An autonomous transportation robot startup founded by CEO who used to lead autonomous driving development at a global tier-1 automotive company. Their product has competitive advantage in hybrid combination of line following and autonomous navigation. The company sold out the first production lot and is promoting further sales expansion including overseas market. - Foundation: March 2020 - Number of workforces: about 20 - Capital: 100 million yen

Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken

- Onsite failure check, primary analysis, repair support, data acquisition etc. with autonomous transport robot - Hearing at customer site, advice on correct operation, prohibitions explanation etc. - Onsite defect feedback to quality control / quality assurance / design teams

Preferred conditions: - Experience in repairing and deploying industrial equipment, consumer electronics etc. - Hardware assembly / disassembly, failure diagnosis using tester, firmware update etc. - Experience analyzing troubles of network such as Wifi - Linux operation - Experience on communication / information management tools such as Slack, Notion Nice to have

A startup aiming to utilize robot in new field such as retail industry by automated manipulation and remote control. Their robots are in service at multiple konbini stores and about to enter serial production and deployment. Year of foundation: 2017 Number of employees: 40+ Total fund raised: more than 1 billion yen

Chuo-ku, Tokyo

- Robot electrical design, actuator design, and control software design. Specifically, electrical design and low-level control software design for actuators that combine brushless motors, planetary gear and strain-wave reducers, encoders, and limit switches. - Evaluate, test, and improve actuator and electrical systems. - Work with quality assurance and manufacturing teams to address and improve the quality of the robots and market defects.

- Working experience in robotics or similar product development. - Must be able to design their own electrical circuits and take a hands on approach to analysis and problem solving 　|_ Layout design skills are nice to have, but it can be outsourced. 　|_ Use of instrumentation such as an oscilloscope, multimeter, etc., will be essential. - Deep technical understanding and design skills in the following three areas: 　|_ Improvement of stability around the power supply against back EMF of the motor 　|_ Circuit design for highly accurate sensing of current values to measure the load on motors (noise reduction, sensor selection, etc.) 　|_ Low-level software design for position PID control of brushless motors using limit switches and encoders - Technical ability to perform software review and some coding of embedded motor control code implemented on STM microcontrollers and FPGA. 　|_ C and C++ programming languages are required. - Technical knowledge of mechanical engineering at a level that enables in-depth discussions of technical considerations with the mechanical design team. 　|_ Mechanical design engineers are in charge of design itself. CAD design skills are not required, but knowledge to be able to have technical discussions with the mechanical design engineers is required. - Technical knowledge of firmware development at a level that enables in-depth discussions of technical considerations with the firmware team. 　|_ Full implementation skills are not required, but enough knowledge to have technical discussions with the firmware engineers is required. - Ability to lead PCB board manufacturing and component assembly by working with manufacturing vendors. - Ability to have in-depth technical discussions with in-house engineers in Japanese and English. Business level in either English or Japanese

Major Japanese electronics company

Minato-ku, Tokyo

■Mission as a team: Development of driving system for products such as entertainment robot, drone and so on We are working to realize a world where everyone co-exists with robot in daily life, by inspiring people and society. ■Work atmosphere: A lively workplace where new technical domain and business are being launched. Ages of the members are of wide range, having young members from continuous fresher recruiting. Engineers get to work hands-on and in a fast pace. Remote working and onsite working are switched according to the work content. ■Your responsibility: To take on the challenge of creating robot product / service that does not exist in the world. In particular, in the mechanical design of next-generation robotics actuator, you will do: - Conceptual design - Product commercialization - structural design, parts design - Strength and durability - Reliability development / design - Analysis, evaluation, problem solving - Mass production launch

Must have either of the following: - Experience designing and developing motor / actuator device - Experience designing mechanical parts for mass production - Experience launching mass production of injection-molded / pressed / machine-cut parts Nice to have: - Understanding of technology for precision molding, precision mold making, and machine cutting for mass production - Experience of CAE analysis such as magnetic circuit design, strength/vibration analysis, heat conduction analysis - Experience of actual measurement, evaluation measurement TOEIC 650+ ! Work includes collaboration with overseas engineers.

