Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Spacecraft Systems

Kepler Communications Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 79,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Health, dental, vision insurance for 1

Unlimited vacation & parental leave

Relocation packages to Toronto

Professional development fund

Job summary

Kepler Communications Inc. is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer for a 6+ month contract to develop and maintain embedded software for space and ground assets in a growing satellite fleet.

The role emphasizes secure communications, kernel-level work, and collaboration across software, hardware, and operations teams. The position offers relocation support to Toronto, competitive compensation with equity, and comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of embedded software experience in high-reliability systems.
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Proficient in C/C++ for embedded systems with hardware interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for spacecraft and ground assets.
• Implement secure data links with encryption and key exchange.
• Develop low-level components: drivers, kernel modules, hardware interfaces.
• Create automated tests, validation tools, and maintain documentation.
• Participate in architecture reviews and code reviews to ensure quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and ops teams to meet system requirements.

Skills

Embedded software development

C/C++ programming

RTOS/embedded Linux

Kernel modules

Debugging & testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

FreeRTOS

Git

Job description

Kepler Communications Inc. is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer for a 6+ month contract to develop and maintain embedded software for space and ground assets in a growing satellite fleet.

The role emphasizes secure communications, kernel-level work, and collaboration across software, hardware, and operations teams. The position offers relocation support to Toronto, competitive compensation with equity, and comprehensive health benefits.