Chief Spacecraft Engineer & Systems Leader

Socket.dev

Toronto

On-site

CAD 180,000 - 280,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Equity plan

Health insurance

Unlimited vacation

Relocation packages

Professional development fund

On-site office perks

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Job summary

Kepler Communications is seeking a Program Chief Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for the spacecraft program, reporting directly to the Senior Director of Satellite Systems. You will provide technical leadership across all engineering disciplines to ensure the spacecraft is designed, built, verified, and operated as an integrated system.

The Chief Engineer is accountable for the overall technical success of the mission, maintaining technical integrity, driving progress,

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
15+ years of experience developing complex spacecraft or aerospace systems.
Experience serving as the technical authority or senior technical leader for at least one spacecraft development program.
Extensive knowledge of spacecraft architecture, integration, verification, manufacturing, qualification, launch, and mission operations.
Exceptional technical judgment, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership across Systems, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, RF, GNC, Payload, AIT, Manufacturing, Operations, and Product Assurance.
Drive engineering convergence toward a technically coherent spacecraft.
Ensure engineering activities remain aligned with mission objectives.
Drive engineering progress and maintain technical momentum.
Identify and remove technical roadblocks.
Ensure timely technical decision-making and accountability across engineering disciplines.
Lead rigorous technical reviews across all spacecraft subsystems.
Challenge assumptions, margins, interfaces, and verification evidence.
Lead design reviews, anomaly reviews, and readiness reviews.
Make timely, evidence-based technical decisions.
Balance performance, cost, schedule, manufacturability, reliability, and mission risk.
Remove technical barriers or blockers to maintain engineering momentum.
Communicate technical direction clearly and consistently across the engineering organization.
Translate complex technical issues into concise recommendations for executive leadership.
Represent Engineering during customer reviews, supplier meetings, executive briefings, and governance boards.
Ensure decisions, assumptions, risks, and actions are clearly documented and communicated.
Build alignment across Engineering, Program Management, Product Assurance, Manufacturing, Operations, and executive leadership.
Mentor senior engineers and future technical leaders.
Continuously raise the standard of technical rigor, engineering reviews, and engineering excellence.
Drive continuous improvement, platform standardization, and lessons learned.