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About the Role

Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Safety & Mission Assurance (S&MA) activities across satellite programs. This role involves developing key processes and driving continuous improvement initiatives, acting as an independent technical authority throughout the development cycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead product assurance activities throughout satellite design, development, assembly, integration, testing, and delivery.
• Review design, manufacturing, assembly, and test documentation for compliance with established requirements and procedures.
• Participate in inspections, audits, reviews, and acceptance activities.
• Lead non-conformance and deviation/waiver reporting and resolution, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Participate in risk identification, triage, and mitigation activities related to product quality and mission success.
• Guide configuration management and traceability activities for hardware and documentation.
• Monitor quality metrics and assist in generating program quality reports and dashboards.
• Develop, document, maintain, and improve product assurance processes, procedures, work instructions, and templates.
• Act as the process owner for assigned product and quality assurance workflows, ensuring documentation remains current and effective.
• Identify process gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Lead small-scale process improvement projects from definition through implementation and verification.
• Coordinate stakeholder reviews and approvals of process documentation.
• Ensure quality management system requirements are effectively integrated into day-to-day operations.
• Support supplier quality activities, including documentation reviews, nonconformance management, and issue resolution.
• Assist in tracking supplier non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Participate in manufacturing readiness and production quality reviews.
• Support incoming inspection and hardware acceptance activities as required.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure product assurance, reliability, and quality requirements are incorporated into designs, processes, and operations.
• Support project teams during design reviews, test readiness reviews, and milestone reviews.
• Provide guidance on product assurance, configuration management, and risk management procedures and best practices to internal stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of safety, assurance, reliability, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in quality assurance, product assurance, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or a related technical environment.
• Understanding of quality management principles and process-based quality systems.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and follow activities through to completion.

Skills

• Safety
• Reliability
• Quality
• Design Assurance
• Mission Assurance
• Process Development
• Continuous Improvement
• Configuration Management
• Risk Management
• Supplier Quality
• Root Cause Analysis
• AS9100
• ISO 9001
• ECSS
• NASA
• IEC

Work Type

• Contingent Upon Program Award

Experience Level

• Mid-career professional
• 4+ years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Salary/Compensations

• $80,781 - 130,781 CAD

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with a robust equity plan
• Comprehensive coverage for 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, and we will work with you to meet your needs.