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 engineering role supports satellite-based IoT communications using a constellation of small satellites. The work enables sensor information and other data to be collected and transmitted through satellites in areas without established communications infrastructure, with applications including disaster preparedness, agriculture, logistics, environmental monitoring, ocean monitoring, and resource management.
The engineer develops wireless communication equipment for IoT services, including equipment installed on satellites and equipment for ground-based IoT terminals. Depending on the assignment, the work may cover hardware or software development. Responsibilities extend across requirements definition, design, prototyping, evaluation, release, and in-orbit testing. The role also coordinates and negotiates with internal and external stakeholders, including engineers and vendors, and manages development schedules, quality, and cost.
The stated development environment includes GitHub, Slack, and Zoom for communication; Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and Google Workspace for office work; Google Drive for file sharing; Git for version control; GitHub Actions for CI/CD; AWS for public cloud services; and Python, MATLAB, and LabVIEW as development tools.
The position is based at the Ariake office in Koto, Tokyo. The standard arrangement is office-based, with partial remote work available. Indoor smoking is prohibited throughout the premises. The organization has 57 people, including 45 technical, 4 business, and 8 administrative staff, and the role collaborates with other technical departments on technologies common to artificial satellites. The work may involve publicly funded advanced projects and the creation of new businesses using small-satellite systems.
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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