Senior Spectrum Engineer: Satellite RF & Regulatory Lead

Kepler Communications Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 107,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited vacation

Parental leave policy

Company-wide holiday shutdown

Semi-annual parties

Relocation packages

Professional development fund

Toronto office kitchen

Town Halls

Great Place to Work

Job summary

Kepler Communications seeks a Senior Spectrum Engineer to lead the design and operation of next-gen low-Earth orbit satellite systems aligned with global spectrum regulations. You will integrate ITU regulations into system architecture, analytical models, and resource management, guiding cross-functional teams across RF, Systems, Mission Design, and Software.

You will translate complex regulatory requirements into concrete system requirements, drive analyses, and provide expert guidance on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Systems Engineering, Space Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least seven years of relevant engineering experience in spectrum engineering, satellite communications, RF systems, or frequency coordination.
• Strong understanding of orbital mechanics, RF propagation, link analysis, digital communications, antenna systems, and interference modeling.
• Experience interpreting ITU Radio Regulations, ITU-R Recommendations, or comparable spectrum regulations.
• Familiarity with international spectrum regulatory frameworks.
• Experience conducting interference, compatibility, and spectrum-sharing analyses for satellite or terrestrial systems.
• Proficiency with programming languages such as C/C++, Python, or MATLAB.
• Experience developing, validating, and maintaining technical software or system models.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical authority on spectrum engineering, frequency-coordination, and regulatory compliance for Kepler’s satellite systems.
• Lead the development and maintenance of system models incorporating spectrum regulations, coordination requirements, interference constraints, and operational scenarios.
• Define and implement spectrum-related functionality within satellite resource-management and mission-planning software.
• Identify spectrum risks, constraints, and optimization opportunities.
• Lead technical assessments involving emission masks, antenna characteristics, RF propagation, interference, link performance, and mission profiles.
• Conduct compatibility, sharing, and interference analyses involving NGSO, GSO, terrestrial, and others.
• Support frequency-coordination activities and regulatory submissions to the ITU and national administrations.
• Develop, verify, and maintain software tools used to evaluate regulatory compliance and system performance.
• Establish analysis methodologies, assumptions, validation practices, and documentation standards.
• Identify spectrum-related risks and develop mitigation strategies with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Spectrum engineering

Regulatory compliance

Programming: C/C++, Python, MATLAB

ITU regulations

Systems engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Telecom/Systems

Tools

STK

Git

MATLAB

Job description

Kepler Communications seeks a Senior Spectrum Engineer to lead the design and operation of next-gen low-Earth orbit satellite systems aligned with global spectrum regulations. You will integrate ITU regulations into system architecture, analytical models, and resource management, guiding cross-functional teams across RF, Systems, Mission Design, and Software.

You will translate complex regulatory requirements into concrete system requirements, drive analyses, and provide expert guidance on