Product Manager - Device Platform

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.

The Product Manager for the Platform Device Team owns end‑to‑end device platform readiness for satellite–cellular interoperability. This role ensures that commercial handsets, firmware builds, RF subsystems, automation agents, and OSS/CIQ configuration hooks mature to field‑ready performance levels required for satellite‑direct‑to‑device (D2D) services. A key aspect of this role involves building and governing automated device‑testing capabilities—including Android app–based automation, ADB‑driven test configuration, remote log collection/parsing over Wi‑Fi or Ethernet, and frameworks for designing/executing automated UE tests  Product Manager will work closely with engineering teams to ensure automated systems accelerate readiness, improve repeatability, and reduce manual touchpoints.

You will coordinate across device OEMs, chipset vendors, RF labs, automation partners, acceptance teams, and satellite network engineering to guarantee that every device variant meets stringent performance, quality, and compliance gates for commercial launch. This role blends deep technical product leadership, device‑ecosystem expertise, automation‑framework experience, and cross‑functional execution to bring next‑generation satellite connectivity to mass‑market smartphones. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of device engineering, automation tooling, and product leadership.

The Product Manager must be comfortable collaborating with OEMs and chipset vendors while also working hands‑on with ADB, automation frameworks, and device‑side agents to validate readiness  ability to design and orchestrate remote, automated device tests, including log capture, parsing, UE configuration, and test scheduling, is essential for accelerating readiness and ensuring reliability across diverse device variants and firmware states.

• Own the device readiness roadmap, aligning firmware, modem, RF capabilities, automation hooks, and CIQ/OSS dependencies.
• Define, publish, and maintain Device Acceptance Packs, including:
• Automated test scripts
• ADB based configuration steps
• PLMN/CIQ profiles
• Regression/telemetry test cases
• GCF aligned scenarios
• Drive firmware gate management and acceptance gating, validating modem logs, KPIs, and regression behaviors.
• Ensure CIQ driven configuration compliance (APNs, timers, PLMN rulesets, persistence, bearer mapping, fallback logic).

• Lead development and evolution of Android app or agent‑based automation capabilities for UE test orchestration.
• Use ADB to configure tests, push/pull logs, trigger scenarios, apply parameter changes, and manage test execution.
• Design frameworks allowing remote test design, scheduling, execution, and automated log retrieval/analysis over Wi‑Fi/Ethernet.
• Collaborate with automation engineers to convert manual workflows into scalable automated test pipelines.
• Ensure automation capabilities support KPI extraction, satellite‑specific scenarios, and real‑world mobility/signal constraints.

• Coordinate with internal/external labs to validate probe compatibility, satellite waveform handling, and test harness readiness.
• Ensure consistency of RF/OTA/SATCOM test results across labs, traceability systems, OEM deliverables, and automation outputs.
• Monitor device behavior under satellite constraints (latency, Doppler, low SINR, gateway switching) and drive closure of technical issues.

• Establish persistence SLO instrumentation, telemetry hooks, and automated metric collection across devices.
• Lead defect triage and escalation with OEMs,…