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About the Role

Serve as the primary technical authority for satellite and space-system development programs, ensuring system design, integration, verification, and mission readiness from concept through delivery. Translate program objectives into executable technical plans, aligning requirements, architecture, interfaces, trade studies, verification evidence, and risk decisions across a large cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

Be the lead systems engineering authority for a satellite program or major technical scope, ensuring the integrity of system design, integration, verification, and mission readiness.
Translate mission objectives and program constraints into clear technical direction across architecture, requirements, interfaces, trade studies, verification planning, readiness evidence, and technical risk closure.
Lead system-level design and integration across spacecraft subsystems, connecting subsystem decisions to whole-system performance, operations, reliability, customer commitments, and lifecycle needs.
Partner with Program Management, Product Assurance, subsystem teams, suppliers, customers, and leadership to align technical execution, manage expectations, and close decisions.
Lead technical reviews, trade studies, anomaly investigations, readiness milestones, and decision forums with clear recommendations and disciplined follow-through.
Manage technical risks and uncertainty by structuring ambiguous problems, clarifying assumptions, defining decision points, and maintaining clear escalation paths.
Represent the technical team in program reviews, customer briefings, supplier discussions, and leadership updates through clear writing, presentations, and decision rationale.
Mentor engineers and technical leads while improving systems engineering, integration, verification, and review practices to increase predictability and support mission success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
10+ years of experience in space systems engineering, spacecraft development, satellite systems integration, or a related technical leadership role.
Demonstrated experience delivering through at least one satellite-level program lifecycle, including architecture, design, integration, verification, launch readiness, customer delivery, or mission operations phases.
Strong working knowledge of satellite systems engineering, including requirements management, system architecture, interface definition, verification planning, integration, technical budgets, risk management, and mission readiness.
Experience leading major technical reviews or readiness milestones such as SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, MRR/MRB, FRR, or equivalent program reviews.
Demonstrated willingness and ability to leverage AI-assisted engineering and development tools to improve productivity, design quality, and innovation while adapting to evolving technologies and best practices.
Familiarity with systems engineering standards and disciplined technical governance practices, including configuration management, discrepancy review, engineering change control, and verification evidence management.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams through uncertainty, changing priorities, and high-pressure program milestones.
Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to align engineering, program management, Product Assurance, customers, suppliers, and leadership around technical decisions and program outcomes.
Excellent technical writing, presentation, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear impacts, options, recommendations, and decision rationale.
Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and risk management skills.
Strong attention to detail, with the ability to maintain technical rigor while operating in a fast-paced program environment.
Flexible, proactive, adaptable, and results-oriented, with a practical “can-do” approach.
Demonstrated willingness and ability to leverage AI-assisted engineering and development tools to improve productivity, design quality, and innovation while adapting to evolving technologies and best practices.

Skills

Satellite systems engineering
Spacecraft development
Satellite systems integration
Requirements management
System architecture
Interface definition
Verification planning
Integration
Technical budgets
Risk management
Mission readiness
Technical reviews
AI-assisted engineering tools
Systems engineering standards
Technical governance practices
Configuration management
Discrepancy review
Engineering change control
Verification evidence management
Cross-functional team leadership
Stakeholder management
Technical writing
Presentation skills
Verbal communication
Decision-making
Problem-solving
Attention to detail
Flexibility
Proactiveness
Adaptability
Results-oriented
Constellation-level systems
Multi-satellite programs
Portfolio-level technical execution
Scalable satellite architectures
Subsystem development
FMECA
FDIR design
Reliability engineering
Fault management
Mission assurance practices
Orbit analysis
Constellation configurations
RF link analysis
System budgets
Ground segment
Space environment
Satellite mechanical architectures
Satellite electrical architectures
Satellite applications
Earth observation
Communications
Navigation
Science
Payload development
Payload integration
Payload technical management
Payload operations
Mission payload understanding
Optical payloads
SAR payloads
SigINT payloads
AI-enabled tools
Automation

Location

Toronto

Work Type

Contingent Upon Program Award

Experience Level

10+ years

Education Level

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Salary/Compensations

$175,000 - $210,000 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.
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.
We’re a certified Great Place to Work®, seven 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.