An AMR startup founded by a former automotive AD tech lead. Owns products such as autonomous transport robot that can switch between AGV mode on trajectory and autonomous mode without pre-defined trajectory, general purpose towing solution for 3rd party trolleys, and fleet management system. Since the product's release in 2022, sales have been steadily increasing. - Established: March 2020 - Workforces: approx. 50 - Capital: JPY 100M

Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken

The robot system integration engineer (operational data analysis/DevOps) will be responsible for implementing the company's robot system on-site, as well as building and updating data monitoring tools to facilitate the development and operation of the robot. The robot system integration engineer will perform various software configuration tasks associated with the implementation of the company's robot system to customers (e.g., acquiring maps using the robot's LiDAR sensor, tuning the robot's internal driving software, setting driving routes and traffic control, and various server settings). In addition, even after the initial successful implementation, the operation of the company's robot system requires identifying operational issues at the customer's site, considering improvement plans, and working with the customer to continuously create an environment in which humans and robots can work together better. It is also necessary to make preventive improvements so that problems that occur in the robot's hardware and software do not affect operations. For these purposes, it is very important to: - Build an environment in which data obtained from robots in operation can be quickly deployed within the company and easily analyzed - Build a system to continuously deploy new software to customers. In this position, you will be performing integration tasks, with a particular focus on DevOps and operational data analysis. Specific duties are as follows: - Responsible for integrating the company's products to customers - - Configure the automatic transport robot (use Linux, configure ROS (Robot Operating System), run scripts, run Docker) - - At the customer's site, use the company's robots and internal tools to create a map of the installation site and configure operations, and set up the robot so that it can be operated - - Configure the network settings for the company's products such as automatic transport robots, servers, and network devices associated with on-site installation - Build an environment to remotely acquire and view operational data at customer sites - - Update the data acquisition environment built with Prometheus and Grafana to enable more information to be acquired and to make it easier to view. - - Devise and build a system to analyze data, quickly discover problems, and raise alerts. - - Expand the data that can be acquired in response to requests from engineers and operations staff inside and outside the company. - We will devise and implement improvements to the CI/CD system - We will set up and maintain the remote operation and monitoring environment (VPN, etc.)

[Required] - Work experience related to data confirmation and analysis tools - Experience using CUI operations in Linux, etc. (3 years or more) - Business level Japanese or English - Intermediate level Japanese. Able to read documents written in Japanese on one's own (translation tools are acceptable). Able to converse and email with customers in Japanese - Beginner to intermediate level English. Able to communicate text-based via translation tools [Welcome] - Experience in the operation of products involving hardware and mechatronics systems - Coding skills such as C++ and Python - Experience with Ansible - Knowledge and experience using ROS - Cybersecurity knowledge, experience in corporate security management - Experience in anomaly detection and predictive analysis of mechanical systems using data. - Experience using cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.). - Practical experience with container technology (Docker, Kubernetes). - Experience managing web application servers - Experience managing VPN servers - Experience with on-site product implementation - Experience negotiating with customers - Business-level English - Business-level Japanese - People who like autonomous mobile robots - People who have participated in various robot contests, coding challenges, and other events - People who can concurrently fulfill other positions currently being recruited (job content will be defined and adjusted flexibly to a certain extent according to experience, abilities, etc.) Beginner to Intermediate level: - Able to conduct text-based communication with the help of translation tool Business level or higher preferred

A Japanese venture designing and developing commercial small SAR satellites and providing data acquired by them Year of foundation: 2005 Capital: JPY 1,939 million Workforce: 68

Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken

As a member of the satellite hardware development team, you will be responsible for the RF system of a mass-produced model of a small synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite that is part of a constellation of 36 satellites. [Details] Various designs, analyses, tests, and evaluations of RF components to be installed on satellites - RF component and system design, device selection - Real machine evaluation using various measuring equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, etc.) - Outsourcing management related to the above

