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Explorer Jobs — October 2026

The Canadian Explorers is the voice for founders operating in Canada’s most critical industries. Canadian defence and deep-tech startups are now hiring faster than ever. 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 included interviews that I have posted with the founders on The Canadian Explorers.

Explorer Jobs is highlighting openings across 24 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
Systems Engineer (Forward Deployed) — Ottawa, ON · 4+ years · $140,000–180,000 total compensation
Product Manager — Canada · 5+ years · $140,000–165,000

See more openings · Explorer Spotlight

Podcast: The Founder Who Refused to Quit | Samuel Witherspoon, ANVIL (July 14, 2026)

Advertisement — Marconi Technologies

The Canadian Explorers is proud to be supported by its Founding Lead Partner, Marconi Technologies.

Marconi Technologies – headquartered in Quebec – develops and manufactures advanced, dual-use communications systems across the full tactical spectrum, from line-of-sight tactical radios to beyond-line-of-sight troposcatter and satellite communications to empower decision and enable autonomy.

ARA Robotics

Montréal-based company building drones and flight-control systems for defence, security and industrial applications.

Electrical Engineer — Montréal, QC · 2–4 years
Directeur(rice) Ventes et Marketing (Sales and Marketing Director) — Montréal, QC · 15+ 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
Administrative Coordinator — Carp, ON · 3+ years · $55,000/year
Inventory Coordinator — Carp, ON · 3–4 years · $60,000/year

See more openings · Explorer Spotlight

Canada Rocket Company

Develops a medium-lift orbital launch vehicle and rocket-engine test infrastructure.

Strategy & Operations Co-op - Winter 2027 — Toronto, ON · Current student; prior co-op · 4, 8 or 12 months · $25–30/hour (undergraduate); $30–40/hour (graduate)
Test Engineer — Toronto, ON
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.

Engineering Intern (Labs) — Waterloo, ON · 4th-year undergraduate/graduate student
Manufacturing Engineer — Waterloo, ON · 5+ years
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
Director, Business Development — Toronto, ON · $130,000–180,000/year

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Live: Daedal Systems Raises US$4M to Build Measurement Systems for Fusion Energy 🇨🇦 (September 28, 2026)

Dominion Dynamics

Canadian defence prime building autonomous systems and ruggedized sensing and software for Arctic and allied operations.

Vehicle Management System Engineer — Ottawa or Toronto, ON · 5+ years
Autonomy Engineer — Ottawa or Toronto, ON
Mechanical Engineer – Thermal Design — Ottawa, ON · 4–7 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 · May 2027; 8–16 months
Communications & Digital Marketing Co-Op — Halifax, NS · Communications, marketing or journalism student
Vehicle Technician — Halifax, NS · Technical diploma/degree

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H2 Analytics

Ottawa defence-technology company building synthetic-intelligence and simulation tools for military and national-security training.

Financial Controller — Ottawa, ON · CPA; 5–10+ years · $100,000–130,000/year

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.

Embedded Software Engineering Intern (January 2027) (4 months) — Toronto, ON · Canadian post-secondary student returning to studies · $29.75–39/hour
Hardware Test Engineer - Contract 3+ Months — Toronto, ON · 4+ years · $50–88/hour
Senior Embedded Software Designer — Toronto, ON · 6+ years · $159,288–209,288

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Kraken Robotics

Builds subsea sensing, robotics and battery systems for ocean and defence applications.

Production Assembler — Dartmouth, NS · 1+ years
Intermediate Electrical Technologist — Dartmouth, NS · Technical diploma; 4+ years
Intermediate Electrical Engineer — Dartmouth, NS · 4+ years

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Lastwall

Lastwall builds identity-centric, quantum-resilient cybersecurity for defence, government and critical infrastructure.

Infrastructure Engineer 2 — Canada · 5+ years
Lead Infrastructure Engineer — Canada · 7+ years
Senior 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
Specialist, Marketing & Communication — Montréal, QC · 3–5 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
R&D Electrical & Electronics Technician — Sherbrooke, QC · Technical diploma; 3+ years · $75,000–87,000
Associate Quantum Hardware Physicist – L1 — Sherbrooke, QC · PhD, or master’s + 2 years · $105,000–122,000

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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
Additive Manufacturing Technician — Markham, ON · Tech I: 0–3 years · $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
Project Manager — Calgary, AB · 4+ years

See more openings

Podcast: Paul Ziadé: The Future of Canada’s Air Defence (May 6, 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
Software Engineer, Applications — Montréal, QC · 3+ years

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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
Senior Foundry Integration Engineer — Canada · Master’s/PhD + 3+ years · $117,000–161,000/year

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Promise Robotics

Canadian physical-AI company using robotics and advanced manufacturing to build housing components at factory scale.

Robotics Software Developer — Calgary, AB · Early-career
Production Framer — Calgary, AB · 2+ years
Junior Estimator — Edmonton, AB

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Reaction Dynamics

Develops hybrid rockets for launching small commercial and defence satellites.

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

Explorer Spotlight

Skyward Wildfire Technologies

Vancouver company predicting lightning-driven wildfire risk and developing targeted interventions intended to prevent high-risk ignitions.

Business Development Associate — Vancouver, BC · $80,000–110,000/year base + bonus
Technical Product Manager — Vancouver, BC; exceptional candidates elsewhere in Canada considered

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

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Xanadu

Toronto company building photonic quantum computers and quantum-computing software.

Photonics Lab Technician - Measurement (Afternoon Shift) — Toronto, ON · 2+ years · $80,000–100,000
Cybersecurity Engineer — Toronto, ON · 1–2 years · $80,000–100,000
Xanadu Residency Program — Toronto, ON · Undergraduate/graduate students · 16 weeks

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Hiring? Send Canadian roles to contact@ethanmarcoux.com.

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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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