and dashboards to provide comprehensive visibility into test results, system performance metrics, and validation outcomes

• Accelerate regression cycles through automated test execution, parallel testing capabilities, and optimized test workflow design
• Improve reliability across labs and markets globally by implementing robust automation frameworks that ensure consistent test execution and result quality
• Automate CIQ checks and SLO evaluations to provide systematic validation of service quality and compliance requirements across testing scenarios
• Triage failures identified through automated testing processes, providing detailed analysis and recommendations for issue resolution

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, telecommunications, or a closely related technical field
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in test automation development, software engineering, or platform engineering, with a strong focus on testing frameworks and automation tools
• Demonstrated experience building automated testing platforms, test frameworks, simulators, or validation tools…