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AST SpaceMobile and our global partners are building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network to be accessible by standard smartphones. Called SpaceMobile, this ultra-powerful network is being designed to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet – on land, at sea and in flight.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Director of Technical Project Delivery to lead the execution of complex telecommunications infrastructure programs across multiple markets. This role is responsible for driving the successful delivery of network deployment initiatives, including gateway implementation, transport connectivity, network integration, activation, testing, and operational readiness activities.
The ideal candidate will combine deep technical knowledge with strong program leadership capabilities to coordinate cross-functional engineering, operations, vendor, and partner teams. This individual will oversee technical delivery teams, manage program risk, drive integration and readiness activities, and ensure alignment between deployment objectives and broader network strategy.
As a senior leader, you will serve as a key interface between engineering, operations, program management, and executive leadership while ensuring technical excellence, execution discipline, and network readiness across a rapidly evolving telecommunications environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the portfolio of technical programs associated with gateway deployment, transport connectivity, network integration, and service activation across multiple markets
- Establish and maintain technical delivery plans aligned with partner commitments, network deployment schedules, and strategic roadmap objectives
- Resolve technical dependencies and trade-offs across radio access, transport, core network, gateway, and user equipment domains
- Approve technical delivery baselines, mitigation plans, recovery plans, and readiness milestones
- Build, lead, mentor, and develop a team of technical project managers and delivery professionals
- Establish quality standards for technical planning, testing evidence, documentation, reporting, and operational readiness reviews
- Support recruitment, onboarding, development, and performance management of technical delivery personnel
- Coordinate end-to-end integration activities and functional testing efforts with engineering and validation teams
- Ensure technical readiness requirements are met for key deployment milestones, launch activities, and operational transitions
- Support field trials, beta programs, system validation efforts, and service readiness activities
- Lead deployment activities including site readiness, infrastructure implementation, equipment installation, activation, and operational handoff processes
- Coordinate equipment logistics, inventory management, vendor deliverables, and implementation schedules
- Oversee technical delivery performance of contractors, vendors, and system integration partners
- Partner with program management teams to ensure technical execution remains aligned with business objectives and external commitments
- Monitor portfolio-level technical performance indicators, deployment metrics, and operational readiness measurements
- Lead investigations and root-cause analysis efforts for complex technical issues spanning multiple technology domains
- Present technical status, risks, mitigation strategies, and recovery plans to executive leadership and key stakeholders
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Network Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Master's degree in Telecommunications, Network Architecture, Systems Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field preferred
Experience:
- Minimum 12 years of experience in telecommunications engineering, network deployment, technical delivery, systems integration, or technical program management
- Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing technical project, engineering, or delivery teams
- Proven success delivering large-scale telecommunications infrastructure programs across multiple technology domains
- Experience managing complex multi-vendor environments and cross-functional technical organizations
- Experience supporting network deployment, service activation, integration, testing, and operational readiness initiatives
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting satellite communications, next-generation wireless networks, or large-scale telecommunications infrastructure programs
- Experience working with mobile network operators, telecommunications service providers, equipment manufacturers, or systems integrators
- Knowledge of non-terrestrial network architectures and satellite-terrestrial integration concepts
- Experience with cloud-native networking technologies, virtualization platforms, and software-defined networking environments
- Familiarity with telecommunications standards, network architecture documentation, and systems integration methodologies
- Experience supporting live network launches, field trials, beta programs, and large-scale operational deployments
- PMP, PgMP, or other relevant project and program management certifications
Soft Skills:
- Strong executive presence and leadership capabilities
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong technical judgment and decision-making abilities
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex technical challenges
- Strategic mindset combined with strong execution and delivery focus
- Ability to mentor and develop high-performing technical teams
Technology Stack:
- Microsoft Project
- Smartsheet
- Jira
- Confluence
- Technical documentation and requirements management platforms
- Network testing and validation tools
- Network performance monitoring and reporting platforms
- Simulation, laboratory testing, and integration environments
- Cloud-native networking technologies
- Software-defined networking solutions
- Microsoft Office Suite
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work in a standard office environment and use a computer for extended periods
- Ability to participate in technical reviews, executive presentations, readiness meetings, and cross-functional collaboration sessions
- Ability to travel approximately 20% as business needs require
- Ability to work within network operations centers, data centers, laboratories, and deployment environments as needed
- Ability to coordinate activities with partners, vendors, and teams operating across multiple time zones
- Ability to review technical documentation, deployment plans, test reports, and operational readiness artifacts
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.
