Senior Systems Verification and Validation (V&V) Specialist

At Kepler Communications, we're not just imagining the future of on-demand space connectivity - we're leading it! Our mission is to provide real-time Internet access for space-based assets, enabling a new era of data-driven exploration and innovation. We're looking for a Senior Systems Verification and Validation (V&V) Specialist to play a senior technical leadership role within the Systems V&V team, owning the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of complex verification and validation campaigns for spacecraft systems.

Requirements

• Own verification and validation strategies for spacecraft system-level requirements, including full requirement traceability, closure planning, and test matrix development
• Lead the design, implementation, and improvement of automated test architectures and data analysis pipelines (Python, GitLab CI/CD, DevOps workflows)
• Lead development, maintenance, and resource management of V&V infrastructure, including Hardware-in-the-Loop testing systems, and flight-representative development and/or engineering setups (e.g. ‘Flatsat’)
• Direct the execution of functional, electrical, and system-level tests, ensuring alignment with mission requirements and operational environments
• Lead environmental test campaigns (EMI/EMC, vibration, TVAC), including authoring procedures, coordinating execution, and ensuring requirement closure
• Provide technical leadership for launch campaign validation activities and represent SVV at the launch site
• Operate, maintain, and train others on advanced diagnostic and test equipment (solar array simulators, VNAs, high-precision power analyzers, etc.)
• Represent the SVV function in technical reviews, program-level discussions, and customer-facing forums
• Drive continuous improvement of V&V processes, methodologies, and tools across the organization
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical guidance, peer review, and strategic direction for their development
• Author and deliver technical documentation, training materials, and presentations to internal stakeholders and external partners

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
• Company-wide holiday shutdown
• Semi-annual company-wide parties
• In-office team events
• Relocation packages available for approved roles
• $1,500 annual professional development fund
• Fully stocked office kitchen with snacks, drinks, games and top-notch kitchen appliances
• Town Halls, Celebration Calls, and Company-wide events to stay connected and engaged
• Certified Great Place to Work, five years in a row