A Japanese startup globally leading intelligent robot manipulation. Co-founded in 2011 by CEO, ex-technical sales at global tool maker and CTO, PhD in robotic who has expertise in motion planning. They have strength such as: - Acceleration of industrial robot's motion planning by sophisticated in-house library - Intelligent manipulation based on perception by 3D vision - Interface via which you can teach robots from major makers with ease from a single device Currently best at logistics warehouse where automation is most rapidly introduced these years, though delivering factory projects too. Ranking around top of the world in terms of number of delivered cases, they are now planning to build a package of control platform. Year of foundation: 2011 Number of employees: 150+ (Japan) Capital: 100 million yen Headquarter: Koto-ku, Tokyo local offices in Nagoya, USA and China

Koto-ku, Tokyo

- Setting up industrial robot arms and controllers, gripper, 2D/3D vision system - Executing robot systems demos for customers - Support installation and configuration of company's own controller and peripherals at customer sites - Provide technical support for the systems deployed to customer sites (remote and on-site support). Customer sites could be both in Japan and overseas. Max. 40% of a month is on-site, depends on the progress of the projects in charge. - Mechanical Design peripherals such as robot hand, robot cells, robot stand, demo frame, camera mounting plates, gripper parts, etc.

Minimum Requirements: - At least 2 years of experience in machinery and equipment. Electrical, Mechanical, Field-service, control, manufacturing, design - Ability to understand manuals of factory automation systems, warehousing (WMS), and logistics systems written in Japanese - Business level Japanese for effective communication with customers and vendors - Ability to read specification sheets and purchase necessary mechanical and electrical components from suppliers Preferable Requirements: - Hands-on experience in maintenance and manipulating industrial robot or/and AGV (AMR) at factory or/and warehouse - Hands-on experience in robot arm task creating, conveyor belt control, setting up industrial sensors, CNC, PLC is an advantage - Conversational level English; comfortable working in English only environment - Work experience in design, research, and/or development in a manufacturing-related company - Electrical and mechanical licenses - Familiar with industrial safety best practices, domestic and international, with regard to robot systems - CAD modeling skills (Both 2D and 3D) - Trouble-shooting skills Nice to have

A Japanese startup developing propulsion system (water engine) for microsatellites. Their propulsion system is mainly used for attitude control / orbit change of satellites. Increase of its usage is considered as certain because of trends such as avoidance / deterrence of debris, ease of orbit injection. Year of foundation: 2020 Workforces: approx. 30 Capital: 100 million yen

Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken

Responsibility - Execution of thermal design and analysis of inside the propulsion machine for satellite - Execution of related mechanical design and fixture design - Execution of assembly and testing of propulsion machine - Planning and execution of I/F conditions and environmental test about heat Attractiveness: - You can put yourself in cutting-edge development of electrical propulsion system, which is receiving attention these years - You will take part in various phases of satellite's propulsion system, from concept design, to manufacturing, to testing, to operation in the space - You will have an opportunity to broaden the possibility of propulsion system through the thermal design, which is a tough boundary condition in electric propulsion's operating requirements

Must have: - Basic knowledge about heat conduction and heat transfer - Experience of thermal design including local fever - Experience of thermal analysis using 3D CAD model Nice to have: - Experience of thermal design and thermal analysis considering phase change of material - Experience of thermal design and thermal analysis in vacuum Soft skills: - Principle-based thinking - Continuous effort to verbalize the idea - Perseverance in tough situation - Proactive planning and commitment to execution - Ability to discuss based on fact and logic free from prejudice Either English or Japanese at business level

A Japanese startup developing propulsion system (water engine) for microsatellites. Their propulsion system is mainly used for attitude control / orbit change of satellites. Increase of its usage is considered as certain because of trends such as avoidance / deterrence of debris, ease of orbit injection. Year of foundation: 2020 Workforces: approx. 30 Capital: 100 million yen

Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken

Responsibility: - Structural design and analysis of propulsion system for satellites - Execution of related fixture design - Execution of assembly and testing Attractiveness: - You can put yourself in cutting-edge development of electrical propulsion system, which is receiving attention these years - You will take part in various phases of satellite's propulsion system, from concept design, to manufacturing, to testing, to operation in the space - This position gives you the bird's-eye view of whole propulsion system, as you will be cooperating with other specialists and solving various problems associated with miniaturization such as weight reduction, ease of assembly, thermal issue.

