We invest heavily to deliver high-quality space systems to our customers, and we are looking for a motivated Spacecraft Systems Engineering Intern to join our Satellite Systems team.
As a Systems Engineering Intern, you will support the architecture, analysis, design, verification, and technical coordination activities that enable Kepler’s satellite programs. This role is well suited for a student who is interested in spacecraft systems engineering, mission design, requirements, verification, MBSE, and cross-disciplinary technical problem solving. Coding experience is valuable in this role, primarily as a way to support analysis, automate engineering workflows, and improve the quality and efficiency of systems engineering activities.
Responsibilities
Spacecraft Systems Engineering: Support satellite architecture, design, and analysis activities across active and early-phase programs, including trade studies, mission analysis, and technical budget assessments for areas such as mass, power, link performance, pointing, coverage, reliability, and availability. Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a centralized source of truth for engineering data.
Requirements and Verification: Contribute to the development, management, and maintenance of system and subsystem requirements, verification plans, traceability, and supporting technical documentation. Support the development of tools and processes that improve requirements and verification workflows.
Model-Based Systems Engineering: Contribute to model development using MBSE tools, supporting system architecture definition, functional decomposition, interfaces, operational concepts, and requirement relationships.
Analysis and Automation: Use coding and scripting tools such as Python, or similar languages to support engineering analysis, automate calculations, process technical data, and improve the efficiency of systems engineering workflows.
Cross-Functional Engineering Support: Work with systems engineers and cross-functional teams to prepare clear technical outputs, support design reviews, participate in hardware testing, and communicate analysis results to engineering and program stakeholders.
Requirements
Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Science, Physics, or a related technical field, with 3+ years completed and returning to studies after the internship.
Familiarity with spacecraft systems, mission analysis, and experience with technical budget generation such as power, mass, link, delta-V, etc.
Interest in systems engineering activities such as requirements, verification planning, interface control, trade studies, architecture development, and technical documentation.
Experience with technical analysis using Python or similar tools.
Ability to work with technical data, develop clear engineering outputs, and communicate findings effectively.
Ability to work independently on defined tasks while regularly coordinating with mentors and stakeholders.
Available for a full-time, 8, 12 or 16 month internship beginning September 2026.
Able to work on-site at Kepler’s Toronto office (24 Ward Street) at least three days per week.
Bonus Points
Experience with MBSE tools such as Capella, Cameo, MagicDraw, SysML, or similar modeling environments.
Experience on a university design team, CubeSat team, robotics team, aerospace project, or other hands-on technical project.
Experience working in a lab, integration, testing, or hardware development environment.
Experience developing scripts, dashboards, or tools to support engineering analysis and decision-making.
Experience with software development or full-stack development.
Skills Required
- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Science, Physics, or related field, with 3+ years completed and returning to studies after the internship.
- Familiarity with spacecraft systems, mission analysis, and technical budget generation (power, mass, link, delta-V, etc.).
- Interest in systems engineering activities such as requirements, verification planning, interface control, trade studies, architecture development, and technical documentation.
- Experience with technical analysis using Python or similar tools.
- Ability to work with technical data, develop clear engineering outputs, and communicate findings effectively.
- Ability to work independently on defined tasks while regularly coordinating with mentors and stakeholders.
- Available for a full-time, 8, 12 or 16 month internship beginning September 2026.
- Able to work on-site at Kepler's Toronto office (24 Ward Street) at least three days per week.
What We Do
Kepler designs, builds, launches, and operates an advanced network of low earth orbit satellites with the ultimate goal of bringing internet to outer space. Today, Kepler serves the needs of earth by connecting machines all around the world using its satellites on orbit and other complementary networks. Through a host of compatible partner equipment we make it easy to use satellite communications in your solution and route data over the best networks.
