Aerospace jobs in Japan: propulsion, avionics, spacecraft and aircraft roles

173 open aerospace and space roles at 26 companies in Japan: Aerospace engineering, manufacturing and science (47), Hardware and electronics (25), Software, IT and security (56). 170 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship, export-control eligibility or a government security clearance. 43 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 25 Oct 2026
open roles
173
companies
26
open to any nationality
98%
median stated pay
$64k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
SkyDrive29100%27
ArkEdge Space23100%
ispace22100%2
Synspective19100%3
ElevationSpace14100%
Interstellar Technologies11100%
Pale Blue9100%9
Axelspace Holdings6100%
Japan LEO Shachu6100%
Warpspace6100%
ICEYE475%
Rolls-Royce3100%
RTX3100%1
Airbus3100%
MJOLNIR SPACEWORKS2100%

Newest roles

ElevationSpace

elevation-space.com
elevation-space.com • HQ: Sendai, Japan • Space Services • Launch Services • Space & Aerospace • Startup • Trust D • Hiring 21, 2 new
HQ: Sendai, Japan • Space Services • Launch Services • Space & Aerospace • Startup • Trust D • Hiring 21, 2 new
ElevationSpace is a Japanese space startup pursuing an on-orbit transportation network and space-to-Earth return services. The company is developing small reentry spacecraft and logistics services to return experiments, manufactured goods and other payloads from microgravity to Earth using Japan's reentry technology in collaboration with Tohoku University and JAXA. Its customers include commercial microgravity manufacturers, research institutions and space companies seeking reliable sample and product return capabilities for the growing space logistics market.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 6 days ago Likely open · 60%

3300_04_Test Engineer_Manager, Manufacturing Group

$32k – $49k per year • In office (Sendai, Japan)
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 3 hours ago 6 months ago Long shot · 2%

3800_04_Engineer, Implementation Team, Thruster System Group

$26k – $52k per year • In office (Sendai, Japan)
Fortran
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Amentum

amentum.com
amentum.com • HQ: Chantilly, United States • Military Logistics • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) • Engineering Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2020 • Trust B • Hiring 1088, 205 new
HQ: Chantilly, United States • Military Logistics • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) • Engineering Services • 5000+ employees • Est. 2020 • Trust B • Hiring 1088, 205 new
Amentum is a US government and critical infrastructure services contractor headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, providing engineering, technical, mission support and operations services in defense, intelligence, space, energy and environment markets. It has about 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and absorbed PAE in 2022 before combining with the Jacobs critical mission solutions business in 2024. Openings include aerospace, GN&C and reliability engineers, aircraft workers, database administrators, software engineers, biometric enrollment specialists and paralegals.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 day ago 7 days ago Likely open · 55%

Avionics Technician III, MQ-9 (Japan/Deployable)

≈ $34k – $79k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 5+ years exp • In office (Okinawa, Japan) • High School Diploma • Full-Time • TS/SCI • Citizenship or vetting required • Middle • English
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ispace

ispace-inc.com
ispace-inc.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Space Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010 • Trust B • Hiring 53, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Space Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010 • Trust B • Hiring 53, 1 new
Ispace (TYO: 9348) is a global commercial lunar exploration and space infrastructure enterprise headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with regional subsidiaries operating in Luxembourg and the United States (Denver, Colorado). Founded in 2010 by CEO Takeshi Hakamada, the publicly traded company has raised over $200 million in private equity and government grants from investors including Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), Suzuki Motor, and Japan's Space Strategy Fund.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 12 min ago 8 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Senior Avionics Design Engineer

≈ $51k – $105k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • Japanese • English
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Verified live · 12 min ago 1 month ago Likely open · 59%

