Senior Flight Software Designer – Contract

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🌐 Canada, United States – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

✍️ Designer

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Kepler Communications Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2015

🚀 Aerospace

📡 Telecommunications

🎖️ Defense

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 and develop embedded Linux applications and platform software for space and ground systems • Develop flight software applications and services supporting spacecraft command and control, telemetry, fault detection and recovery, resource management, and on-orbit operations • Develop Linux-based software on Xilinx Zynq MPSoCs, Versal SoCs, and NVIDIA Jetson-class hardware • Own and maintain embedded Linux build environments using OpenEmbedded/Yocto, including layers, recipes, system images, SDKs, package configuration, and build troubleshooting • Design and integrate flight software interfaces with ground software using HTTP APIs, ZeroMQ message buses, and Protocol Buffers • Write thorough tests and documentation • Participate in software design review and code review processes • Work with electrical, digital design, ground software, and operations teams to identify features and define system architecture • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers • Identify shortcomings in existing software components and direct future development efforts

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent • 7+ years of embedded development experience, in Aerospace or relevant industry • Strong software design and development skills, including architecture, algorithms, testing, and debugging • Proficiency in C/C++ • Experience developing reliable software for resource-constrained, mission-critical systems • Strong embedded Linux experience, including application development, system integration, debugging, kernel modules, device trees, and drivers • Experience owning and maintaining embedded Linux build systems using OpenEmbedded/Yocto • Experience developing Linux-based software for Xilinx Zynq MPSoCs, Versal SoCs, or comparable embedded Linux platforms • Experience developing and integrating distributed software interfaces using ZeroMQ, Protocol Buffers, and HTTP APIs • Understanding of fault tolerance, deterministic behaviour, resource constraints, and operational reliability in flight software • Excellent communication skills • Ability to effectively use git

🏖️ 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 • Company-wide holiday shutdown • Semi-annual company-wide parties • Frequent in-office team events • Relocation packages available for approved roles • $1,500 annual professional development fund • Fully stocked Toronto office kitchen with snacks, drinks, games and top-notch kitchen appliances • Town Halls, Celebration Calls, and Company-wide events • Certified Great Place to Work®, seven years in a row