Must have: - General knowledge about material, structure, processing (cutting especially) - Experience of design and analysis using 3D CAD - Digestion into 2D drawing and negotiation with fabricators - Experience using SaaS Nice to have: - Experience of structural analysis using 3D CAD - Knowledge and experience about vacuum-related work - Knowledge and experience about environmental test on vibration, harshness Soft skills: - Principle-based thinking - Continuous effort to verbalize the idea - Perseverance in tough situation - Proactive planning and commitment to execution - Ability to discuss based on fact and logic free from prejudice Either English or Japanese at business level

A Japanese startup developing propulsion system (water engine) for microsatellites. Their propulsion system is mainly used for attitude control / orbit change of satellites. Increase of its usage is considered as certain because of trends such as avoidance / deterrence of debris, ease of orbit injection. Year of foundation: 2020 Workforces: approx. 30 Capital: 100 million yen

Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken

Responsibility: - Concept design, detailed mechanical design, assembly and testing of small propulsion system - Research and development of next-generation propulsion system - Execution of its assembly and testing Attractiveness: - You can put yourself in cutting-edge development of electrical propulsion system, which is receiving attention these years - You will take part in various phases of satellite's propulsion system, from concept design, to manufacturing, to operation in the space - Direct engagement in the design of propulsion machine itself - You will be joining the next-generation propulsion project from a phase when research aspect is still included, and work towards the PoC in the space

Must have: - Experience in research or development of space propulsion system (inc. rocket) - General knowledge in space propulsion engineering - Experience using SaaS Nice to have: - General knowledge about vacuum device - Expert knowledge about electric propulsion system - Knowledge and experience about satellite control such as orbit, attitude etc. Soft skills: - Principle-based thinking - Continuous effort to verbalize the idea - Perseverance in tough situation - Proactive planning and commitment to execution - Ability to discuss based on fact and logic free from prejudice Either English or Japanese at business level

Robotics startup co-founded by robotics researchers. Specialized in flexible and compact robots with unique strength in narrow inspection, pipe inspection, disaster rescue etc. Increasing focus on data platform for infra maintenance. Year of foundation: 2004 Workforces: approx. 30

Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

- Create mechanisms that will be part of company's robots. - Build parts with 3D printers, assemble prototypes quickly. - Design jigs for tests and validation. - Perform experiments to validate new concepts, test endurance of parts. - Design parts and assemblies for real use in outdoor conditions. - Integrate electronics and wiring into mechanical assembly. - Make and review manufacture and assembly drawings. - Make and review Bill of Materials.

Must have: - Experience with 3D CAD (Creo preferred) - Experience with design of movable mechanisms (actuators, transmissions, links) - Ability to create parts with 3D printer, assemble and test them quickly - Ability to test mechanisms, analyze results, propose improvements (R&D) Preferred: - Communication / Presentation skills - Ability to communicate in English and Japanese (or at least willingness to improve) Ability to communicate in English and Japanese (or at least willingness to improve) preferred ! Company has members from over 10 different countries, and the technical discussions may happen in either Japanese or English. Mastery of both languages is not required, but willingness to improve languages skills in order to convey the ideas clearly is expected. For production, Japanese conversation skills may be needed to communicate with Japanese local manufacturers.

Robotics startup co-founded by robotics researchers. Specialized in flexible and compact robots with unique strength in narrow inspection, pipe inspection, disaster rescue etc. Increasing focus on data platform for infra maintenance. Year of foundation: 2004 Workforces: approx. 30

Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

- Review current design of company's robots, propose and implement improvements for serial production. - Overview integration of several sub-systems (mechanical, electrical, harness) - Review manufacture and assembly drawings. - Make and maintain Bill of Materials. - Create and execute test plan for endurance / quality assurance. - Interface with external parts suppliers and assembly partners. - Interface with notified bodies for the certification of our systems (ISO 10218, ISO 12100, ISO 13849...) - Create management procedures for QA and production

Must have: - Experience with 3D CAD (Creo preferred) - Experience with design of movable mechanisms (actuators, transmissions, links) - Experience with serial production of mechanical systems - Knowledge about Quality Assurance for mechanical systems Preferred: - Communication / Presentation skills - Ability to communicate in English and Japanese (or at least willingness to improve) - Knowledge about certification procedures (ISO, CE/UL, others) Ability to communicate in English and Japanese (or at least willingness to improve) preferred ! Company has members from over 10 different countries, and the technical discussions may happen in either Japanese or English. Mastery of both languages is not required, but willingness to improve languages skills in order to convey the ideas clearly is expected. For production, Japanese conversation skills may be needed to communicate with Japanese local manufacturers.

