Principal Standards Engineer, AI and System Architecture

Job Description

Job Description

Company Summary

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.

Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.

Our Wireless Technology team is pioneering the future of connectivity. We're developing and enhancing a unique hybrid network model—combining our advanced, cloud-native 5G core with the nationwide reach of our partners. This approach ensures our network is flexible and powerful, designed to satisfy the social, economic, and transformative needs of the changing world.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session.

 

The rapid convergence of artificial intelligence and telecommunications demands unified technical specifications to ensure safety, interoperability, and automated network operations. This role resolves the architectural disconnect between cloud-native cellular systems and emerging agentic AI frameworks across international standardization bodies, including 3GPP, ITU-T, and ISO/IEC. The position directs the technical standards strategy to operationalize AI observability, autonomous network management, and 6G integration across hybrid wireless infrastructure. These contributions safeguard network assets while accelerating Level 4 autonomous network capabilities and cross-industry interoperability.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)

• Represent EchoStar and Boost Mobile as the lead delegate across global AI and telecommunications standards bodies to drive technical consensus on system architectures and open APIs.

• Translate emerging AI safety, governance, and security standards into enforceable enterprise architecture guardrails and threat models.

• Establish standardized patterns and observability frameworks for multi-agent workflows, tool invocations, and agentic interoperability protocols.

• Architect hybrid core network standards bridging cloud-native 5G assets, Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) integration, and 6G sensing to achieve departmental network automation OKRs.

• Deploy AI and data frameworks that advance operational capabilities toward Level 4 Autonomous Networks aligned with ITU-T recommendations.

Skills, Experience and RequirementsCore Skills and Competencies (What you'll bring)

• Critical experience contributing to global AI standards bodies and governance frameworks, including ISO/IEC, ITU-T, and GenAI OWASP.

• Advanced technical mastery of 3GPP System Architecture (SA2, SA5, SA6) and TM Forum autonomous network frameworks across multi-release 5G and 6G lifecycles.

• Demonstrated AI innovation skills in applying agentic systems, AI observability standards, and interoperability protocols to carrier-scale infrastructure.

• Proven ability to navigate international consensus-building environments and negotiate strategic standards alignments across competing industry stakeholders.

• Strategic problem-solving capability to translate high-level business goals into protocol-level architecture specifications and data models.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience developing end-to-end wireless system requirements across User Equipment (UE), Radio Access Network (RAN), and Core Network (CN).

• Familiarity with AI applications in physical layer (PHY) and Next-Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) environments.

• Working knowledge of telecommunications regulatory compliance, data privacy frameworks, and AI ethics mandates.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum Education: Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field

• Minimum Experience: 10+ years in wireless standards development within 3GPP, GSMA, or TM Forum, with demonstrated contributions to AI standardization bodies

• Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 10 years of experience with one or more of:

  • 3GPP SA2 (System Architecture), SA5 (OAM), or SA6 (Open APIs)

  • TM Forum frameworks and specifications related to AI and Autonomous Networks

  • 5G and 6G system architecture, interface design, and Cloud-native Network Functions (CNFs)

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Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

 

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. 

 

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

 

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

 

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact View email address on ziprecruiter.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

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