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.
INTRODUCTION
AST SpaceMobile and our global partners are building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network to be accessible by standard smartphones. Called SpaceMobile, this ultra-powerful network is being designed to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet – on land, at sea and in flight.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Director of Technical Project Delivery to lead the execution of complex telecommunications infrastructure programs across multiple markets. This role is responsible for driving the successful delivery of network deployment initiatives, including gateway implementation, transport connectivity, network integration, activation, testing, and operational readiness activities.
The ideal candidate will combine deep technical knowledge with strong program leadership capabilities to coordinate cross-functional engineering, operations, vendor, and partner teams. This individual will oversee technical delivery teams, manage program risk, drive integration and readiness activities, and ensure alignment between deployment objectives and broader network strategy.
As a senior leader, you will serve as a key interface between engineering, operations, program management, and executive leadership while ensuring technical excellence, execution discipline, and network readiness across a rapidly evolving telecommunications environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the portfolio of technical programs associated with gateway deployment, transport connectivity, network integration, and service activation across multiple markets
- Establish and maintain technical delivery plans aligned with partner commitments, network deployment schedules, and strategic roadmap objectives
- Resolve technical dependencies and trade-offs across radio access, transport, core network, gateway, and user equipment domains
- Approve technical delivery baselines, mitigation plans, recovery plans, and readiness milestones
- Build, lead, mentor, and develop a team of technical project managers and delivery professionals
- Establish quality standards for technical planning, testing evidence, documentation, reporting, and operational readiness reviews
- Support recruitment, onboarding, development, and performance management of technical delivery personnel
- Coordinate end-to-end integration activities and functional testing efforts with engineering and validation teams
- Ensure technical readiness requirements are met for key deployment milestones, launch activities, and operational transitions
- Support field trials, beta programs, system validation efforts, and service readiness activities
- Lead deployment activities including site readiness, infrastructure implementation, equipment installation, activation, and operational handoff processes
- Coordinate equipment logistics, inventory management, vendor deliverables, and implementation schedules
- Oversee technical delivery performance of contractors, vendors, and system integration partners
- Partner with program management teams to ensure technical execution remains aligned with business objectives and external commitments
- Monitor portfolio-level technical performance indicators, deployment metrics, and operational readiness measurements
- Lead investigations and root-cause analysis efforts for complex technical issues spanning multiple technology domains
- Present technical status, risks, mitigation strategies, and recovery plans to executive leadership and key stakeholders
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Network Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Master's degree in Telecommunications, Network Architecture, Systems Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field preferred
Experience:
- Minimum 12 years of experience in telecommunications engineering, network deployment, technical delivery, systems integration, or technical program management
- Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing technical project, engineering, or delivery teams
- Proven success delivering large-scale telecommunications infrastructure programs across multiple technology domains
- Experience managing complex multi-vendor environments and cross-functional technical organizations
- Experience supporting network deployment, service activation, integration, testing, and operational readiness initiatives
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting satellite communications, next-generation wireless networks, or large-scale telecommunications infrastructure programs
- Experience working with mobile network operators, telecommunications service providers, equipment manufacturers, or systems integrators
- Knowledge of non-terrestrial network architectures and satellite-terrestrial integration concepts
- Experience with cloud-native networking technologies, virtualization platforms, and software-defined networking environments
- Familiarity with telecommunications standards, network architecture documentation, and systems integration methodologies
- Experience supporting live network launches, field trials, beta programs, and large-scale operational deployments
- PMP, PgMP, or other relevant project and program management certifications
Soft Skills:
- Strong executive presence and leadership capabilities
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong technical judgment and decision-making abilities
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex technical challenges
- Strategic mindset combined with strong execution and delivery focus
- Ability to mentor and develop high-performing technical teams
Technology Stack:
- Microsoft Project
- Smartsheet
- Jira
- Confluence
- Technical documentation and requirements management platforms
- Network testing and validation tools
- Network performance monitoring and reporting platforms
- Simulation, laboratory testing, and integration environments
- Cloud-native networking technologies
- Software-defined networking solutions
- Microsoft Office Suite
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work in a standard office environment and use a computer for extended periods
- Ability to participate in technical reviews, executive presentations, readiness meetings, and cross-functional collaboration sessions
- Ability to travel approximately 20% as business needs require
- Ability to work within network operations centers, data centers, laboratories, and deployment environments as needed
- Ability to coordinate activities with partners, vendors, and teams operating across multiple time zones
- Ability to review technical documentation, deployment plans, test reports, and operational readiness artifacts
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.
