2 months ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Optimize SATCOM and NTN RAN systems, including radio resource management, scheduling, beam management, mobility, interference coordination, and spectrum sharing.
- Define end-to-end architectures across UE, RAN, core, transport, service layers, space segment, ground segment, and mobile network domains.
- Own architectural blueprints, interfaces, decomposition, technical trade-offs, and Spacetime implementation alignment.
- Lead customer and prospective-customer engagements, architecture projects, technical proposals, public-sector grant applications, and technical reviews.
- Translate high-level customer requirements into implementable technical architectures and Spacetime requirements.
- Design orchestration, automation, FCAPS, network interfaces, APIs, and inter-domain coordination for 3GPP RAN and core functions.
- Apply relevant 3GPP specifications and contribute to standards bodies, industry forums, and ecosystem activities.
- Act as technical authority across engineering, product, partner, business, telco, SATCOM, and defense stakeholders.
Requirements
- Strong background in 4G/5G mobile network architecture covering RAN and core networks.
- Proven experience with SATCOM system architecture across space and ground systems.
- Deep understanding of 3GPP architecture, protocols, interfaces, APIs, RAN OAM, and control-plane concepts.
- Hands-on knowledge of PHY/MAC, scheduling, mobility, beamforming, and interference management.
- Experience producing architecture documents, system diagrams, and technical specifications.
- Understanding of cloud-native networking, NFV, orchestration, automation, and network automation APIs.
- Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to interface with stakeholders at all levels.
- Preferred: direct NTN, SCS, or Direct-to-Cell experience and familiarity with 3GPP Release 17 or later NTN enhancements.
- Preferred: experience with GEO, MEO, and LEO satellite constellations, O-RAN SMO/RIC and xApps/rApps, GSMA APIs, simulation or digital-twin tools, network orchestration, software development, scripting, or simulation languages.
- Preferred: relevant wireless communications patents or publications in satellite or mobile communications.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on experience.
- Pension, health insurance, and equity.
- Remote working within the United Kingdom under a hybrid policy with flexible arrangements.
- Opportunity to work on high-impact space technology and digital infrastructure projects.
- International collaboration with research centers and industrial partners.
- Exposure to space-ground integration, AI-driven networks, and cloud mission control technologies.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Aalyria
Aalyria builds networking technologies for operating high-throughput, moving networks across land, sea, air, and space. Its products include Tightbeam, an ultra-high-speed free-space optical communications system, and Spacetime, a platform-as-a-service for modeling, planning, and orchestrating dynamic networks for commercial and government operators. Privately held and headquartered in Livermore, California, Aalyria originated from technologies developed at Alphabet and serves aerospace, telecommunications, and national security markets.