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Explorer Jobs — November 2026
The Canadian Explorers is the voice for founders operating in Canada’s most critical industries. Canadian defence and deep-tech startups are hiring. Build with the nation’s most ambitious founders and technologies here.
The roles below emphasize internships, co-ops, and early career opportunities, alongside more experienced listings. For more information on the listed companies, I have included interviews that I posted with the founders.
Explorer Jobs is highlighting openings across 28 of Canada’s most ambitious companies. See each posting for full details.
Canadian startup opportunities
ANVIL
Ottawa defence-software company helping military, public-safety and national-security teams turn operational data into decisions.
Product Owner — Ontario · 3+ years · $110,000–135,000
Product Manager — Ontario · 5+ years · $140,000–165,000
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight · Podcast (Jul 14, 2026)
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ARA Robotics
Montréal-based company building drones and flight-control systems for defence, security and industrial applications.
Directeur(rice) Ventes et Marketing [Sales and Marketing Director] — Montréal, QC · 15+ years
Lead Mechanical Engineer — Montréal, QC · 6–8 years
AVSS
Canadian drone-safety company manufacturing parachute-recovery and guided-delivery systems for commercial and defence operators.
Technician - Electronics Prototyping, Testing, Drone Repair — Carp / Ottawa, ON · 2+ years · $55,000–65,000/year
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight
Canada Rocket Company
Develops a medium-lift orbital launch vehicle and rocket-engine test infrastructure.
Propulsion Engineer — Toronto, ON · 5+ years
Mechanical Engineer/Designer (Structures) — Toronto, ON
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight
Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation (CSMC)
Canadian space-and-defence company developing portable nuclear microreactors, space systems and other strategic deep technology.
Marketing & Communication Manager — Toronto, ON · 4+ years
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight
Daedal Systems
Toronto fusion deep-tech company building the diagnostic infrastructure needed to industrialize plasma measurement and control.
Mechanical Design Engineer — Toronto, ON · 3–5 years · $90,000–130,000/year
Diagnostic Physicist — Toronto, ON · Master’s or equivalent · $120,000–180,000/year
Experimental Physicist — Toronto, ON · No prior industry experience required · $80,000–120,000/year
See more openings · Canadian Explorers Live (Sep 28, 2026)
Dominion Dynamics
Canadian defence prime building autonomous systems and ruggedized sensing and software for Arctic and allied operations.
Mission Autonomy Development Engineer — Ottawa, ON
Mechanical Engineer – Thermal Design — Ottawa, ON · 4–7 years
Aerodynamics Engineer — Ottawa, ON · 3+ years
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight
Galaxia
Halifax company building intelligent satellites, onboard computing systems and orbital software.
Electrical Engineering Co-Op — Halifax, NS · Engineering student; 2+ years of coursework · January or May 2027; 8–16 months
Communications & Digital Marketing Co-Op — Halifax, NS · Communications, marketing or journalism student
Vehicle Technician — Halifax, NS · Technical diploma/degree
See more openings · Canadian Explorers Live (Nov 4, 2026)
H2 Analytics
Ottawa defence-technology company building synthetic-intelligence and simulation tools for military and national-security training.
Senior Software Engineer — Canada · 6+ years · $120,000–170,000/year
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Horizon Aircraft
Ontario aerospace company developing the Cavorite hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.
Engineer – Mass Properties — Montréal, QC · 3+ years
Engineer – Thermal Analysis — Montréal, QC · 3+ years
People Operations Generalist — Toronto / Kawartha, ON · 3+ years
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight
Kepler Communications
Toronto space company building and operating optical data-relay satellites for real-time communications in orbit.
IT Intern (January 2027) (4 months) — Toronto, ON · Post-secondary student · $21–26/hour
Software Engineering Intern (January 2027) — Toronto, ON · Student returning to studies · 4–16 months · $29.75–39/hour
Supply Chain Intern (Jan 2027) (4 months) — Toronto, ON · Student returning to studies · $21–26/hour
Kraken Robotics
Builds subsea sensing, robotics and battery systems for ocean and defence applications.
Senior Electrical Engineering Student — Mount Pearl, NL · Engineering student · January 2027; 4-month work term
Intermediate Electrical Technologist — Dartmouth, NS · Technical diploma; 4+ years
Intermediate Electrical Engineer — Mount Pearl, NL · 4+ years
Lastwall
Lastwall builds identity-centric, quantum-resilient cybersecurity for defence, government and critical infrastructure.
Lead Infrastructure Engineer — Canada · 7+ years
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight
Marconi
Montreal company building resilient tactical communications, sovereign encryption and AI-enabled systems for Canada and allied forces.
Designer, Modem - Algorithms — Montréal, QC
Designer, FPGA — Montréal, QC · 5+ years
Sovereign Cryptography Product Line Manager — Montréal, QC · 10+ years
See more openings · Read our interview
Nord Quantique
Develops superconducting quantum processors with built-in quantum error correction.
Microwave PCB Designer — Sherbrooke, QC · $81,500–95,000/year
R&D Electrical & Electronics Technician — Sherbrooke, QC · Technical diploma; 3+ years · $75,000–87,000/year
Quantum Hardware Physicist – Associate — Sherbrooke, QC · PhD, or master’s + 2 years · $105,000–122,000/year
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NordSpace
Develops Canadian launch vehicles, spaceports, satellites and space robotics.