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

≈ $47k – $108k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 10+ years exp • Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • Japanese • English
Git
Linux
CI/CD
SpaceTech
SpaceWire
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Rolls-Royce

rolls-royce.com
rolls-royce.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Industrial Machinery • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1906 • Trust B • Hiring 446, 96 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Industrial Machinery • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1906 • Trust B • Hiring 446, 96 new
Rolls-Royce is a British engineering group headquartered in London, England, that designs, builds and services power and propulsion systems for civil aerospace, defence and power systems markets. Founded in 1906, it runs major sites in Derby, Bristol, Indianapolis and Singapore, while its Rolls-Royce Power Systems unit in Friedrichshafen produces mtu engines, generators and battery storage systems. It hires manufacturing, systems and reliability engineers, field service representatives, service technicians, procurement and supply chain managers, programme managers, finance and legal staff and OT cyber analysts.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 day ago 11 days ago Fading · 39%

Manufacturing Engineer - External Supply Chain (ESC)

≈ $32k – $86k per year (Estimated) • In office (Akashi, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
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Verified live · 1 day ago 21 days ago Long shot · 21%

Airline Support Team Field Service Representative

In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Japanese • English: B2
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SES

ses.com
ses.com • HQ: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg • Satellite Manufacturing • Satellite Communications • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1985 • Hiring 98, 9 new
HQ: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg • Satellite Manufacturing • Satellite Communications • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1985 • Hiring 98, 9 new
SES is a satellite operator founded in Luxembourg in 1985 and headquartered at Betzdorf. It operates a fleet in geostationary and medium Earth orbit delivering video and data connectivity worldwide. The company merged with Intelsat in 2025 to become one of the largest satellite groups in the world.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 13 days ago Long shot · 20%

Technician, Network Operations (JNOC)

≈ $21k – $47k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • High School Diploma • Shift work • Middle • Japanese • English
Linux
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Skydio

skydio.com
skydio.com • HQ: San Mateo, United States • Military Drones • Drone AI • Drones & UAVs • Computer Vision • 201-500 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust B • Hiring 155, 23 new
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Military Drones • Drone AI • Drones & UAVs • Computer Vision • 201-500 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust B • Hiring 155, 23 new
Skydio is an American drone company founded in 2014 by MIT engineers who had worked on Google's Project Wing, and it built its reputation on autonomous flight rather than on airframes. Its aircraft navigate and avoid obstacles using onboard computer vision without relying on satellite positioning or a skilled pilot, which is what allows an untrained operator to inspect a bridge or clear a building. Headquartered in San Mateo, it exited the consumer market in 2023 to concentrate entirely on public safety, defence and infrastructure inspection, where it is the largest American drone manufacturer.
Abraham Bachrach · Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer · decision-maker
Adam Bry · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Bastiaan Janmaat · Director
Michael Slade · Director
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 18 days ago Likely open · 63%

Solutions Engineer - Japan

≈ $37k – $99k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior • Japanese: C2
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 month ago Likely open · 49%

Deployment and Support Engineer (Japan)

Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Japanese: C1 • English: C1
Bash
Python
DevOps
Wi-Fi
Linux
WebRTC
Rest API
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Skills these roles ask for

Python 37Git 28MATLAB 25C++ 22GitHub 22Linux 16Slack 14GitHub Actions 13CI/CD 12Windows 12Rust 11AWS 11Verification & Validation 8Simulink 6TypeScript 6Nastran 5

Where the roles are

Tokyo 111Nagoya 26Sendai 14Kashiwa 7Kobe 3Minato 2Yamato 2Tsukuba 2Iwata 1Shizuoka 1

Aerospace roles that fit you

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Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

170 of the 173 roles here state no citizenship, export-control or security-clearance demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which aerospace companies hire most?

SkyDrive (29), ArkEdge Space (23), ispace (22), Synspective (19), ElevationSpace (14).

Which roles count as aerospace jobs?

Every propulsion, GNC, avionics, aerodynamics, structures, spacecraft, satcom, launch, flight test and aircraft maintenance role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician, data and IT roles of the aviation and space companies - aircraft makers and airlines' engineering, launch, satellites, Earth observation, eVTOL. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out, and so is weapons and missile work.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 173 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 25 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0