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Senior Electrical Engineer & Team Lead

Kepler· Engineering – Electrical
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Hybrid (Toronto, ON)CA$133.3k - CA$183.3kFull-time RegularPosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior Electrical Design Engineer & Team Lead to support development of the electrical and communication interface of Kepler’s satellite and payloads, collaborating with RF, mechanical, software, and FPGA teams.

Responsibilities

  • Team Lead Responsibilities: Accountable for a small number of direct reports, including conducting regular 1:1s, and managing time off and time tracking approvals.
  • Responsible for overseeing onboarding and offboarding processes for team members.
  • Ensure team members perform at a high level and complete performance reviews in alignment with company processes.
  • Support team members and foster strong collaboration within the team and strengthen collaboration.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years of Hardware Design experience (schematic and layout)
  • Lead development of multi-board systems, and handling electrical interface planning and definition
  • Experience with schematic and layout of processors, FPGAs, SoCs, DAC/ADCs or other high speed digital components
  • Familiar with various memory including QSPI, UFS, DDR3/4, eMMC
  • Experience with design and routing for high-Speed Interfaces including JESD204B, 10G Ethernet, etc.
  • Experience with clock generation, PLLs, jitter cleaning, clock distribution, and general concepts around timing stability and coherency
  • Experience working in a rapid learning / agile environment that drives early learnings when requirements are not locked down or when attribute development is needed
  • Ability to own a project from the architecture stage to the design validation stage
  • Comfortable in a lab environment and experience using standard tools such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, VNAs, etc.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to put together thorough design documentation
  • Demonstrates a willingness to adopt and effectively utilize AI-assisted engineering tools, applying sound judgment to improve productivity, quality, and innovation while continuously adapting to evolving technologies

Skills

Required:Electrical design and hardware development

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.
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Kepler

Connecting Space. Empowering Earth.

Powered by advanced optical technology, the Kepler Network provides real-time data relay, on-orbit compute, and hosted payload services to form the modern backbone of a connected space ecosystem. These capabilities support defense and intelligence missions, accelerate earth observation insights, and enable scientific, commercial, and humanitarian applications that benefit people and the planet.

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