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Serving as Professional of Record, this role holds primary responsibility to ensure design intent, technical quality and project requirements are successfully integrated into the overall project design and deliverables. Overview: The Project Architect provides project-wide design and technical leadership to create high quality solutions aligned with project goals.

Overview:
The Project Architect provides project-wide design and technical leadership to create high quality solutions aligned with project goals. Serving as Professional of Record, this role holds primary responsibility to ensure design intent, technical quality and project requirements are successfully integrated into the overall project design and deliverables. This is a full-time, exempt position paid on a salary basis. Life at Parkhill <div>At Parkhill, Building Community is the reason we exist. We invest in extraordinary people who love investing in their communities. We are more than planners, architects, and engineers — we are neighbors who choose to live and work in the communities we serve.   </div><div> </div><div>Increase your impact with our team of passionate collaborators. Whether you are a recent graduate with untapped potential or a professional with proven experience, we invite you to discover a career path designed for you.  </div><div> </div><div>Parkhill is one of the largest architectural and engineering firms in the Southwest with 14 offices located throughout Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. </div>

Responsibilities:
<ul><li>Provides project-wide design and technical leadership, oversight, and coordination</li><li>Serves as Professional of Record on projects of various scales and complexity</li><li>Applies sound professional judgement and technical expertise to guide project execution</li><li>Partners with Project Managers in development and maintenance of scope, budget, schedule, and labor resource plans</li><li>Translates project scope into coordinated deliverables and documentation strategies</li><li>Prepares, reviews and oversees production of drawings, specifications, and other required technical documentation</li><li>Leads Construction Administration and resolution of design-related issues</li><li>Leads interface with clients, stakeholders, consultants, and contractors regarding design and technical related aspects of the project</li><li>Implements and oversees Parkhill’s quality control, risk management and project delivery standard practices for the project design and deliverables</li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul>

Qualifications:
<ul><li>Professional Architecture License required</li><li>5+ years of relevant architectural experience</li><li>Demonstrated capability to assume project-wide architectural responsibility</li><li>Experience supporting and coordinating project controls and Construction Administration</li><li>Proficiency with architectural design software, including Revit, MOS, and Bluebeam</li><li>Strong leadership and communication skills </li></ul>Benefits and PerksWe offer a comprehensive benefits program that supports the whole person. Our benefits include: <ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li>Life Balance: hybrid/flexible work schedules, flexible work environment, generous PTO, paid holidays.  </li><li>Investing in Your Future Growth: specialized training, continuing education, professional licensing, intern development programs, University of Parkhill.  </li><li>Competitive Benefits: Multiple health plan options, FSA for dependent care, HSA contributions, employer 401k contribution, employer-paid basic life, short/long term disability coverage, performance bonuses.        </li><li>Well-Being: mental health care, culture committees, wellness program, charitable giving match.  </li></ul>

Parkhill

Project Architect (K-12)

Architectural Engineering

Architectural Services

Budgeting

Communication Skills

Construction Administration

Customer Relations

Documentation

Health Plan

Leadership

Production Control

Professional License

Project Control

Project Design

Project Execution

Project/Program Coordination

Project/Program Management

Quality Control

Risk Management

Software Architecture Design

Technical Leadership

Technical Writing

Technical/Engineering Design

[AW]-iCims

Develop architecture designs for gateway systems, including high‑level and low‑level designs, data flows, and interface control to ensure end‑to‑end integrity across RF/front‑end, baseband/modem, IP/transport, management, and security domains . This role collaborates regularly with: Internal: RF/Antenna Engineering, Baseband/Modem Engineering, Network/Transport Engineering, Security, Cloud/IT, NOC/Operations, Service Delivery/PMO, Quality/Assurance, Supply Chain .

