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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)
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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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