Principal Network Engineer, Technical Regulatory

Overview

Principal Network Engineer, Technical Regulatory at Skylo, based in Bangalore, India. You will own the technical side of Skylo's regulatory obligations, leading the design, implementation and certification of Lawful Intercept and Wireless Emergency Alerts / cell broadcast capabilities across Skylo's satellite NTN network.

What you'll do

• Own the technical architecture and roadmap for Lawful Intercept across Skylo's 5G core, EPC, IMS and messaging platforms, in line with ETSI and 3GPP LI standards.
• Lead Lawful Intercept compliance across Skylo's markets, including DoT licence and LI requirements in India, CALEA in the US, and ETSI-based regimes in Europe and other regions.
• Design and deliver public warning and cell broadcast capabilities (CBC/CBE, CBS/PWS, 3GPP TS 23.041), including Wireless Emergency Alerts and equivalent national alerting systems, for satellite-connected devices, including NTN-specific geo-targeting and delivery considerations.
• Define and track technical regulatory requirements for satellite/NTN networks across markets, including emergency calling and messaging (911/E911, 112), location, and network security obligations.
• Work directly with regulators (e.g. DoT and TRAI in India, FCC and FEMA/IPAWS in the US, and other national regulators) and MNO partners to interpret requirements, support filings and audits, and represent Skylo's technical position.
• Partner with core network vendors, carriers and LI mediation vendors to specify, integrate, test and certify LI and WEA functions.
• Drive service maturity for regulatory capabilities, including operational processes, monitoring, test cadences, runbooks and audit readiness.
• Collaborate with Legal, Security, Product and Operations teams to translate regulatory obligations into engineering requirements and delivery plans.
• Track and contribute to standards and industry bodies (e.g. 3GPP SA3-LI, ETSI TC LI, TSDSI/TEC, ATIS, CTIA) relevant to Lawful Intercept, emergency alerts and NTN.
• Create technical specifications, compliance documentation and engineering plans, and conduct proof-of-solutions to validate technical approaches.

What you'll need

• 15+ years of experience in mobile network engineering, with a significant focus on Lawful Intercept, emergency services or technical regulatory compliance at a mobile network operator, network vendor or LI solution provider.
• Deep knowledge of ETSI and 3GPP Lawful Intercept standards, including handover interfaces (HI1/HI2/HI3), internal interfaces (X1/X2/X3), and LI for 5GC, EPC and IMS.
• Hands-on experience with national LI compliance regimes, such as India's DoT LI requirements and/or CALEA (including J-STD-025), and working with law enforcement agencies and trusted third parties.
• Hands-on experience with public warning systems and cell broadcast (CBC, CBS/PWS), and familiarity with national alerting requirements such as India's public alerting framework and US WEA (FCC Part 10).
• Strong understanding of 4G/5G core and IMS architectures and end-to-end call flows for voice, SMS and data.
• Experience engaging directly with regulators, government agencies and carrier partners on technical compliance matters.
• Ability to pass background checks associated with Lawful Intercept responsibilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical topics to legal, regulatory and executive audiences.
• A track record of driving cross-functional compliance initiatives to completion with a high degree of ownership and discretion.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of emergency services requirements (911/E911, NG911, 112) and location delivery.
• Experience with Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) or satellite communications regulation.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Onsite 3 days a week in office.