Interstellar Technologies

Space Launch Services · Satellite Communications · Taiki, Hokkaido

Interstellar Technologies is a space company developing launch vehicles and satellite communications. Its expendable ZERO rocket is designed to carry CubeSats to low Earth orbit on dedicated or rideshare missions for commercial, academic and public-sector customers. Launch-service agreements underpin its commercial model; its communications service remains in development.

The company is also developing Our Stars, a low-Earth-orbit broadband system intended to connect directly with smartphones, vehicles and IoT devices. In January 2026, it completed a JPY 20.1 billion Series F round, taking cumulative funding to JPY 44.6 billion.

Salary range
¥4.4M – ¥13.1M
Median
¥6.5M – ¥9.8M
Remote or hybrid
5%
Most requested
Common areas
  • Project management 4
  • Finance & accounting 3
  • Business development 2
  • Consulting & strategy 2

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44

2

Full-time

EN preferred

Japanese (N2)

Remote

Recruiting

Management

Leads company-wide recruiting strategy and team operations, coordinating hiring plans, budgets, sourcing channels and KPIs while recruiting across engineering, business and corporate roles.

Full-time

Japanese?

Strategy

Biz Dev

Startup

JP company

Develop and execute frequency acquisition strategies for an LEO satellite communications business, manage spectrum retention, negotiate with Japanese government agencies, and analyze international regulations and competing filings.

Full-time

Japanese?

Operations

Management

Startup

JP company

Manage awarded government subsidies for rocket development, including budget tracking, internal rules, audits, government-agency negotiations, team management, meeting materials, and scheduling.

Full-time

Japanese?

Supply Chain

Operations

Startup

JP company

Manage procurement for rocket development, including purchase orders, supplier delivery coordination, receiving and inspection, payment requests, purchasing data analysis, cost reduction, and support for team members.

Full-time

Japanese?

Hardware

Startup

JP company

Work as a satellite systems engineer across satellite design, development, testing, and operations, helping build communications infrastructure and direct-to-device connectivity.

Full-time

Japanese?

QC

Hardware

Mechanical

Electrical

Leads the technical integration of customer satellites with the ZERO rocket, from interface design and testing through launch-site operations, safety, quality, and orbital insertion.

Full-time

Japanese?

QA

QC

Mfg

Startup

Manage quality assurance for the ZERO small rocket across development and manufacturing, including process reviews, defect prevention, supplier assessment, and quality reporting.

Full-time

Japanese?

Project Mgr

Management

Startup

JP company

Lead satellite design and development projects across subsystem phases, managing quality, cost, schedule, risks, milestones, technical decisions, partner relations, and coordination with internal departments.

Full-time

Japanese?

Mechanical

Startup

JP company

Design and develop mechanism components for the ZERO small rocket, including separation mechanisms, actuators, pneumatic equipment, and avionics housings. Coordinate analysis, testing, manufacturing, and suppliers.

Full-time

Japanese?

Project Mgr

Startup

JP company

Coordinate and advance schedules across rocket design, manufacturing, assembly, and operations. Track progress, manage dependencies and risks, report milestones, and align departments on recovery plans.

Full-time

Japanese?

Mechanical

Mfg

Startup

JP company

Design avionics component housings for the ZERO small launch vehicle, covering design, manufacturing, procurement, assembly and testing while coordinating vibration, temperature, mounting and integration requirements.

Full-time

Japanese?

Electrical

Hardware

Startup

JP company

Lead communication-system architecture for rockets and ground stations, developing S-band and GNSS antennas, RF equipment, signal processing, verification flows, integration tests, EMC tests, and long-distance communications trials.

Full-time

Japanese?

Mechanical

Startup

JP company

Design and develop rocket-mounted fluid and piping components, including cryogenic and high-pressure piping and valves. Perform strength and flow design, coordinate analysis and manufacturing, and plan component verification tests.

Full-time

Japanese?

Research

Electrical

Embedded

Senior

Lead research and development for next-generation satellite communications, evaluating new technologies, guiding researchers, managing projects, and advancing collaborations with universities and research institutions.

Full-time

Japanese?

Hardware

Startup

JP company

Design and analyze complete rocket systems, define and allocate subsystem requirements, manage interfaces, assess trade-offs and risks, and prepare technical specifications and verification documents.

Full-time

Japanese?

Electrical

Mechanical

Startup

JP company

Design and evaluate actuator control for the TVC system of the company’s ZERO small rocket, using Simulink-based modeling, analysis, tuning, and coordination with mechanical design and test teams.

Full-time

Japanese?

Mechanical

Startup

JP company

Design and analyze liquid propulsion systems, define equipment requirements, evaluate performance tests, develop tank pressure control, and plan launch operations and stage combustion tests.

Full-time

Japanese?

Mechanical

Startup

JP company

Design and develop launch-vehicle structures, high-pressure vessels, fairings, piping, valves, turbopump systems, and ground mechanisms, while coordinating interfaces with facilities and production.

Full-time

Japanese?

Mechanical

Startup

JP company

Conduct CFD analysis and validation for rocket external and internal flows, including supersonic aerodynamics, air conditioning, pressurization, cryogenic fluids, and rotating machinery. Improve CFD methods and feed findings into design decisions.

Full-time

Japanese?

Mechanical

Startup

JP company

Conduct strength and stiffness analyses for rocket propulsion components, optimize vehicle designs from evaluation results, compare analyses with test data, improve analysis environments, and coordinate external analysis partners.

Full-time

Japanese?

QC

Startup

JP company

Senior

Lead flight and system safety for satellite-launch rockets, evaluating reliability, coordinating technical goals, schedules and costs, and preparing safety reviews, technical documents, plans, specifications and verification materials.

Full-time

Japanese?

Mechanical

Project Mgr

Startup

JP company

Lead requirements, architecture, integration, testing, analysis, and optimization for ZERO rocket propulsion systems, including engines, turbopumps, fluid networks, and related interfaces.

Full-time

Japanese?

Mechanical

QA

QC

Electrical

Plan and perform development, qualification, acceptance, environmental, structural, avionics, and propulsion-component tests for the small ZERO rocket, including setup, measurement, data evaluation, and reporting.

Full-time

Japanese?

Architect

Startup

JP company

Design 5G NTN architectures connecting devices, satellites, ground stations, and customer networks, while handling requirements, partner negotiations, and technology and vendor selection.

Full-time

Japanese?

Go

Full-stack

Frontend

Backend

Design, develop, and operate a mission control system for rocket launches and combustion tests, building reliable, low-latency services across backend and frontend systems.

Full-time

Japanese?

Embedded

C++

C

Robotics

Develop embedded software for the avionics system aboard the ZERO small rocket. The role covers C/C++ design, implementation and verification, flight and sequence control, sensor and actuator interfaces, communications, and collaboration with circuit and FPGA designers.

Full-time

Japanese?

Network

Security

Startup

JP company

Design, build, and operate highly available ground networks and infrastructure for rocket launches and combustion tests, including low-latency real-time control, telemetry transmission, monitoring, and incident recovery.

Full-time

Japanese?

Security

Cybersec

SaaS

Startup

Manage company-wide security platforms and internal applications, including EDR, EPP, SASE, CASB, SIEM, Entra ID, Intune, and SaaS tools. Handle incidents and improve information systems operations.