<div class="content-intro">AST SpaceMobile 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.</div>Position Overview We are seeking a Solution Architect to design gateway architectures, integration patterns, and technical workflows that enable robust satellite-to-ground connectivity. This role ensures all solutions meet performance, scalability, reliability, and operational requirements across global regions. Responsibilities include developing architectural designs, validating solution feasibility, guiding integration approaches, supporting configuration standards, and ensuring gateway deployments meet performance KPIs, interoperability requirements, and long-term operational readiness. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in satellite communications systems architecture and a proven ability to translate complex technical requirements into scalable, implementable solutions. Extensive experience in satellite gateway design and a track record of architecting mission‑critical telecommunications infrastructure at enterprise scale are essential. This role sits at the forefront of satellite communications innovation, requiring a blend of architectural vision and hands-on implementation experience. Success demands the ability to balance forward‑leaning solution design with operational practicality while ensuring technical excellence across a rapidly expanding global satellite network. Key Responsibilities Architecture and Design <ul><li>Develop architecture designs for gateway systems, including high‑level and low‑level designs, data flows, and interface control to ensure end‑to‑end integrity across RF/front‑end, baseband/modem, IP/transport, management, and security domains </li></ul><ul><li>Define integration patterns and technical workflows that are reusable across regions and deployment models including greenfield, expansion, and refresh scenarios </li></ul><ul><li>Translate business and operational requirements into non‑functional requirements covering availability, latency, throughput, resiliency, observability, and security parameters </li></ul>Feasibility and Solution Validation <ul><li>Validate solution feasibility through capacity modeling, performance analysis, and failure/edge‑case scenarios, documenting assumptions, constraints, and trade‑offs </li></ul><ul><li>Establish solution acceptance criteria and traceability from requirements to verification, supporting factory/site testing and service readiness reviews </li></ul><ul><li>Conduct comprehensive technical risk analysis and integration complexity evaluation to ensure architectural viability </li></ul>Integration Leadership <ul><li>Guide integration across multi‑vendor components and internal platforms, ensuring interoperability, version alignment, and coherent release dependencies </li></ul><ul><li>Create and maintain interface specifications and integration playbooks while leading design reviews and technical checkpoints with engineering, operations, and suppliers </li></ul><ul><li>Provide architectural oversight and technical direction for complex system implementations across gateway deployment teams </li></ul>Configuration Standards and Governance <ul><li>Support configuration standards by defining golden builds, baseline templates, and configuration item structures for gateway platforms and services </li></ul><ul><li>Govern changes to the reference architecture, ensuring updates are reviewed, documented, and communicated to delivery and operations teams </li></ul><ul><li>Establish technical frameworks that ensure consistent implementation across multiple gateway sites and regional deployments </li></ul>Operational Readiness and Performance <ul><li>Ensure gateway builds meet performance KPIs, interoperability expectations, and long‑term operational readiness requirements through design guardrails, pre‑activation validation, and readiness checklists </li></ul><ul><li>Engineer for operational excellence including redundancy and failover patterns, monitoring and telemetry coverage, logging and observability standards, security‑by‑design, and runbook documentation for operations handover </li></ul><ul><li>Design monitoring and performance management frameworks that enable proactive identification and resolution of system performance issues </li></ul> Qualifications Education <ul><li>Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering ,computer engineering, systems engineering, or related technical field </li></ul><ul><li>Master's degree in engineering or advanced technical discipline preferred </li></ul>Experience <ul><li>Minimum 8+ years in telecommunications or satellite communications systems architecture </li></ul><ul><li>5+ years designing and implementing large-scale network infrastructure solutions </li></ul><ul><li>Demonstrated experience designing and integrating complex communications or satellite ground systems, including multi‑domain solutions spanning RF/baseband and IP/transport </li></ul>Required Technical Expertise <ul><li>Deep understanding of satellite communications