Senior On-Orbit Embedded Software Engineer

Kepler Communications Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 159,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Health insurance (including dependents

Unlimited vacation

Parental leave policy

Holiday shutdown

Relocation packages

Professional development fund

On-site Toronto office amenities

Town Halls & company-wide events

Great Place to Work certification

Job summary

Kepler Communications is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop and maintain software for spacecraft and ground-based assets in a growing satellite fleet. Your work will influence design decisions and long-term reliability.

The role emphasizes secure data links, drivers, and kernel-level components. The team values collaboration across software, hardware, and operations, with emphasis on scalable testing, robust validation, and adherence to best practices in a fast-paced space tech

Qualifications

• 6+ years of embedded software in high-reliability systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE or equivalent.
• Strong fundamentals: design, debugging, testing, performance, maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for spacecraft and ground systems.
• Implement secure communications: encryption, authentication, key exchange for data links.
• Develop low-level components: drivers, kernel modules, interfaces, platform services.
• Create automated tests, validation tools, and docs for long-term maintainability.
• Participate in architecture reviews and code reviews to ensure quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and diagnose issues.
• Identify performance gaps and architect improvements across the stack.
• Provide mentorship and contribute to engineering best practices.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

RTOS/Linux

Git workflows

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

FreeRTOS

Kernel modules

Device drivers

Git

Job description

Kepler Communications is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop and maintain software for spacecraft and ground-based assets in a growing satellite fleet. Your work will influence design decisions and long-term reliability.

The role emphasizes secure data links, drivers, and kernel-level components. The team values collaboration across software, hardware, and operations, with emphasis on scalable testing, robust validation, and adherence to best practices in a fast-paced space tech