Electrical Architect
Kepler Communications
IT, Other Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on May 10, 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 Architect with a passion for emerging space technology and a desire to join Kepler’s electrical engineering team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Areas of focus are:
- Own end-to-end electrical architecture for satellite power and communication systems, ensuring scalability, maintainability, reliability, and performance.
- Establish system-level electrical requirements, including interface management, clocking architectures, power and electrical budgets and flow-down of mission objectives.
- Collaborate with architects from other disciplines to inform, align, and guide the spacecraft design.
- Act as a subject matter expert, establish requirements for and lead the evaluation of COTS and other system and subsystem level components, specifically focusing on the electrical discipline.
- Ensure the quality of system, subsystem, and unit-level designs within electrical systems, while providing technical guidance to electrical designers and engineers.
- Lead and/or support project team sizing and resource planning efforts across internal and external programs, ensuring alignment and managing cost targets and development schedules.
- Represent Electrical Engineering at Kepler during internal and external design reviews (e.g. PDR,CDR, etc.).
- Assist in the establishment and modification of internal electrical design processes and procedures.
- Maintain comprehensive architecture documentation, design rationale, and implementation guidelines.
- Stay informed on emerging trends, industry standards, and best practices in space electrical architecture.
System Architecture & Design:
Technical Leadership & Collaboration:
Documentation & Process Improvement:
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field.
- 10+ years of electrical hardware design experience including significant experience in an Electrical Architect role.
- Experienced in mixed-signal, high-speed, and power systems, including complex systems with multiple processing elements in the space environment.
- Experience in space industry electrical development, including flight hardware and ground systems.
- Familiarity with NASA and ESA ECSS standards (e.g., ECSS-E-ST-20C).
- Knowledge of hardware/software co-design and FPGA-based processing architectures.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to create professional design standards and thorough robust design documentation.
- Experience leading complex technical projects from start to finish.
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.
