Senior Electrical Engineer & Team Lead

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Kepler Communications were not just imagining the future of on-demand space connectivity - were leading it!

Our mission is to provide real-time Internet accessforspace-based assets enabling a new era of data-driven exploration and 33 satellites launched to date Kepleroperatesthe first commercial optical data relay constellation enabling real-time continuous space communications while supporting advanced on-orbitcomputeand hosted payload capabilities.

Industry-leading technology is only part of the story. What sets Kepler apart is our team: bold thinkers skilled builders and passionate problem-solvers who thrive on pushing the boundaries ofwhatspossible in space. We believe great ideas come from diverse perspectives andwerecommitted to creating an environment where you can grow lead and make a global impact.

Ifyoureready to reach higher move faster and do work that shapes the future space economy - this is your launchpad. Come build the future with Kepler!

What We Offer:

* Competitive compensationwith a robust equity plan to share in our success.

* Comprehensive coverage for health dental and vision insuranceincluding dependents.

* Unlimited vacation supportive parental leave policyand company-wide holiday shutdown.

* Semi-annual company-wide partiesand frequent in-office team events.

* Relocation packagesavailable for approved roles.

* $1500 annual professional development fundto support your growth.

* Fully stocked Toronto office kitchenwith snacks drinks games and top-notch kitchen appliances.

* Town Halls Celebration Calls and Company-wide eventsto stay connected and engaged.

* Were a certifiedGreat Place to Work five years in a row!

We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer& Team Leadto support the development of the electrical and communication interface of Keplers satelliteto advanced internal and customer designed payloads.

You will be developing hardware solutions to support Keplers space technology that requires theutilizationof leading technology and will work closely with other cross-functional engineering teams including RF mechanical software and FPGA to develop full product solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Lead Responsibilities:

Accountable for a small number of direct reports including conducting regular 1:1sand managing time off and time tracking approvals.

Responsible for overseeing onboarding and offboarding processes for team members.

Ensure team members perform ata high leveland complete performance reviews in alignment with company processes.

Support team members and foster strong collaboration within the team. and strengthen collaboration

EngineeringResponsibilities:

Developand ownhardware solutions to support Keplers space technology that requires theutilizationof leading technology and practices.

Leaddesign reviews for active designs to minimize design gaps.

Conduct and document engineering analysis including derating reliability radiation EMI/EMC FMECA and power budgets.

Contribute to best practices and development of internal standards

Executedevelopmentoffuture satellitegenerationshelping push the boundaries of space communications.

Maintain technical documentation that captures design decisions design specifications block diagrams interface requirements and system architecture reports.

Develop full product solutions by working closely with other cross-fun

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelors degree inElectricalEngineeringor equivalent

5 years of HardwareDesign experience (schematic and layout).

Lead development of multi-boardsystems and handling electrical interface planning and definition

Experience with schematic and layout of processors FPGAsSoCs DAC/ADCs or other high speed digital components

Familiar with various memory including QSPI UFS DDR3/4 eMMC

Experience with design and routing for high-Speed Interfaces including JESD204B 10G Ethernetetc.

Experience with clock generation PLLs jitter cleaning clock distribution and general concepts around timing stability and coherency

Experience working in a rapid learning / agile environment that drives early learnings when requirements are not locked down or when attribute development is needed

Ability to own a project from the architecture stage to the design validation stage

Comfortable in a lab environment and experience using standard tools such as oscilloscopes spectrum analyzers multimeters VNAsetc.

Strong communicationskills and ability to put together thorough design documentation

Bonus Points:

Experience working in an aerospace or high-reliability (high-rel) environment

Experience designing hardware/systems to operate in a radiation environment

Low-level electrical design high-speed layout

Experience working with Altium

Employment Equity & Accommodation Statement

Kepler Communications is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals including women Indigenous peoples persons with disabilities members of visible minorities and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process please contact our People & Culture team at emailprotected and we will work with you to meet your needs.

At Kepler Communications all hiring decisions are made by people. Human recruiters are involved in every step of our recruitment process. We use AI-based tools (such as Lever AI and HireEZ) to assist with the initial review of applications by ranking candidates based on job-relevant criteria. These tools support - but do not replace - human judgment.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

At Kepler Communications were not just imagining the future of on-demand space connectivity - were leading it!Our mission is to provide real-time Internet accessforspace-based assets enabling a new era of data-driven exploration and 33 satellites launched to date Kepleroperatesthe first commercial ...