Lead drone technology strategy, hardware development and production scale-up, coordinating global partners and building Terra Drone’s engineering organisation.
About this role
Terra Drone is recruiting a lead robotics engineer to improve its main drone series and develop next-generation models. Initial assignments are expected in inspection or defence, with possible future opportunities in surveying, agriculture and logistics.
The role follows a product through planning and requirements, concept and detailed design, simulation, prototypes, debugging, evaluation and production introduction. Responsibilities depend on the person’s experience. Development is based in Tokyo, with manufacturing outsourced to production partners.
Applicants need at least two years of practical mechanical or electrical hardware design. They must also understand less familiar disciplines well enough to work hands-on across them, and have planned and completed a development theme independently; project size and whether a team was involved are not restricted. Embedded firmware or control, production design and supplier-led development are preferred. The indicative annual salary is ¥7–15 million, with flexitime and regulated home working.
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