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.
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Align your credentials to PERM requirements
Your degree and job title must match the PERM-certified job description exactly. A mismatch between your foreign credential evaluation and the role's stated education requirement is one of the most common reasons PERM audits are triggered for technical management roles.
Target employers with EB-3 filing history
Delivery lead roles rarely self-petition, so your employer's willingness to run PERM matters more than the role itself. Prioritize organizations that have filed EB-2 or EB-3 petitions for similar project or program management titles in recent DOL disclosure cycles.
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Filter by Technical Delivery Lead or adjacent titles like Delivery Manager on Migrate Mate to find employers actively sponsoring EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. This narrows your search to companies that have already committed to the PERM process for comparable roles.
Clarify the EB tier before accepting an offer
Ask whether the role is slotted for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship during offer negotiation, not after signing. EB-2 typically requires a master's degree or equivalent, while EB-3 covers bachelor's-level professionals, and the tier affects your priority date and wait time significantly.
Verify your prevailing wage category early
PERM requires your employer to pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your location and job zone. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Technical Delivery Lead wage levels before your employer files, so a Level I determination doesn't undercut your actual compensation.
Document cross-functional scope for I-140 strength
Technical Delivery Leads who manage both engineering and business stakeholders build a stronger I-140 petition. Compile evidence of your delivery scope, team size, and project complexity now, since USCIS adjudicators weigh this documentation when evaluating EB-2 advanced-degree professional petitions.
Green Card Technical Delivery Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Technical Delivery Lead role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Technical Delivery Lead positions qualify for EB-3 if they require a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field. EB-2 eligibility applies when the role specifically requires a master's degree or when you can demonstrate the equivalent through a combination of education and progressive experience, subject to USCIS review of the petition.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary visa with renewal cycles. There's no annual lottery for EB-3 petitions the way there is for H-1B visa registrations, and once your priority date is current, the path to an I-485 adjustment of status is fixed. The tradeoff is that PERM processing alone often takes 12 to 18 months before the I-140 is even filed.
Can I switch jobs after my employer starts the green card process?
You can change employers without losing your place in the green card queue if your I-140 has been approved for more than 180 days and the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. For Technical Delivery Leads, moving to a comparable delivery or program management title at a new sponsor generally satisfies that portability requirement under AC21 rules.
Where can I find employers sponsoring green cards for Technical Delivery Lead roles?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Technical Delivery Lead and related titles filtered by employers with active EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship history. This saves you from applying broadly and discovering late in the process that a company won't run PERM for your title or level.
How long does the full EB-3 green card process take for a Technical Delivery Lead?
For nationals from countries without significant backlogs, the full EB-3 process from PERM filing to an approved I-485 typically runs two to four years. PERM recruitment and DOL certification can take 12 to 18 months on its own. Nationals from India or China face significantly longer waits due to per-country annual limits under current visa bulletin priority dates.