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About the Role

Kepler Communications is seeking a top-tier Embedded Software Engineer to focus on software development and maintenance for both space and ground-based assets for a growing fleet of spacecraft. You will be relied upon for input and decisions that will directly impact design and operation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain reliable, high-quality embedded software for spacecraft and ground-based systems.
• Design and implement secure communications capabilities, including encryption, authentication, and key exchange.
• Build and maintain low-level software components including device drivers, kernel modules, hardware interfaces, and platform services.
• Develop automated tests, validation tools, and technical documentation.
• Participate in software architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system requirements, debug issues, and evolve system architecture.
• Identify performance gaps, reliability risks, and architectural shortcomings, and drive improvements.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience developing embedded software for complex, high-reliability systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, debugging, testing, performance analysis, and maintainable code development.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems, including concurrency, interrupt handling, memory-mapped peripherals, and hardware communication interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN).
• Experience developing software for embedded Linux and/or RTOS environments, including familiarity with build systems (Yocto/OpenEmbedded) and operating systems (FreeRTOS).
• Experience developing low-level embedded Linux components including kernel modules, device drivers, and device tree integrations.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks, validation tooling, or hardware/software integration test environments.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Proficiency with modern software development workflows and tools, including Git-based version control and code review practices.

Skills

• C/C++
• Embedded Linux
• RTOS
• Yocto/OpenEmbedded
• FreeRTOS
• Kernel modules
• Device drivers
• Device tree integrations
• Automated test frameworks
• Validation tooling
• Hardware/software integration testing
• Git
• Code review

Location

• Toronto

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 4+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (Bonus)

Salary/Compensations

• $156,100 - $181,100 CAD

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with a robust equity plan
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance (including dependents)
• Unlimited vacation
• Supportive parental leave policy
• Company-wide holiday shutdown
• Semi-annual company-wide parties
• Frequent in-office team events
• Relocation packages available for approved roles
• $1,500 annual professional development fund
• Fully stocked Toronto office kitchen with snacks, drinks, games and top-notch kitchen appliances
• Town Halls, Celebration Calls, and Company-wide events

About the Company

• Kepler Communications is leading the future of on-demand space connectivity, providing real-time Internet access for space-based assets.
• Our mission is to enable a new era of data-driven exploration and innovation.
• We operate the first commercial optical data relay constellation with 33 satellites launched to date.
• We support advanced on-orbit compute and hosted payload capabilities.
• We are a certified Great Place to Work®, five years in a row!

Equal Opportunity

• Kepler Communications is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
• If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please contact our People & Culture team at accommodation@kepler.space.