Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Spacecraft & Ground

Kepler Communications; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan to share in success

Health, dental, and vision insurance (

Unlimited vacation and parental leave

Semi-annual company-wide parties

Relocation packages available

$1,500 annual professional development

Toronto office kitchen stocked

Company-wide events

Great Place to Work® certification

Job summary

Kepler Communications in Toronto is seeking a senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software for spacecraft and ground-based assets as part of a growing satellite fleet.

You will work with Linux, C/C++, embedded architectures, and contribute to architecture discussions, tests, and documentation, with opportunities to mentor juniors and collaborate across time zones.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in C and modern C++.
• Experience with embedded Linux environments.
• Experience with OS internals: concurrency, IPC, synchronization, memory management, hardware/software interfaces.
• Experience integrating and debugging complex software across multiple layers.
• Experience with embedded build systems and toolchains (Yocto/OpenEmbedded, Buildroot, CMake).
• Ability to debug and optimize software in resource-constrained environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work across distributed teams and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for spacecraft and ground-based systems.
• Work on Linux networking infrastructure (routing, control-plane, dataplane).
• Develop software for FPGA-based platforms (bring-up, drivers, memory-mapped interfaces).
• Create automated tests, validation tools, and technical documentation.
• Participate in architecture reviews, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system requirements and debug issues.
• Identify performance and reliability gaps and drive improvements.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers while upholding development standards.

Skills

8+ years embedded software

C and C++

Embedded Linux

OS internals: concurrency IPC memory

Debugging complex systems

Yocto/OpenEmbedded Buildroot

CMake

Linux networking (netlink)

Cross-functional teamwork

Distributed teams/time zones

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

Buildroot

CMake

RTOS/embedded networking knowledge

Job description

Kepler Communications in Toronto is seeking a senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software for spacecraft and ground-based assets as part of a growing satellite fleet.

You will work with Linux, C/C++, embedded architectures, and contribute to architecture discussions, tests, and documentation, with opportunities to mentor juniors and collaborate across time zones.