[Required] - Practical experience in component or system development of equipment with RF modules (devices, antennas, etc.) in GHz or higher in the fields of smartphones, automobiles, in-vehicle equipment, home robots, artificial satellites, wireless communication base stations, etc. - Familiar with the design, analysis, and evaluation of RF systems with RF modules in GHz or higher - Familiar with the evaluation of RF systems using RF measurement equipment such as spectrum analyzers and network analyzers [Preferred] - Experience in designing hardware components for artificial satellites - Experience in designing radar equipment - Technical communication skills in English [Desired personality] - Able to work with members inside and outside the company and work on projects as a team Nice to have

A Japanese startup whose mission is to achieve sustainable aquaculture with technology. Provides services such as smart feeder, fish body measurement, behavioral analysis, marine data provision etc. Year of foundation: 2016 Total fund raised: 1.22 billion yen Number of employees: 20+

Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

One of the company's aquaculture services and current main product is a smart feeder that utilizes AI and IoT technology and is deployed at aquaculture sites in Japan. You will work with suppliers and business teams to improve the hardware design for this product based on user feedback and troubleshooting. [Background for hiring] Demand for the smart feeder is growing rapidly, and feedback from users, who are aquaculture operators, is also on the rise. The company want to strengthen their efforts to improve products and customer satisfaction by listening to such feedback directly at the aquaculture site and observing the situation with their own eyes, while working with suppliers and business teams to quickly reflect it in the manufacturing process and design, and by promoting improvements.

[Required conditions] - Interest in solving problems at aquaculture sites and empathy with the company's mission and values - Experience in design improvements based on customer requests - Experience in mechanical design and development using 3D CAD - Experience in on-site product installation and improvement - People who find it rewarding to sincerely deal with problems that occur on-site and feedback from customers - People who enjoy communicating both inside and outside the company - People who can travel to various parts of Japan - People who have a driver's license and can actually drive [Preferred conditions] - Experience working at a company that provides solutions to the primary industry - Experience in prototype design of equipment structures and mechanisms, and prototype circuits and programs - Basic knowledge of electrical machinery - Experience in designing or maintaining equipment for outdoor use - Product management experience Nice to have

Japanese venture business developing, fabricating and selling communication robots for consumer market. Also develops robots and IoT products on contract basis. Year of foundation: 2007 Number of employees: approx. 40

Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

The company develops consumer products, mainly robotics and IoT products, and develops platforms for products and their constituent technologies. We are looking for someone who can work on embedded software development for products developed in these businesses, especially firmware design/development mainly for Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers. We especially welcome people who can participate from the requirements definition stage. [Development style] You will be working as a member of the company's software engineering team. The team consists of about 10 people, from edge side engineers including embedded engineers, to front-end/back-end engineers for servers/applications. In the requirement definition stage, you will consider the user experience, taking into account physical interfaces such as sensors/motors and integration with servers/applications, as well as technical verification through prototypes, selection of development environment and OS, etc., and outline design of the software using UML. In the implementation phase, we will incorporate test-driven development in some cases, while controlling the quality through version management using Git and code reviews by team members. You will work in cooperation with mechanical/electrical engineers and application/server engineers on this design/development. The development style is close to spiral development, and prototypes are iterated several times to brush up on them. [Immediate projects] In the near future, you will be working on projects using: - OS: FreeRTOS, Zephyr, None (bare metal) - Microcontrollers: STM32, nRF52, NXP i.MX RT series - Examples of technologies handled: Bluetooth/WiFi control, protocols such as MQTT, audio signal processing, inter-core collaboration between Cortex-M and Cortex-A, motor control, power control [Attraction of this job] - You can gain experience in core functions of consumer products and gain development experience that broadens your horizons, such as being able to carry out everything from design to development/evaluation - You can tackle various social issues through robotics - Because it is a small team, each individual has a lot of discretion and can take on challenges

[Required skills and experience] - Work experience as an embedded engineer - Experience using C/C++ language at work [Preferred skills and experience] You will be primarily responsible for firmware for Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers, but we often use the Linux OS to connect to microcontrollers, so we welcome people with development experience in embedded Linux, such as applications that run on Linux, device drivers, or device trees. [We welcome those who] - Want to contribute to market creation in a growing market - Want to develop products in a small, elite team - Want to try platform development - Want to gain a business perspective - Like robots Not required

