Principal Network Integration Engineer

About Skylo

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. 

Skylo's 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 Mountain View, CA where we are onsite 3 days a week in office. 

Summary Of How You Will Impact Skylo

Skylo is hiring a Principal Network Integration Engineer to help fulfill Skylo's mission of making satellite connectivity available to all. This individual will lead the end-to-end integration of multi-vendor 4G/5G and NTN network elements across cloud-native and on-premises environments, architect scalable automation frameworks, and ensure resilient, high-performance satellite network operations from design through live deployment.

How You Will Contribute 

• Lead the logical integration of multi-vendor network elements (RAN, Core, HSS) across on-premises and cloud-native infrastructures.
• Validate satellite-specific configurations (ephemeris data, beam planning, frequency mapping) with partners for reliable link performance.
• Collaborate with Network Design and Cloud Application teams to define architectural best practices for satellite network integration, ensuring seamless roaming between terrestrial and satellite networks.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of network architecture, configuration, and testing procedures.
• Work closely with the Network Operations team to ensure smooth deployment and ongoing maintenance of satellite network services.