Job Description

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.

Skylos 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 located in Mountain View, California where we are onsite 3 days a week in office.

Summary Of How You Will Impact Skylo

Skylo is hiring a Staff Service Design Engineer to help fulfill Skylos mission of making satellite connectivity available to all. This individual will play a critical role in designing and optimising services and systems in Skylos commercial network ensuring seamless integration between business needs and technology.

How You Will Contribute

• Develop end to end service designs for network solutions including Base Station, Ground Station, Core Network and Cloud Application integrations.
• Create technical specifications, engineering plans and documentation with detailed designs for network elements
• Optimise existing network 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.

What We Look For

• 8-10 years of experience in cellular and non-cellular telecom domains.
• Hands-on experience with LTE eNodeB and 5G gNodeB.
• Hands-on experience with EPC Core and 5G Core.
• Hands-on experience with Cloud technologies such as Virtual Machines, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Excellent understanding of 3gpp specifications related to RRC & NAS procedures.
• Excellent understanding of end-to-end LTE and 5G call flows e.g. for SMS delivery, VoLTE, VoNR.
• Excellent 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.
• General knowledge of satellite based communication over LEO & GEO.

What We Offer

With employees working across three continents, Skylo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Our worldwide and inclusive culture encourages a flexible approach to work, and we also offer an attractive range benefits such as:

• Competitive compensation packages including a stock option based equity program
• 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 worlds 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
• Open, transparent, inclusive culture that blends the Silicon Valley, Nordic and South Asia characteristics

Additional information

The compensation range for this position is: $175,700 - $219,600. This range reflects the low and high end of the range Skylo reasonably and generally expects to pay the hired candidate in this role.

EEO Statement Skylo is an equal-opportunity employer and we celebrate diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, parent or caregiver status, political affiliation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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