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Kepler Communications Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2015

🚀 Aerospace

📡 Telecommunications

Aerospace • Telecommunications • Defense

Kepler Communications Inc. is a company focused on advancing mission communications in space. They offer a cutting-edge optical network that facilitates real-time data relay between satellites, addressing the challenges of on-orbit communications. By employing a hybrid RF and optical network, Kepler is turning satellites into Internet exchange points, enabling rapid data transfers for Earth observation, defense, and human space flight. They continue to expand on-space capabilities by improving infrastructure that supports seamless and secure access to space-generated data across various markets, including defense, intelligence, and space sustainability.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain reliable, high-quality embedded software for both spacecraft and ground-based systems supporting a growing fleet of satellites • Design and implement secure communications capabilities, including encryption, authentication, and key exchange for next-generation data links • Build and maintain low-level software components including device drivers, kernel modules, hardware interfaces, and platform services • Develop automated tests, validation tools, and technical documentation to support robust software delivery and long-term maintainability • Participate in software architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to ensure software quality and system reliability • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define system requirements, debug complex issues, and evolve system architecture • Identify performance gaps, reliability risks, and architectural shortcomings in existing systems, and drive improvements across the software stack • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers while contributing to engineering best practices and development standards

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of experience developing embedded software for complex, high-reliability systems • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience • Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, debugging, testing, performance analysis, and maintainable code development • Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems, including concurrency, interrupt handling, memory-mapped peripherals, and hardware communication interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN • Experience developing software for embedded Linux and/or RTOS environments, including familiarity with build systems such as Yocto/OpenEmbedded and operating systems such as FreeRTOS • Experience developing low-level embedded Linux components including kernel modules, device drivers, and device tree integrations • Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks, validation tooling, or hardware/software integration test environments • Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across software, hardware, and operations teams • Proficiency with modern software development workflows and tools, including Git-based version control and code review practices

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation with a robust equity plan to share in our success. • Comprehensive coverage for health, dental, and vision insurance—including dependents. • Unlimited vacation, supportive parental leave policy, and company-wide holiday shutdown. • Semi-annual company-wide parties and frequent in-office team events. • Relocation packages available for approved roles. • $1,500 annual professional development fund to support your growth. • Fully stocked Toronto office kitchen with snacks, drinks, games and top-notch kitchen appliances. • Town Halls, Celebration Calls, and Company-wide events to stay connected and engaged. • We’re a certified Great Place to Work®, five years in a row!