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

・Design micro-services for our robots ・Design drivers for different sensors and devices used in our robots ・Interact with other members from mechanical, electronic and software backgrounds in order to develop and test robots for field applications

Must ・Experience in modern C++ programming (C++17) ・Experience in development and design of REST APIs ・Work experience with database management - SQL/no SQL databases ・Multi Thread programming ・Experience with software test and verification ・Practical experience with GitHub, GitLab (CI/CD) ・Practical experience with Docker ・Capability to develop using both Windows and Linux ・Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in IT or related subjects Preferred ・Knowledge of the main modules of Boost and OpenCV ・Bash (Linux/Windows) ・Knowledge of gRPC ・Python ・TensorFlow Business level

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. The product is in production use at airports and large buildings. Year of foundation: 2016 Capital: approx. 2.2 billion yen Number of employees: appros. 30

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

[System infrastructure development] - Development of software management system for robots: Develop management and update systems for containers that operate on robots - Development of communication infrastructure: Construct and develop communication infrastructure to connect robots to the cloud with high reliability using mobile network etc. - Simulation development: Build a simulation system that supports on-robot software development and evaluation by building a virtual test environment [Low layer robot system development] - Development of device drivers: Create ROS drivers for devices installed on robots and develop calibration tools etc. - Hardware module integration: Analyze and debug the hardware connected to the robot - Embedded software development: Develop firmware for measurement and control devices installed on robots [Environment recognition system development] - Object recognition for security applications using point clouds: Using 3D LiDAR data, develop 3D object recognition and detection systems according to customer requests - Robot image processing: Develop image processing using information such as the position of the robot, fusion processing system for other sensor information and images, etc. [Autonomous navigation system development] - Development of 3D map construction and self-localization system: Develop point-cloud-based probabilistic self-localization system, make it robust, and improve accuracy by fusing a large number of sensor data - Development of robot motion planning system: Develop global and local motion planning system, respond to various environments, enhance robustness etc. - Development of 3D LiDAR data processing system: Achieve high accuracy and reliability of obstacle detection using point cloud [Development of state management system] - Development of a state management system: Organize software module dependencies and develop a system that manages the state of the robot in order to execute user-instructed robot tasks and respond to incidents - Cloud collaboration system: Develop a system that connects the cloud and the state management system on robot - Development of robot's self-diagnosis function [Real-time data distribution system development] - Development of low-latency video distribution system: Develop real-time (sub-second) video processing, encryption, and distribution system to the cloud through mobile network

Mandatory: - C++ (C++11 or later) - Python - Linux - ROS - CI - Unit Testing - GitHub - Agile - Computer Science - Fundamental math knowledge such as linear algebra Preferable: - Deep knowledge in Docker & Linux / udev/systemd / site reliability / AWS - Deep knowledge in mobile communication & network communication / design pattern - Dynamics / knowledge in simulation framework - Knowledge in communication such as USB, and time sync - Ability to read device spec document & circuit diagram / ability to use oscilloscope / spec analysis of communication devices - Development experience on microcontroller - Point cloud processing, PCL - Image processing, OpenCV - Knowledge in probability-statistics / algorithms such as Kalman filter & particle filter - 3D point cloud data processing / SLAM - Optimization, search algorithm - State transition design - AWS IoT / Golang / knowledge in network communication - Image processing / understanding of streaming protocol / understanding of movie & audio encoding Nice to have

Commercial space technology design, manufacture and solution provider

Tokyo

Design, implementation and operation of: -Satellite on-board communication equipment -Ground station communication equipment -Satellite on-board micro-wave sensor Knowledge and skills specific to satellite operation and its data processing system is not mandatory at the time of application.

【Mandatory】 - University or college degree - Work experience in design, simulation and measurement by spectrum analyzer and network analyzer of high-frequency (1+GHz) circuits. 【Desirable】 - Experience in digital modulation and demodulation and/or software defined radios. - Experience in antenna design and/or measurement in electromagnetic anechoic chamber. - Business-level Japanese proficiency. Optional 【Note】 -Knowledge and skills specific to satellite communication system. -