Kepler Communications is on a mission to deliver real‑time internet access to space‑based assets, opening a new era of data‑driven exploration and innovation. With 33 satellites launched to date, we operate the first commercial optical data relay constellation, supporting advanced on‑orbit compute and hosted payload capabilities.

What We Offer

Competitive compensation with a robust equity plan

Unlimited vacation, a supportive parental leave policy, and company‑wide holiday shutdown

Semi‑annual company‑wide parties and frequent in‑office team events

Relocation packages for approved roles

$1,500 annual professional development fund

Fully stocked Toronto office kitchen with snacks, drinks, games and top‑notch appliances

Town halls, celebration calls, and company‑wide events to stay connected and engaged

CERTIFIED GREAT PLACE TO WORK®, five years in a row

Systems Engineer Role
As a Systems Engineer, you will support satellite and payload development programs through mission analysis, system‑level engineering, payload integration, verification planning, and technical documentation. Your work will involve translating mission and payload objectives into clear engineering outputs with senior systems engineers, payload engineers, mission analysts, and cross‑functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Support system‑level engineering for spacecraft, payloads, mission operations, and ground‑segment interfaces.

Contribute to requirements development, flow‑down, traceability, interface control, verification planning, and evidence tracking for assigned systems or work packages.

Support payload integration, defining interfaces, operational constraints, data flows, calibration needs, verification approaches, and system‑level impacts.

Perform mission and system analyses, including coverage, access, link, payload performance, operational constraints, and trade‑study support.

Develop and maintain technical budgets and analysis products covering power, mass, link, reliability, availability, payload accommodation, and mission performance summaries.

Coordinate with subsystem teams across payload, RF, avionics, software, mechanical, thermal, ADCS/GNC, ground systems, and mission operations to support integration and resolve interface questions.

Maintain key engineering documentation: requirements, ICDs, VCDs, technical budgets, analysis reports, CONOPS inputs, review packages, and decision records.

Support verification, integration, test, commissioning, and operational readiness activities by preparing technical inputs, tracking evidence, and supporting closure of assigned requirements.

Assist troubleshooting, anomaly investigation,



and root‑cause analysis using test results, telemetry, data products, and interface performance information.

Participate in technical discussions with internal teams, suppliers, customers, and external stakeholders as required.

Contribute to proposals, feasibility studies, early mission concepts, and new business initiatives by preparing analysis inputs, assumptions, and supporting documentation.

Apply systems engineering best practices with increasing autonomy and employ analysis tools, scripting, automation, and AI‑enabled tools to improve engineering efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Engineering Science, or a related technical field.

4+ years of experience in systems engineering, spacecraft development, mission analysis, payload engineering, satellite operations, or a related technical role.

Strong understanding of spacecraft systems, payload integration, mission design fundamentals, system interfaces, and the engineering lifecycle.

Experience supporting requirements development, interface definition, verification planning, technical documentation, or system‑level engineering activities.

Proficiency in technical analysis using tools such as Python, MATLAB, STK, or equivalent engineering analysis tools.

Familiarity with mission analysis topics: orbital mechanics, access analysis, coverage analysis, link analysis, pointing constraints, payload operations, or mission planning.

Ability to support development and maintenance of technical budgets, including mass, power, link, reliability, availability, and payload performance budgets.

Experience coordinating technical inputs and resolving interface questions across cross‑functional engineering teams.

Strong documentation skills: requirements, ICDs, verification matrices, analysis reports, design notes, CONOPS inputs, and review materials.

Solid analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a clear ability to identify risks, evaluate trade‑offs, and communicate findings.

Capability to work independently on defined tasks while collaborating regularly with senior engineers, subsystem leads, and program stakeholders.

Excellent written and verbal communication,



including the ability to present technical findings to engineering teams.

Familiarity with systems engineering standards: NASA, ESA/ECSS, INCOSE, or equivalent.

Willingness to leverage AI‑assisted engineering tools to enhance productivity and innovation.

Bonus Points

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Experience with payload integration, accommodation, commissioning, calibration planning, or support.

Experience with remote sensing instruments, RF payloads, optical or communications payloads, or payload data processing chains.

Experience with mission operations planning, LEOP support, in‑orbit checkout, commissioning, operational validation, or anomaly investigation.

Experience with ground‑segment interfaces, data pipelines, mission planning tools, operations procedures, or data product generation.

Experience with RF link budgets, antenna coverage, payload‑to‑ground data flow, feeder links, inter‑satellite links, or communications system analysis.

Experience with spacecraft environmental testing, EMC/EMI testing, RF testing, optical testing, calibration testing, or payload functional testing.

Experience with reliability analysis, FMECA, FDIR, RAMS, safety analysis, or risk tracking.

Experience with verification and validation tools, requirements databases, configuration management tools, or MBSE/digital engineering environments.

Experience with scripting, automation, AI‑enabled tools, version control, data analysis, or software development practices using Python, MATLAB, Git, or similar.

Experience with technical reviews: SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR, MRB, mission readiness reviews, or operational readiness reviews.

Salary Range: $100,622 – $150,622 CAD

Actual total compensation will be determined at the company’s discretion and is based on job‑related factors, including, but not limited to, relevant knowledge, skills, experience, performance, and education or training. The company encourages all qualified applicants to apply, even if the posted salary range does not align with their expectations.

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 [email protected] and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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📌 Satellite Systems Designer - Analysis & Support (Ontario)
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