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About the Role

The Software Safety & Mission Assurance Specialist serves as the independent Software Assurance authority for satellite programs, providing objective oversight of software products, development processes, suppliers, and verification activities throughout the program lifecycle. This position integrates Software Product Assurance (SPA) and Software Quality Assurance (SQA) into a single engineering function responsible for ensuring software is developed, verified, and released in accordance with mission assurance objectives, customer requirements, and applicable industry standards. The specialist provides independent technical assessment of software risk, verifies compliance with established processes and standards, and supports informed program decisions regarding software readiness for flight.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain the Software Product Assurance strategy throughout the software lifecycle.
Evaluate software requirements, design, implementation, verification, validation, and operational readiness for compliance with program and mission assurance requirements.
Review architecture of the software.
Assess software safety, criticality reliability, security, maintainability, and configuration integrity using a risk-based approach.
Evaluate software contributions to system hazards and support software safety analyses including Software Hazard Analysis, STPA, FTA, and software criticality assessments.
Assess residual software risk and provide independent recommendations regarding software acceptance operational use.
Verify compliance with approved software development processes, quality management systems, customer requirements, and applicable industry standards.
Conduct independent process and product audits throughout the software lifecycle.
Verify implementation of peer reviews, configuration management, coding standards, testing, release controls, and defect management processes.
Monitor software quality metrics and trends to identify emerging risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Support corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), root cause investigations, and organizational process improvement initiatives.
Assess software verification and validation strategies for completeness, independence, appropriate rigor, and traceability.
Review verification plans, procedures, coverage analyses, and test evidence.
Witness formal verification activities when required.
Verify that software anomalies are appropriately dispositioned prior to release.
Support Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) activities as applicable.
Participate as an independent member of Software Change Control Boards (CCBs).
Evaluate the mission assurance impact of proposed software changes.
Verify configuration baseline integrity prior to formal software releases.
Assess software release readiness and configuration status accounting.
Evaluate supplier software development processes and assurance activities.
Participate in supplier audits, technical reviews, and product evaluations.
Assess supplier compliance with contractual, regulatory, and mission assurance requirements.
Monitor supplier corrective actions and associated risk mitigation activities.
Support software acceptance, deployment, commissioning, and operational readiness.
Participate in anomaly investigations affecting flight or ground software.
Assess operational software trends, recurring defects, and mission impacts.
Support mission readiness reviews and post-flight lessons learned activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline.
7+ years of experience supporting software development within aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, or other safety-critical industries.
Experience with software development lifecycle processes and software verification and validation.
Experience performing software process audits, quality assessments, or assurance activities.
Working knowledge of software configuration management and change control.
Experience operating within regulated engineering environments.

Skills

Software Product Assurance
Software Quality Assurance
Software safety
Criticality reliability
Security
Maintainability
Configuration integrity
Risk-based approach
Software Hazard Analysis
STPA
FTA
Software criticality assessments
Software development processes
Quality management systems
Customer requirements
Industry standards
Peer reviews
Configuration management
Coding standards
Testing
Release controls
Defect management
Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
Root cause investigations
Organizational process improvement
Software verification and validation strategies
Verification plans
Procedures
Coverage analyses
Test evidence
Software anomalies
Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V)
Software Change Control Boards (CCBs)
Mission assurance impact
Configuration baseline integrity
Software release readiness
Configuration status accounting
Supplier software development processes
Supplier assurance activities
Supplier audits
Technical reviews
Product evaluations
Contractual requirements
Regulatory requirements
Mission assurance requirements
Supplier corrective actions
Risk mitigation activities
Software acceptance
Deployment
Commissioning
Operational readiness
Anomaly investigations
Operational software trends
Recurring defects
Mission impacts
Mission readiness reviews
Post-flight lessons learned
ECSS-Q-ST-80
ECSS-E-ST-40
ECSS-Q-ST-20
NPR 7150.2
NASA-STD-8739.8
NASA-STD-8719.13
AS9100
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
Software Hazard Analysis
STPA
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Software criticality analysis
Software FMEA
Agile software development
DOORS
Jama
Polarion
Jira
Confluence
Git
GitLab
Bitbucket
Azure DevOps
SonarQube
Coverity
Static analysis tools

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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
Certified Great Place to Work®

About the Company

Kepler Communications is leading the future of on-demand space connectivity.
Our mission is to provide real-time on-orbit connectivity for critical missions, enabling a new era of data-driven intelligence and innovation.
With 33 satellites launched to date, Kepler operates the first commercial optical data relay constellation, enabling real-time, continuous space communications while supporting advanced on-orbit compute and hosted payload capabilities.
We believe great ideas come from diverse perspectives, and we’re committed to creating an environment where you can grow, lead, and make a global impact.
If you’re ready to reach higher, move faster, and do work that shapes the future space economy - this is your launchpad.
Come build the future with Kepler!

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.