Design electrical hardware for medical equipment, including analog, digital and power-electronics circuits, FPGA work, testing and verification through product development and launch.
About this role
This role manages and maintains electrical facilities that support company infrastructure at one of Canon's listed sites in Japan. Daily work includes operating and inspecting electrical equipment, managing electrical construction and installation, and maintaining high-voltage receiving and transforming equipment.
The position also involves preparing capital investment plans, reviewing operating efficiency, managing energy use, and implementing energy-saving and environmental-impact reduction measures. The employee will consider methods for maintenance digital transformation and energy conservation, and promote the horizontal sharing of effective practices with internal teams and facilities departments of related companies in Japan and overseas.
Facilities are managed by teams of several people, with responsibilities covering facility and equipment planning, management, maintenance, and the full life cycle of facilities. The broader facilities management function supports the safe and comfortable operation of Canon development and production sites worldwide, including stable electricity supply, equipment operation, and rapid response to problems. Central monitoring systems and IoT-based data integration are used in efforts to reduce environmental impact.
The required qualification is at least three years of practical experience in electrical equipment management and maintenance. Preferred qualifications include a second- or third-class chief electrical engineer license, energy manager certification, or first- or second-class electrical worker certification. Knowledge of general facility management, relevant laws and regulations, facility specifications and costs, construction planning, design and supervision, building and equipment technology, life-cycle costs, energy conservation, maintenance planning, operation management, emergency response, accident and failure analysis, and preventive measures is welcomed. Experience educating junior or new employees and knowledge of mechanical equipment are also mentioned as desirable strengths.
The employment type is full-time and permanent. Working hours are 8:30–17:00, or 8:00–16:30 at some sites. Overtime allowances are paid separately except where the employee is hired as a manager or supervisor. Annual salary is listed at JPY 4.3–8.7 million; the starting salary and bonus are determined based on experience, ability, and company rules. Salary increases occur once a year and bonuses are paid twice a year. The role is based at one of the listed Canon sites in Ota, Tokyo; Toride or Ami, Ibaraki; Utsunomiya, Tochigi; Kawasaki, Ayase, or Hiratsuka, Kanagawa; or Susono, Shizuoka, subject to consultation.
The posting states a five-day workweek in principle on Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, a May holiday period, and summer leave, with 125 annual holidays. Benefits include transportation and overtime allowances, social insurance, retirement benefits, a corporate pension, savings programs, an employee stock ownership plan, mutual aid, training, childcare reduced-hours work, and recreation facilities.
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