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# Sr. RAN Software Engineer (Starlink Mobile)

- **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $280,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 4G (Telecommunication), LTE (Telecommunication), Protocol Stack, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Interoperability, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Performance Tuning, Regression Testing, Software Tools, Software Engineering, Software Testing Automation Framework, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17850603?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17850603%2FSr-Ran-Software-Engineer-Starlink-Mobile-California-Palo-Alto

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
 * 5+years of Python/C/C++ coding experience
 * 5+ years of experiencedeveloping, executing, and managingautomatedLTE/5G-NR test cases (including test planning and results tracking)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 * In-depth knowledge of 3GPP specifications and R17+ RAN features
 * Experience with user equipment (UE) log analysis and associated software tools (QXDM/XCAL)
 * Experience developing test automation frameworks or CI/CD pipelines
 * Strong understanding of LTE and 5G-NR protocols with hands-on experienceresolving softwareissues at the PHY, MAC, and RRC layers
 * Experience supporting products through the full release cycle including commercial deployment
 * Strong skills in debugging and performance optimization; exceptional analytical skills and engineering fundamentals, * To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

## Description

As a Sr. RAN Software Engineer on the Starlink Mobile program, you will lead the validation and optimization of the 4G/5G RAN software protocol stack. This role requires strong software engineering skills to build scalable test automation frameworks and work directly with other software developers to triage and resolve complex 4G/5G protocol stack software issues., * Lead the design, development, and maintenance of CI/CD test automation frameworks foreNB/gNBfeature validation, including functional, performance, interoperability, and regression testing

 * Analyze UE andeNB/gNBlogs to debug and root-cause RAN issues,andcollaborate withdevelopers toresolves issuesanddrivefeature improvements
 * Build software toolsand data pipelines to analyze RAN performance and optimizeeNB/gNBparametersto improve networkKPIs
 * Manage and prioritize network issues while collaborating closely with development teams to drive resolution
 * Troubleshoot andmaintainRAN lab infrastructure in collaboration with partner teams


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