systems including gateway architecture, RF systems, and ground-to-space link design </li></ul><ul><li>Proven ability to produce HLD/LLD artifacts, interface control documents, and configuration standards, and to lead cross‑functional design reviews </li></ul><ul><li>Strong grounding in IP networking and security fundamentals including routing, QoS, segmentation, encryption, access control, and reliability patterns </li></ul><ul><li>Experience driving interoperability and integration across multiple vendors and internal platforms, including version, change, and release alignment </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>Experience with satellite gateway architectures supporting multi‑region deployments and service availability targets </li></ul><ul><li>Exposure to 5G/NTN or carrier‑grade backhaul integration and operations handover for mission‑critical services </li></ul><ul><li>Familiarity with automation‑first environments including infrastructure as code, configuration baselines, and CI/CD practices </li></ul><ul><li>Background in solution architecture roles at satellite operators, telecommunications companies, or systems integrators </li></ul>Professional Skills <ul><li>Systems thinking with ability to decompose complex problems and design clear, testable solutions </li></ul><ul><li>Strong analytical skills for performance/capacity modeling and evaluating trade‑offs among cost, risk, and operational impact </li></ul><ul><li>Integration leadership capabilities to orchestrate multi‑team delivery and anticipate interoperability issues </li></ul><ul><li>Excellent communication skills for presenting architectural concepts to technical and executive audiences </li></ul>Technology Proficiency <ul><li>Proficiency with system architecture and design tools including network modeling and simulation platforms </li></ul><ul><li>Experience with telecommunications equipment from major vendors and integration methodologies </li></ul><ul><li>Familiarity with monitoring and performance management systems for carrier-grade infrastructure </li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge of database systems, middleware platforms, and enterprise integration technologies </li></ul>Cross-Functional Interfaces This role collaborates regularly with: <ul><li>Internal: RF/Antenna Engineering, Baseband/Modem Engineering, Network/Transport Engineering, Security, Cloud/IT, NOC/Operations, Service Delivery/PMO, Quality/Assurance, Supply Chain </li></ul><ul><li>External: Equipment OEMs and systems integrators, ground‑segment service providers, terrestrial carriers/partners, test/validation partners </li></ul>Performance Metrics Success measured by: <ul><li>Architecture quality metrics including first‑pass design approvals and low design‑defect escape rate into integration or production </li></ul><ul><li>Integration outcomes including interoperability achieved to plan and reduction in integration rework and defect cycle time </li></ul><ul><li>Performance and reliability targets with gateway build meeting or exceeding latency, throughput, availability, and failover requirements </li></ul><ul><li>Standardization and reuse including adoption of reference patterns, golden builds, and configuration baselines across regions </li></ul><ul><li>Readiness and handover success with on‑time readiness reviews, complete runbooks and documentation, and smooth transition into operations </li></ul>Tools/Standards/Methods Architecture Methods <ul><li>HLD/LLD development, interface control documentation, design reviews and readiness checklists, requirements‑to‑acceptance traceability </li></ul>Networking and Timing Standards <ul><li>IPv4/IPv6, BGP/OSPF/IS‑IS, QoS/DiffServ, IPsec/TLS, IEEE 1588 PTP/NTP for synchronization </li></ul>Satellite/Ground Standards <ul><li>3GPP NTN for satellite‑cellular integration, ETSI DVB‑S2X and DVB‑RCS2 for satellite links, CCSDS relevant ground/space data handling profiles </li></ul>Operations and Management <ul><li>SNMP, NETCONF/YANG, Syslog/OpenConfig, configuration baselining and inventory management, CI/CD for infrastructure and configuration changes </li></ul>Documentation and Modeling <ul><li>System diagramming and modeling tools, version control for design artifacts, performance and capacity modeling techniques </li></ul>Physical Requirements <ul><li>Role will be based in United States with occasional travel for solution validation and technical coordination activities </li></ul><ul><li>Ability to support technical reviews and architecture discussions across global time zones </li></ul><ul><li>Occasional travel to gateway sites for solution implementation oversight and technical validation </li></ul>This job description may not be inclusive to the duties and responsibilities listed. Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time or the scope of the job may change as needed by business demands. <div class="content-conclusion">AST SpaceMobile is an Equal Opportunity, at will Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.</div>

