Design and specify satellite navigation payload systems, document requirements and interfaces, coordinate external contractors, manage development progress, and assess system risks and quality.
ArkEdge Space is a Tokyo-based company that designs, builds and operates micro-satellites and constellations. Its platforms support Earth observation, communications, positioning and navigation, lunar infrastructure and deep-space missions for government, research and commercial customers.
The company provides constellation design, launch access and ongoing operations, hosted-payload missions, satellite components and software, ground-station operations, consulting and education. It earns revenue from contracted development and operations, payload-hosting services, and product or software sales. In February 2025, it raised JPY 8 billion in Series B financing to expand satellite mass production and its constellation businesses.
- Salary range
- ¥4M – ¥13M
- Median
- ¥6M – ¥12M
- Can be worked in English
- 11%
- Visa-sponsorship signal
- 4%
- Remote or hybrid
- 98%
- Most requested
- Git 37
- Python 36
- Linux 19
- C++ 14
- AWS 11
- JavaScript 6
- Japanese posting, level unstated 49
- No Japanese level detected 6
- Common areas
- Data science 5
- Operations 4
- Project management 4
- Backend engineering 2
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open positions at ArkEdge Space
Develop ground-segment and monitoring infrastructure for LEO-PNT and LNSS, integrating navigation, RF, and timing equipment with data systems to assess satellite performance.
Develop and validate real-time orbit determination and time synchronization algorithms for satellite systems from LEO to the Moon, implementing optimized solutions on FPGA using MATLAB, Python, VHDL, Verilog, C and C++.
Design and validate high-stability timekeeping and frequency systems for satellite positioning payloads, covering atomic clocks, synchronization architectures, PLL circuits, and timing performance.
Evaluates and verifies satellite-borne GNSS receivers, designs interfaces with timekeeping systems, and develops signal-processing algorithms and software-defined receivers for LEO-PNT and LNSS.
Analyze positioning signals for LEO and lunar satellites, define interfaces, develop SDRs and signal simulators, and test navigation signal generation using Python and C/C++.
Build operating processes for satellite communications and IoT services, covering monitoring, incident response, partner coordination, data analysis, and improvement. Primarily office-based with limited remote work.
Lead business development for satellite remote-sensing and geospatial-data solutions, from identifying customer needs and validating value through PoCs, commercialization, deployment, and growth.
Handles payroll, attendance, social insurance, onboarding and leave procedures while documenting workflows and operating HR rules and systems for a growing space-technology organization.
Support corporate planning through financial data analysis, KPI reporting, management materials, market research, and business plan simulations. The internship is based at the Ariake office, with partial remote work possible.
Manage products using satellite and geospatial data, from identifying customer challenges and validating product value through development, sales conversion, scalable expansion, and business growth.
Drive end-to-end recruiting for scarce space and satellite software talent while improving onboarding, evaluation support, culture adoption, and organizational processes in a rapidly expanding startup.
Build and operate procurement for satellite launch services, securing launch slots, negotiating contracts, managing schedules and risks, and coordinating safety, transport, export control, and regulatory work.
Manage radio license applications and frequency coordination for small satellite development, including domestic and international filings, satellite transceiver coordination, ITU meetings, and registration inspections.
Lead legal and compliance work for a space venture, including contract review, regulatory response, support for new businesses and alliances, IPO-related internal controls, and compliance training.
Lead planning and execution of new services using small satellite systems, including market discovery, customer development, alliances, project management, and domestic and international promotion.
Manage plans, requirements, suppliers, prototyping, evaluation and verification for microwave Earth-observation equipment, coordinating satellite integration with other teams.
Develop wireless communication equipment for satellite IoT services from design through prototyping, evaluation, release, and in-orbit testing. Coordinate engineers and vendors.
Leads requirements definition, design, evaluation, and feasibility studies for optical communication terminals on small satellites and end-to-end systems including optical ground stations.
Lead satellite-positioning payload system architecture and requirements, create design and test documentation, coordinate tasks and suppliers, and manage system-wide risks and quality.
Manage satellite remote-sensing instruments from requirements through validation and improvement to satellite integration, coordinating internal teams and external partners.
Design and develop structural systems for small satellites, including CAD modeling, vibration and shock analysis, interface coordination, assembly, and environmental testing. Office-based work with some remote work available.
Manage VDES communications equipment development for maritime satellite services, including planning, system specifications, supplier coordination, verification, and satellite integration.
Design and develop satellite hardware across structures, thermal systems, communications, electrical systems, embedded software, and FPGA, with testing and system-level integration in Tokyo.
Design and develop electrical systems for small satellites, including control, communications and power boards, from specifications and circuit design through procurement, testing, inspection and manufacturing instructions.