A Japanese venture designing and developing commercial small SAR satellites and providing data acquired by them Year of foundation: 2005 Capital: JPY 3 billion Workforce: 20+

Fukuoka City, Fukuoka-ken

■ System integration / verification testing of artificial satellites and necessary assembly / integration work. [Specifics] ・ Satellite system integration, implementation of verification tests, preparation and reporting of materials ・ Assembling satellites and incorporating equipment into satellites ・ Planning and execution of various satellite environmental tests (vibration, impact, thermal vacuum, radiation, etc.) -Implementation of system harness (including detailed definition, manufacturing instruction, creation of integrated instruction, test harness production, etc.)

■ Must Requirements ・ Experience in equipment assembly and maintenance in industrial fields such as vehicles, in-vehicle equipment, electronic equipment, and robots. ・ Experience in manufacturing vehicles, in-vehicle equipment and electronic equipment, and various environmental tests and reliability tests such as vibration, impact, weather resistance, temperature cycle, thermal shock, etc. ・ Experience in coordination management with business partners such as cooperating companies and subcontractors ■ Preferred ・ Experience in conducting artificial satellite environment tests ・ Hands-on hardware experience in the technical field targeted by the aerospace field ・ Experience in circuit design and implementation of electronic devices and data sheet creation ・ Development experience of wireless devices ・ Software installation in Linux environment and programming experience of shell script, Python, etc. ・ Interested in the space development industry and artificial satellites -

Founded by CEO who is an engineer. The company specialize in rough terrain, selling module products usable for non-engineers such as crawler unit and wheelbarrow electrification kit, as well as co-developing various solutions / services related to rough terrain mobility. Year of foundation: 2016 Cumulative funding: 130 million yen Workforces: 23 (14 on full time)

Katsushika-ku, Tokyo

You will be responsible for overall design of company's own robots. - Design of crawler unit - Design of original crawler caterpillar - Mechanical design of working robot - Design of various frames Advantage: - Great discretion in a growing startup environment - You will be a core member of the organization and gain experience in growth phase - You will enjoy developing robot that reflects the design concept of the developer Development tools: Solidworks, fusion360, Inventor

MUST HAVE: - Understanding of fundamental mechanical parts (bearings, transmission system, power system, etc.) - Experience using various machine tools - Experience in design with 3D CAD - Ability to define mechanical system requirement which is necessary for customer's needs and onsite situation, not only based on your idea WANT: - Experience in design and development of mobile robot (outdoor robot especially) or carrying vehicle - Understanding of electrical circuits and software - Experience in various engineering experiments e.g. power measurement, field test, etc. - Experience in mass production and quality control - Experience designing waterproof / dustproof mechanism ! Those who can handle customer relationship, and/or have experience from design to mass production phase regardless of product domain will be highly welcomed. N.A.

A Japanese venture designing and developing commercial small SAR satellites and providing data acquired by them Year of foundation: 2005 Capital: JPY 3 billion Workforce: 20+

Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken

Mechanical design of small SAR satellite with 1m resolution. Coordinate and manage our Kyushu local partner companies (parts processing method and cost adjustment, etc.), and will be in charge of designing, analyzing, and testing satellite structures and mechanical functions.

Must: - Experience in mechanical design element development or system development in the field of consumer mass-produced products such as cars, in-vehicle devices, mobile phones, domestic robots, and drones. - Experience in estimating manufacturing costs of designed parts, etc. - Experience of coordination management with partner companies and subcontractors Welcome: - Those who are interested in space development industry and satellites NA

Japanese venture company founded by robotics engineer. Main product is a cleaning robot for solar panels, which is equipped with fan and brush and can semi-autonomously operate under harsh environment. Target market is the desert area in the Middle East and India, where mega solar plants are operating and rainfall is less. The product has been developed since 2008, and is currently in the leading position among similar robots. They also develop other types of robots to be used for cleaning / inspection etc. for outdoor use, where their expertise in robustness can be best utilized. Year founded: 2004 Capital: JPY 30 million Number of employees: approx. 20

Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken

You will be engaged in design and development of autonomous robots - the solar panel cleaning robot as well as new robot to operate outdoors. Main responsibilities are: - Mechanical design of autonomous robot (new development and improvement of current model) - Pre-research and technology development about new robot - Brainstorming for concept planning, and specification You are also expected to cover broad tasks such as planning and management of development, list preparation / execution / management for evaluation, and so on. Team management role is also considerable depending on capability.