AST SpaceMobile

Solution Architect (CN/US/Latin)

Access Control

Analysis Skills

Antenna

Architectural Design

Automation

Baseband

Broadband

Business Operations

Capacity Analysis

Cloud Computing

Communication Systems

Communications Architecture

Computer Engineering

Continuous Deployment/Delivery

Continuous Integration

Cross-Functional

Cryptography

Database Middleware Software

Database Technology

Design Flows

Document Management

Documentation Standards

Electrical Engineering

European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

Failover

Government

IP (Internet Protocol)

IPsec (IP Security)

Intellectual Property (IP)

Interoperability

Interoperability Requirements

Mobile Devices

Modems

Network Administration/Management

Network Design

Network Operations Center

Network Routing

Network Simulation

OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)

Operations Management

Patents

Performance Analysis

Performance Management

Performance Metrics

Performance Modeling

Physical Demands

Productivity Model

QoS (Quality of Service)

Quality Assurance

Quality Metrics

RCS (Revision Control System)

Radio Frequency

Requirements Validation/Verification

Risk

Risk Analysis

Satellite Communications

Service Delivery

Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM)

Standards Development

Supply Chain

System Architecture

System Integration (SI)

Systems Engineering

Technical Support

Telecommunications

Telecommunications Equipment

Telecommunications Industry

Telemetry

Test Readiness Review (TRR)

Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)

Traceability

Transportation Engineering

Validation Testing

Willing to Travel

GreenHouseAPI

Working closely with cross-functional teams including electrical, RF, avionics, and systems engineering, the Software Engineer contributes to the development of software that supports spacecraft development, testing, and operations. The Software Test Engineer designs, develops, tests, and maintains software systems that support satellite development, ground systems, and operational infrastructure.

<div class="content-intro">AST SpaceMobile 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.</div>Position OverviewThe Software Test Engineer designs, develops, tests, and maintains software systems that support satellite development, ground systems, and operational infrastructure. This role applies strong engineering and analytical principles to create reliable, scalable, and high-performance software solutions used in mission-critical aerospace systems.Working closely with cross-functional teams including electrical, RF, avionics, and systems engineering, the Software Engineer contributes to the development of software that supports spacecraft development, testing, and operations. This role requires strong programming fundamentals, a systems-level mindset, and the ability to solve complex technical problems in a fast-paced engineering environment.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications supporting spacecraft systems, ground infrastructure, and engineering tools.</li><li>Analyze system requirements and user needs to design software solutions that meet performance, reliability, and operational objectives.</li><li>Develop modular, maintainable software components that integrate effectively within larger system architectures.</li><li>Collaborate with engineering teams to support system integration, testing, and operational readiness.</li><li>Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software issues identified during development, testing, or operational use.</li><li>Contribute to system architecture discussions and recommend improvements to existing software and system designs.</li><li>Develop technical documentation including software design descriptions, diagrams, flowcharts, and development artifacts.</li><li>Support software verification and validation activities including unit testing, integration testing, and system-level testing.</li><li>Maintain and improve existing software systems through updates, bug fixes, and performance optimizations.</li></ul>QualificationsEducation<ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field required.</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>1+ years of professional experience in software development or related engineering work.</li><li>Experience designing, developing, and testing software applications in a collaborative engineering environment.</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Experience developing software for aerospace, satellite, or other high-reliability engineering systems.</li><li>Familiarity with distributed systems, telemetry systems, or data processing pipelines.</li><li>Experience working in Linux development environments.</li><li>Exposure to hardware integration, embedded systems, or real-time software environments.</li></ul>Soft Skills<ul><li>Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to translate requirements into technical solutions.</li><li>Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.</li><li>Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to cross-functional teams.</li><li>Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative engineering environment.</li><li>Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and development priorities.</li></ul>Technology Stack<ul><li>Programming Languages: Python, Ruby, C#, or similar modern programming languages</li><li>Development Tools: Version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development platforms</li><li>Operating Systems: Linux-based development environments</li><li>Software Development Practices: Unit testing, debugging, and documentation tools</li></ul>Physical Requirements<ul><li>Ability to sit and work at a computer workstation for extended periods.</li><li>Ability to occasionally move equipment or materials weighing up to 25 pounds.</li></ul>Additional Notes: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties or responsibilities. Additional tasks may be assigned as required to support business operations and mission objectives.Employment eligibility may require compliance with U.S. export control regulations. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or otherwise authorized to work in the United States. This job description may not be inclusive to the duties and responsibilities listed. Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time or the scope of the job may change as needed by business demands. <div class="content-conclusion">AST SpaceMobile is an Equal Opportunity, at will Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.</div>

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