Design reliability for small satellites operating in harsh space environments. Select and evaluate components and materials, conduct radiation testing, develop FDIR and redundancy architectures, and plan quality assurance and testing.
Design and develop software-defined radio communication systems for small satellites, including signal analysis, SDR architecture, equipment design, prototype evaluation, and manufacturing vendor coordination.
Design and improve quality assurance, quality control and production management processes for satellite development and manufacturing, including reviews, nonconformance management, supplier coordination, production planning and QMS improvement. The role is based at the Ariake office with partial remote work.
Lead development of wireless communications equipment for satellite IoT services, managing requirements, design, prototyping, testing, deployment, and in-orbit trials.
Design, analyze, and evaluate communication antennas for small satellites, including antenna specifications, electromagnetic analysis, optimization, testing, and communication link design. Basic office attendance is required, with partial remote work available.
Design and evaluate communication systems and radio equipment for small satellites, define specifications, conduct environmental testing, and support satellite system integration. The role may also manage communication-module development projects.
Designs and validates high-stability time and frequency systems for satellite positioning payloads, including atomic clocks, synchronization architectures, PLLs, and analysis using Python/MATLAB.
Design and analyze satellite systems across hardware and software, covering requirements alignment, control, positioning, communications, optical systems, testing, reliability, and quality assurance.
Design ground segments and monitoring systems for LEO-PNT and LNSS, integrating RF equipment, timing references, communication links, and data-processing systems, with some remote work available.
Design and develop FPGA logic for onboard boards in small satellites, including data transmission and software-defined radio boards, and verify implemented logic through testing.
Design and analyze satellite constellation orbits for Earth observation, communications, positioning, and IoT. Develop optimization, control, collision-avoidance, ground-station, satellite-lifetime, and deorbit plans.
Evaluate satellite-mounted GNSS receivers for LEO-PNT and LNSS, analyze signal quality and errors, verify timing-system interfaces, and develop receiver software for ground terminals.
Design and develop integrated systems for small satellites, covering mission studies, requirements, concept and detailed design, analysis, testing, operations, and project management.
Design VDES satellite communications networks for maritime use, including architecture, protocols, security, QoS, ground-station operations, and coordination with satellite and software teams.
Build and operate a company-wide platform that improves developer productivity, including AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, IaC, monitoring tools, and self-service development environments.
Design and prototype routing algorithms, traffic optimization, SDN control architectures, and simulation environments for dynamic satellite and HAPS networks, including machine-learning models.
Develop systems that process and analyze microwave observation data from small satellite constellations, including observation-planning algorithms, data visualization, and AI-based automation for ocean information services.
Design and implement digital signal-processing algorithms for satellite-borne Earth observation sensors, analyze and visualize microwave data, and develop machine-learning methods for signal identification.
Develop machine-learning models and image-processing algorithms for satellite imagery, improve image preprocessing and quality, and build data pipelines for service delivery in a small product team.
Develop satellite and geospatial data solutions by analyzing SAR, optical, and GIS data, conducting field surveys, collecting reference data, and supporting customer proposals and product implementation.
Design and develop attitude-control systems, onboard software, algorithms, simulators, and mission analyses for small satellites. The role uses C/C++, Python, Linux, and Git-based development.
Lead company-wide information security governance in Tokyo, including policy and framework development, ISMS operations, risk assessment, security training, CSIRT planning, threat intelligence, and security tool implementation.
Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded software for onboard boards in small satellites. Work across applications, device drivers, and OS layers while collaborating with hardware engineers.
Develop software spanning embedded satellite systems, web applications, SRE platforms, ground systems, GIS, machine learning, and satellite algorithms. The role is primarily office-based in Ariake, with partial remote work available.
Develop backend systems for Web GIS applications using satellite and geospatial data. Build data pipelines, tile delivery servers, and proof-of-concept products for environmental, agricultural, and other real-world challenges.
Define end-to-end satellite communication network architectures spanning inter-satellite, satellite-HAPS, optical, RF, routing and ground networks, while leading requirements, trade-offs, PoCs, reviews and partner coordination.
Develop Web GIS applications using satellite and geospatial data, building map interfaces, data displays, search, filters and dashboards with product, design and backend teams.
Design, develop, and improve software platforms that support satellite development and operations, including production project tools, ground station control and monitoring systems, web applications, and operational automation. Office-based in Ariake with partial remote work.
Design and implement digital signal-processing algorithms for satellite Earth-observation sensors, develop data analysis and visualization methods, and validate results through experiments and simulations.
Design and develop high-precision orbit determination and attitude-control algorithms for small-satellite missions, validate performance through simulation, and implement and optimize systems for embedded devices and FPGAs.