Launch Systems Engineering Intern — Markham, ON · Engineering student; 3rd year+ preferred · 8-month term preferred
Space Systems Engineering Intern — Markham, ON · Engineering student; 3rd year+ preferred · 8-month term preferred
Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) Technician — Markham, ON · $50,000–85,000/year
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight
North Vector Dynamics
Calgary defence-technology company building the CM-70 counter-drone interceptor.
Embedded Linux Engineer — Calgary, AB
Information Technology Manager — Calgary, AB · 3–5 years
UAS Technician — Calgary, AB
See more openings · Podcast (May 6, 2026) · Canadian Explorers Live (Oct 28, 2026)
OSCP
Montréal photonics startup building inertial navigation sensors for drones, robots and vehicles operating without GPS.
Sales, Export and IT Administrator — Montréal, QC · 2+ years
Photonics Engineer — Montréal, QC · 1–4 years or equivalent graduate lab experience
Optical Lab Technician (Fiber Splicing and Test) — Montréal, QC · 1+ year for full-time; students welcome for part-time, 20+ hours/week
Photonic
Vancouver-headquartered quantum-computing scaleup building optically linked silicon spin-qubit systems and quantum networks.
Photonic Test Engineer — Coquitlam, BC · Master’s/PhD + 3+ years · $97,300–133,800/year
Quantum Engineer (Qubit System Performance) — Coquitlam, BC · Master’s/PhD + 2+ years · $119,000–163,000/year
Production Technician, Optical Integration and Test — Coquitlam, BC · 3+ years · $105,000–144,400/year
Promise Robotics
Canadian physical-AI company using robotics and advanced manufacturing to build housing components at factory scale.
Robotics and Control Support Engineer — Calgary, AB · 3+ years preferred
Senior Mechanical Engineer — Canada · 5+ years · Travel to Calgary and internationally
Junior Estimator — Edmonton, AB
Reaction Dynamics
Develops Canadian orbital launch vehicles and rocket propulsion systems.
Fluid Systems Intern (Winter 2027) — Longueuil, QC · 4–16 months
Mechanical Engineering Intern – Structures (Winter 2027) — Longueuil, QC · Engineering undergraduate · 4, 8 or 12 months
Electrical GSE Intern (Winter 2027) — Longueuil, QC · Electrical/mechatronics engineering student · 4–8 months
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight · Canadian Explorers Live (Oct 20, 2026)
Ribbit
Ribbit develops and operates autonomous aircraft for civilian, defence and humanitarian missions.
Senior Software Engineer – Navigation & Path Planning — Burlington, ON · $168,000–183,000/year total compensation · Starts December 2026
Senior Software Engineer – State Estimation — Burlington, ON · $168,000–183,000/year total compensation · Starts December 2026
Senior Flight Controls Engineer — Burlington, ON · $168,000–183,000/year total compensation · Starts December 2026
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight
ROZVELT
ROZVELT develops modular respiratory protection for defence and field use.
Ingénieur(e) mécanique, développement de produits et qualité [Mechanical Engineer – Product Development & Quality] — Montréal, QC · 5+ years
Ingénieur(e) électronique – Systèmes embarqués [Electronics Engineer – Embedded Systems] — Montréal, QC · 5+ years
Designer industriel, développement de produits [Industrial Designer – Product Development] — Montréal, QC · 5+ years
Skyward Wildfire Technologies
Vancouver company predicting lightning-driven wildfire risk and developing targeted interventions intended to prevent high-risk ignitions.
Commercialization Manager — Vancouver, BC preferred; Western Canada considered · $80,000–110,000/year base + bonus
Upside Robotics
Waterloo startup building autonomous, solar-powered field robots that deliver fertilizer precisely to crops.
Robot Technician — Waterloo, ON · 2–5 years · $54,000–65,000
Manufacturing Lead — Waterloo, ON · $75,000–95,000
UVAD
Develops unmanned aircraft, including the Falcon supersonic UAV.
Shop Operations Associate — Medicine Hat, AB
Wuxly
Canadian advanced-textile and soft-goods manufacturer serving defence, government and commercial customers.
Warehouse + Logistics Coordinator — Mississauga, ON · 2+ years
Sample Sewer — Mississauga, ON · Part-time or full-time · 3+ years
Product Developer — Mississauga, ON · 4–8 years
Xanadu
Toronto company building photonic quantum computers and quantum-computing software.
Photonics Test Operator — Toronto, ON · 1+ years · $80,000–110,000 · Evening shifts possible
MES Specialist — Toronto, ON · 1+ years · $70,000–90,000
Xanadu Residency Program — Toronto, ON · Undergraduate/graduate students · 16 weeks
See more openings · Explorer Spotlight
Hiring? Send Canadian roles to contact@ethanmarcoux.com.
Disclosure: Marconi Technologies is The Canadian Explorers’ Founding Lead Partner, and AVSS is a Supporting Partner. Both appear as employers on this list.
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You kept to your promise and have continued with this opportunities showcase.
should be a pretty hotspot soon!