Satellite Systems Design & Analysis Lead
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Job Summary
You will play a dual role within Keplers Systems Engineering team as a Satellite Systems Designer and Functional Lead for the Satellite Engineering and Analysis (SEA) team.
As a Satellite Systems Designer you will be a key technical leader driving the architecture and execution of complex spacecraft systems. You will lead trades ensure consistency across system budgets and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver robust spacecraft architectures.
In parallel you will hold functional responsibility for the Satellite Engineering and Analysis (SEA) this role you will help establish processes enforce technical rigor and mentor engineers in spacecraft architecture technical budget ownership and system-level analysis practices. This includes: spacecraft architecture definition standardization system budgets (mass power link propellant reliability availability) FMECA and FDIR standardization and ensuring satellite system designs is a balanced and robust solution for each mission. As the team scales you will help shape the team structure identify capability gaps and hiring needs participate in interviews and hiring decisions and contribute to onboarding peer evaluations regular 1:1s and team development.
This role begins as a discipline stewardship and technical leadership responsibility and is expected to grow into broader functional leadership as the team scales. It is well suited for a senior systems engineer who is interested in building a team mentoring engineers and eventually taking on people leadership responsibilities while remaining closely connected to spacecraft design and analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
Define system architectures and lead spacecraft-level engineering efforts
Develop and manage requirements interfaces and verification strategies
Conduct advanced trade studies risk assessments and performance analyses
Lead integration and test campaigns ensuring architecture and budgets close at system level
Working with IPT leads own and manage system-level budgets across disciplines including:
Mass properties and margins
Power generation storage and consumption
RF link budgets including payload and feeder links
Propellant budget based on ΔV inputs from Mission Analysis & Design
Reliability availability and FDIR approach
Collaborate with subsystem leads to ensure architectural consistency and technical closure
Act as a technical interface to program managers product assurance and external stakeholders
Provide mentorship and oversight to junior and intermediate engineers
Leverage AI-enabled tools agents and automation to improve SEA workflows including spacecraft budget consistency checks trade study support documentation generation assumptions tracking review preparation and knowledge management while ensuring appropriate validation traceability and human review of outputs
Define and maintain standards processes and templates for spacecraft architecture and budget management
Review and approve SEA deliverables across programs ensuring accuracy rigor and consistency
Build and maintain a knowledge base of tools models and lessons learned for system budgets and architecture trades
Mentor engineers in technical budget ownership and spacecraft-level integration practices
Ensure SEA practices are aligned with Kepler Engineering Design Standards (KEDS)
Support cross-project consistency in architecture analyses and technical documentation
Help define the long-term structure capability needs and growth path of the SEA team
Support hiring onboarding coaching and development of SEA team members as the function expands
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering or related field
7 years of experience in spacecraft systems engineering with a strong focus on system architecture technical budgets and cross-disciplinary design trades
Proven expertise in conducting system-level trade studies and managing spacecraft budgets including mass power link propellant reliability/availability
Familiarity with mission analysis outputs including ΔV budgets coverage orbital constraints and how they drive spacecraft architecture
Experience developing and applying FDIR FMECA and reliability strategies at spacecraft or system level
Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills with interest in growing a functional team and developing engineering talent
Ability to define repeatable processes improve technical standards and drive consistency across programs
Experience using AI-enabled tools workflow automation or agent-based systems to improve engineering productivity technical documentation analysis workflows or knowledge management
Ability to identify high-value opportunities for automation or AI assistance within systems engineering workflows and translate them into practical maintainable solutions
Excellent analytical problem-solving and communication abilities
Key Attributes:
Problem-Solving: Expert in spacecraft-level architecture budget closure and multidisciplinary design challenges
Leadership: Leads program-level design efforts while building SEA discipline standards mentoring engineers and supporting future team growth
Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of system budgets spacecraft architecture reliability FDIR and system integration
Communication: Effective across technical teams program leadership product assurance and external stakeholders
Strategic Impact: Ensures spacecraft architectures are robust scalable technically balanced and aligned with program and mission objectives
About Company
Salary Range: $130,000 - 180,000 CAD Actual total compensation will be determined at the Company’s discretion and is based on a variety of job-related factors, which may include, but are not limited to, relevant knowledge, skills, experience, performance, and education and/or training ... View more
