Kepler Communications Inc.

Security Engineer

• Protect Kepler's corporate, cloud, and operational infrastructure.
• Own, operate, and continuously improve vulnerability management, security monitoring and SIEM, endpoint security, infrastructure hardening, and incident response capabilities.
• Provide security engineering expertise for infrastructure, cloud environments, networks, systems, and related technologies.
• Review architectures, identify security risks, and recommend practical controls and mitigation measures.
• Assess and improve controls across networks, servers, operating systems, cloud infrastructure, databases, firewalls, identity systems, and other infrastructure technologies.
• Develop and maintain secure configuration and system-hardening standards based on CIS Benchmarks and NIST guidance.
• Integrate security requirements into infrastructure design, implementation, and operational processes.
• Manage vulnerability scanning, findings analysis, risk prioritization, remediation coordination, metrics, and vulnerability management technologies.
• Own SIEM and monitoring capabilities, onboard log sources, develop and tune detection use cases, monitor visibility, and coordinate with MDR/SOC providers.
• Own endpoint security and EDR/XDR capabilities; investigate alerts and support containment, remediation, and recovery.
• Contribute to cybersecurity incident investigations, containment, remediation, recovery, evidence collection, and post-incident reviews.
• Assess and secure AWS and/or Microsoft Azure environments, including IAM, logging, network security, and automation opportunities.
• Support Government of Canada and regulated-environment security requirements, assessments, audits, inspections, certification activities, remediation, and control documentation.
• Report to the VP, Information Security & CISO and collaborate with IT, Engineering, Operations, Security, Facilities, program teams, and external providers.

Senior Infrastructure Security Specialist

Mechanical Engineer

• Maintain and add new functionality to our FPGA code base, including code to control and test our SDR (software-defined radio) and SDN (software-defined network);
• Design custom IP for new features of both Kepler's satellites and ground stations;
• Add support for new sensors/communication interfaces (such as SPI, I2C, UART);
• Work with high-speed FPGA interfaces (e.g. JESD204b, 10G Ethernet, Aurora).

FPGA Digital Design Engineering Intern, 4-16 months

Designer

• Define the architecture and technical direction of major spacecraft mechanical subsystems across multiple programs.
• Personally lead the mechanical development of the organization's most technically challenging spacecraft subsystems, hardware integrations, and multidisciplinary engineering problems.
• Define mechanical design approaches that balance performance, manufacturability, reliability, scalability, schedule, and cost across multiple programs.
• Lead complex technical trade studies using first-principles engineering, simulation, testing, and sound engineering judgment.
• Guide subsystem owners through critical design decisions, technical risk reduction, and verification planning.
• Drive subsystem architectures that maximize reuse across programs, manufacturability, maintainability, and long-term platform evolution.
• Resolve the organization's most challenging mechanical engineering problems by balancing technical risk, program constraints, and long-term platform objectives.
• Define verification strategies and engineering approaches for complex spacecraft mechanical systems.
• Perform and guide structural and thermal analyses supporting subsystem development and qualification.
• Lead the resolution of high-complexity multidisciplinary technical challenges.
• Review analytical models, test plans, qualification strategies, and engineering evidence supporting flight readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering confidence through analysis, testing, and model correlation.
• Partner closely with systems, RF, electrical, software, manufacturing, supply chain, AIT, and mission operations teams to develop integrated spacecraft solutions.
• Provide technical leadership during design reviews, architecture reviews, and major engineering decision points.
• Influence cross-functional engineering decisions through technical expertise, clear communication, and systems thinking.
• Lead integration of customer payloads and complex spacecraft interfaces by balancing structural, thermal, manufacturing, and operational considerations.
• Build and maintain strong technical relationships with suppliers and manufacturing partners to accelerate development, influence design solutions, and advance manufacturing capabilities.
• Establish engineering best practices, reusable design approaches, and mechanical development methodologies.
• Develop reusable subsystem architectures and reference designs that accelerate development across future spacecraft programs.
• Mentor mechanical engineers while developing technical depth, engineering judgment, and subsystem ownership throughout the organization.
• Raise the technical standard of the mechanical engineering organization through technical leadership, peer review, coaching, and continuous improvement.
• Champion a culture of technical rigor, accountability, collaboration, and engineering excellence.

Senior Infrastructure Security Specialist

FPGA Digital Design Engineering Intern, 4-16 months

Senior Mechanical Designer