Design and specify satellite navigation payload systems, document requirements and interfaces, coordinate external contractors, manage development progress, and assess system risks and quality.
About this role
This role develops mission concepts and designs for satellite constellations supporting Earth observation, communications, positioning, and IoT. The engineer designs and analyzes constellation orbits, determines optimal satellite placement, and prepares operational plans.
Responsibilities include planning and executing orbit optimization and orbit-control strategies; optimizing constellation configurations to improve communications quality and revisit frequency; designing operations for orbit maintenance and collision avoidance; incorporating coordination with ground stations and other satellites into operational designs; and planning satellite lifetime management and deorbiting.
The work focuses on very small satellite constellations and requires approaches beyond simple orbit maintenance, including maintaining required services while reducing and conserving propellant. The role may eventually expand from orbit design to overall satellite system design. The posting also states that the position can involve satellite operations, launch-related practical experience, global projects, cooperation with countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa, and joint research and development with space agencies such as ESA.
Named tools and technologies include Windows, GitHub Projects V2, GitHub Issues, Redmine, Python, MATLAB, C++, STK (Systems Tool Kit), and GMAT (General Mission Analysis Tool). A company-designated PC is provided according to the employee’s preference.
The stated location is the Ariake office in Koto City, Tokyo. The role is basically office-based, with partial remote work available. The selection process consists of document screening, a first interview, a second interview with an aptitude test, and a final interview.
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