Electrical Design Engineer
Kepler Communications
Other Engineering, Design
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Apr 15, 2025
Kepler is on an audacious mission to deliver Internet connectivity to space, creating the infrastructure to support the rapidly increasing data needs of the space economy. With 23 satellites launched to date and our optical constellation on the horizon, our ambition is to improve access to space-generated data, whether in LEO, MEO, GEO, or beyond! Kepler is hard at work innovating and continuing to grow and expand our most important asset – the Team!
We are on the hunt for a talented Electrical Design Engineer with a passion for emerging technology, likes to take on challenges, and would love to join Kepler’s Electrical team. Here is a little more detail on what you can expect to work on:
Responsibilities:
- Work as part of a cross-functional engineering team including HW test, RF, mechanical, software, and FPGA to develop full product solutions.
- Own new designs from start to finish or iterate on existing designs based on new feature requests, lessons learnt, and DFx (DFA/DFM/DFT).
- Follow relevant internal and external “electrical design-for-space” standards to ensure the long-term reliability of PCBAs in critical low-earth orbit missions
- Participate in and drive design reviews.
- Create and own the execution of design validation test plans for new components and systems.
- Perform functional and performance testing on individual boards or integrated sub-systems as part of bring up and design validation/verification
Requirements:
- 4+ years of post-undergrad hardware design experience dealing with board-level design, debugging, and design verification.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to put together thorough design documentation.
- Circuit and layout simulation experience (SPICE or comparable).
- Experience in small multidisciplinary teams on complex technical projects.
- Experience with (or an understanding of) the LEO environment for electronics.
Bonus Points for Experience in:
- Complex Multi-board systems.
- Design and development of battery pack systems including cell selection, lifetime estimation, battery management systems, and battery pack construction.
- Electromechanical Assemblies, (motor sizing/control, actuator selection).
- Power System Design including both discrete and integrated switch mode power supplies, power delivery, and power system architecture.
- Sensor selection and sensor interfacing.
- High speed design - implementing interfaces such as 10Gbit+ ethernet, LVDS protocols, DDR4+, etc
Kepler Communications is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We welcome applications from: Women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, visible minorities, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and others who may contribute to diversification in our workplace.
As part of our commitment to accessibility for all persons with disabilities, Kepler will, upon the request of the applicant, provide accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact our People & Culture team, through our Career Page to make your accommodation needs known and we will consult with you to ensure suitable accommodation is provided.
