Lead drone hardware improvements and new models, handling design, prototyping, testing and production introduction with mechanical and electronics expertise.
About this role
Terra Drone is recruiting a CTO candidate to lead its hardware-led international growth. The role connects technical decisions with business strategy and covers drone development from product planning to production and global integration.
Responsibilities include long-term technology and product roadmaps, defining aircraft specifications around market needs, and establishing quality, cost and delivery processes as prototypes move into production at thousands or tens of thousands of units. The candidate also builds supply-chain capability, coordinates overseas group companies and partners, considers national regulations and develops an engineering organisation spanning hardware and software.
Applicants must have participated in technology development at executive or business-leader level, have hardware mass-production development experience, and possess business-level English. New-product launches, engineering management in fast-growing organisations and AI or software knowledge are preferred. The Tokyo role lists ¥8–15 million indicative annual compensation and flexitime.
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