MUST: - Professional experience in mechanical design (more than 3 years) - CAD skill (on Solidworks or other tool) - Fundamental knowledge in material and mechanical mechanics WANT (preferred if you apply to one or more): - Experience of design and development of new product, not just improvement of design - Experience developing mass product on the scale of hundreds to thousands units - Experience designing mobility or robot (of any product type) - Experience in cost reduction or weight reduction - Experience managing project with 5-people team or more Soft skills: - Ability to work proactively with leadership without limiting his/her task coverage - Ability to enjoy 0-to-1 development with flexible mind - Communication skill to coordinate internal and external stake-holders NA

A Japanese startup developing mobile manipulator that co-exists side-by-side with humans. Aims at its utilization in various industries including restaurants. Year of foundation: 2019 Workforces: 4 Capital: approx. 30 million yen

Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Robot's mechanical design, circuit design, assembly, evaluation and so on

Must have: - Basic knowledge and ability equivalent to robotics post-graduate degree - 5-10 years' experience in mechanical design - Professional experience of product development - Experience of mechanical design using reducer, linear motion, and belt drive mechanism - 3D CAD design (including stress analysis) - Passion for robot Nice to have: - Robot design experience - Control system design skill - Capability of assembly and adjustment, verification and testing - Electrical circuit design and PCB making - Project management experience involving external vendors - Passion for making things Nice to have

Global Electronics Company

Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Candidate will be responsible for the following tasks in company's robot product / service business e.g. home entertainment robot, drone etc. 1) Mechanical design of actuators for next-generation robotics 2) Mechanical design of bodies for next-generation robotics products - Concept design - Commercialization: Structural design, parts design - Strength and durability: Reliability development / design - Analysis, evaluation, problem solving - Launch of mass production

Must have: Technical development experience around the following mechanical systems: - Accurate mechanical design of drive unit (3D-CAD design preferably in a team) - Accurate mechanical design of body frames and exterior (3D-CAD design preferably in a team) - Structural analysis by CAE - Knowledge about materials, molding and machining for mass production Nice to have: - Degree or course study in robotics Required for collaboration with engineers overseas

Japanese industrial drone maker. With their cutting-edge technology, they have produced many first-of-a-kind drones. Clients include large enterprise, research institutes, and drone solution providers. Year of foundation: 2015 Capital: JPY 922M Number of employees: 40

Nagoya

Research and development of UAV

- Professional experience in 3D CAD design with SOLIDWORKS etc. - Professional experience in hardware R&D of industrial robot or aircrafts including but not limited to drones - Professional experience in analog and digital circuit design, FPGA design & programming, communication device and power electronics Nice to have

A Japanese venture company planning and developing security robot to work in commercial buildings, office buildings and other facilities. Their autonomous mobile robots are equipped with 3D SLAM by own-made laser sensor and cameras, and are coordinated on cloud platform. In production use at some facilities after PoC with final prototype. Year of foundation: 2016 Capital: 1.2 billion yen Number of employees: 25+

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Candidate will be in charge of robotics engineering in the development of security robot and related products. Libraries and frameworks used: - ROS (Robot Operating System) - PCL (Point Cloud Library) - Google Test - GitHub - Docker - Travis CI - esa.io - Slack

Mandatory: - Design and development experience in electronics / mechatronics for industrial products such as home electronics etc. Preferred: - Embedded development experience - C++, Python, Go Nice to have

Japanese construction machine maker with high market share in lifting equipments. Overseas revenue is more than 40% and increasing. Founded in 1948 Capital: JPY 13B 2016 Revenue: JPY 179B Number of employees: 3,346

Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken, Japan

Development of new structure and mechanism for weight saving and functional improvement of the products such as crane trucks and aerial work platforms.

Must have: - Design experience of mechanical structures - Knowledge in strength of materials, dynamics of machinery, and mechanism - Experience of static analysis Nice to have: - Knowledge in vibration engineering and/or fluid dynamics - Experience in dynamic analysis and/or fatigue analysis - Experience of C / C++ programming - Hands-on design / analysis experience using tools such as: (Structural Analysis) DASSAULT SIMULIA, HyperWorks, NX Nastran, LS-DYNA, ANSYS Mechanical, SOLIDWORKS Simulation (MBD Analysis) MSC ADAMS, LMS DADS, LMS Virtual.Lab Motion, SIMPACK Must have for non-Japanese natives