Program Chief Engineer

Please note: Though this role provides a Hybrid flexibility, it will require an on-site work presence at Kepler's Toronto HQ

Provide technical leadership across Systems, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, RF, GNC, Payload, AIT, Manufacturing, Operations, and Product Assurance

Drive engineering convergence toward a technically coherent spacecraft

Ensure engineering activities remain aligned with mission objectives

Drive engineering progress and maintain technical momentum

Identify and remove technical roadblocks

Ensure timely technical decision-making and accountability across engineering disciplines

Lead rigorous technical reviews across all spacecraft subsystems

Challenge assumptions, analyses, margins, interfaces, and verification evidence

Lead design reviews, anomaly reviews, and readiness reviews

Make timely, evidence-based technical decisions

Balance performance, cost, schedule, manufacturability, reliability, and mission risk

Remove technical barriers or blockers to maintain engineering momentum

Communicate technical direction clearly and consistently across the engineering organization

Translate complex technical issues into concise recommendations for executive leadership

Represent Engineering during customer reviews, supplier meetings, executive briefings, and governance boards

Ensure decisions, assumptions, risks, and actions are clearly documented and communicated

Build alignment across Engineering, Program Management, Product Assurance, Manufacturing, Operations, and executive leadership

Mentor senior engineers and future technical leaders

Continuously raise the standard of technical rigor, engineering reviews, and engineering excellence

Drive continuous improvement, platform standardization, and lessons learned