Senior Electrical Engineer & Team Lead
TLDR
Lead the development of advanced hardware solutions for satellite systems while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to push the boundaries of space connectivity.
Team Lead Responsibilities:
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Accountable for a small number of direct reports, including conducting regular 1:1s, and managing time off and time tracking approvals.
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Responsible for overseeing onboarding and offboarding processes for team members.
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Ensure team members perform at a high level and complete performance reviews in alignment with company processes.
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Support team members and foster strong collaboration within the team. and strengthen collaboration
Engineering Responsibilities:
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Develop and own hardware solutions to support Kepler’s space technology that requires the utilization of leading technology and practices.
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Lead design reviews for active designs to minimize design gaps.
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Conduct and document engineering analysis including derating, reliability, radiation, EMI/EMC, FMECA, and power budgets.
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Contribute to best practices and development of internal standards
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Execute development of future satellite generations, helping push the boundaries of space communications.
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Maintain technical documentation that captures design decisions, design specifications, block diagrams, interface requirements, and system architecture reports.
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Develop full product solutions by working closely with other cross-fun
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Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
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5+ years of Hardware Design experience (schematic and layout).
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Lead development of multi-board systems, and handling electrical interface planning and definition
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Experience with schematic and layout of processors, FPGAs, SoCs, DAC/ADCs or other high speed digital components
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Familiar with various memory including QSPI, UFS, DDR3/4, eMMC
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Experience with design and routing for high-Speed Interfaces including JESD204B, 10G Ethernet, etc.
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Experience with clock generation, PLLs, jitter cleaning, clock distribution, and general concepts around timing stability and coherency
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Experience working in a rapid learning / agile environment that drives early learnings when requirements are not locked down or when attribute development is needed
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Ability to own a project from the architecture stage to the design validation stage
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Comfortable in a lab environment and experience using standard tools such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, VNA’s, etc.
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Strong communication skills and ability to put together thorough design documentation
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Experience working in an aerospace or high-reliability (high-rel) environment
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Experience designing hardware/systems to operate in a radiation environment
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Low-level electrical design, high-speed layout
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Experience working with Altium
Benefits
Free Meals & Snacks
Fully stocked Toronto office kitchen with snacks, drinks, games and top-notch kitchen appliances.
Health Insurance
Comprehensive coverage for health, dental, and vision insurance—including dependents.
Learning Budget
$1,500 annual professional development fund to support your growth.
Paid Time Off
Unlimited vacation, supportive parental leave policy, and company-wide holiday shutdown.
Kepler Communications operates the first commercial optical data relay constellation, delivering real-time Internet access for space-based assets. Our service is tailored for industries involved in space exploration and satellite communications, empowering them with continuous connectivity to enhance their data-driven initiatives.
- Founded
- Founded 2015
- Employees
- 11-50 employees
- Industry
- Diversified Telecommunication Services
- Total raised
- $5.1M raised