Senior Embedded Software Lead for Space Systems

Kepler Communications Inc.; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Health insurance

Unlimited vacation

Parental leave

Relocation packages

PD fund

Office kitchen & events

Job summary

Kepler Communications Inc. is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to design, develop, and maintain software for our growing satellite fleet and ground-based systems. You will build secure communications, low-level drivers, and system services while collaborating across software, hardware, and operations teams.

Required 6+ years in embedded software, a CS/CE/EE degree, and strong C/C++ skills. Relocation is available, with competitive compensation and equity.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience developing embedded software for complex, high-reliability systems.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: design, debugging, testing, performance analysis, maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for spacecraft and ground systems.
• Implement secure communications: encryption, authentication, key exchange for data links.
• Build low-level components: device drivers, kernel modules, hardware interfaces, platform services.
• Develop automated tests, validation tools, and documentation.
• Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews to ensure quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and operations teams to define requirements and resolve issues.
• Identify performance and reliability gaps and drive improvements across the stack.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Embedded Linux

RTOS

Kernel drivers

Git & code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

FreeRTOS

Device drivers

Job description

Kepler Communications Inc. is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to design, develop, and maintain software for our growing satellite fleet and ground-based systems. You will build secure communications, low-level drivers, and system services while collaborating across software, hardware, and operations teams.

Required 6+ years in embedded software, a CS/CE/EE degree, and strong C/C++ skills. Relocation is available, with competitive compensation and equity.