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How ispace hires
Truth index
A 86/100
Median time to fill
59 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
56%
Reposted roles
0%
ispace scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 25 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 56% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 59 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
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- United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 8 · green card filings: 3
Overview
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.
News
Argo Space and ispace-U.S. Head to the Moon with Finalized Contract for Lunar Satellite Delivery "Mission 2.5"
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. / DENVER-September 17, 2026- ispace technologies U.S. (ispace-U.S.), a subsidiary of ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, and Argo Space Corp. (Argo) executed a definitive agreement under which Argo w
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ispace Secures Approximately $19 Million in Bank Financing from Shizuoka Bank
TOKYO-September 9, 2026-ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, announced today that a resolution has been made by its Board of Directors to secure approximately $19 Million USD (¥3 Billion JPY) in new financing as part of
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ESA and ispace-EUROPE Mark Official Signing of Europe's First Lunar Polar Ice Exploration Rover Mission
Ceremony at ESA's Space for Inspiration 2026 brought together senior representatives from ESA and ispace-EUROPE Mission will investigate water ice, lunar volatiles, and regolith near the Moon's south pole MAGPIE will advance European capabilities in lunar
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ispace Receives Grant for Japan's Space Strategy Fund Project "High-Precision Landing Technology in the Lunar Poles Region"
TOKYO-August 7, 2026-ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, today announced that it has been awarded a grant for its "High-Precision Landing Technology in the Lunar Polar Regions" project, which was selected on Jan. 16, 2
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With SpaceX Starship, Japan's ispace provides ride-share to the moon The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Japanese moon transport company ispace said on Wednesday it would start a new, lower-cost lunar cargo business using the Starship heavy rocket and moon lander developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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NASA's LRO Views ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Moon Lander Impact Site
On June 11, NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) captured photos of the site where the ispace Mission 2 SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon (RESILIENCE) lunar
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Japan's ispace loses communication with moon lander after touchdown attempt The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Japanese company ispace said it has not been able to establish communication with its uncrewed moon lander following its lunar touchdown attempt on Friday, two years after its failed inaugural mission.
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Japanese spacecraft has probably crash-landed on Moon - again
Early investigations by the Japanese company ispace identified issues with speed and a sensor measuring the craft's altitude.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at ispace over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
35
Postings analysed
26
Stack modernity
71/100
Languages
Python58%
MATLAB42%
C++31%
SQL8%
Frameworks & libraries
Godot4%
Matplotlib4%
NASA cFS4%
NumPy4%
Cloud & platforms
Linux23%
RTOS8%
GitLab8%
AWS4%
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35 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$189k
Typical range
$152k – $270k
Open positions
7
7
Jobs
Middle
14.3%
Senior
42.9%
Staff
28.6%
Architect
14.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 1 | $152k | $152k |
| Senior | 3 | $152k | $152k – $200k |
| Staff | 2 | $195k | $189k – $200k |
| Architect | 1 | $270k | $270k |
Highest paying role
Chief Engineer, Space Vehicles and Satellites
$270k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at ispace
By role, level and city, against the market · 7 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
74/100
Growing
Open positions
51
11 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
59 days
faster than 24% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
29% ▼
Hardware
17% ▲
Legal
9% ▲
Early Careers
9% ▲
QA
6% ▲
Operations
6% ▲
Actively hiring for Hardware (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added U-Boot to stack
Oct 2026
Added NASA cFS to stack
Oct 2026
Added AutoCAD to stack
Oct 2026
Added C to stack
Sep 2026
Added Embedded C to stack
Sep 2026
Added OrCAD to stack
Sep 2026
Added Service Desk to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Added ITIL to stack
Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Added Agile to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
3
Busiest office
Tokyo
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Tokyo
Japan
HQ
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32 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 38% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, DevOps
Nihonbashi Honcho M-SQUARE 6F, 1-9-3, Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Japan
Englewood
United States
Engineering / R&D
15 open roles 14 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff $180k Avg Salary
hires for QA, Hardware, Legal
Luxembourg City
Luxembourg
Engineering / R&D
9 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 22% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Hardware, Management, Industrial Engineering
Jobs
$101k – $152k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Englewood
Python
C
U-Boot
DevOps
RTOS
CI/CD
Git
Docker
Linux
SpaceTech
NASA cFS
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$101k – $152k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Englewood
Python
C++
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≈ $93k – $213k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Master's Degree • Luxembourg City
Python
C++
OrCAD
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≈ $91k – $208k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Master's Degree • Luxembourg City
C
Embedded C
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab
Linux
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≈ $44k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Tokyo
CI/CD
Git
Linux
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≈ $44k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Tokyo
Git
Linux
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≈ $69k – $185k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Luxembourg City
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Hybrid • Full-Time • Tokyo
Azure
AWS
SLI/SLO/SLA
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Design
SolidWorks
Management
Confluence
Jira
ITIL
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≈ $44k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Tokyo
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≈ $132k – $242k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Hybrid • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Englewood
Python
Java
C++
MATLAB
Simulink
DevOps
CI/CD
Robotics
ROS
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≈ $36k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Master's Degree • Tokyo
Python
MATLAB
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≈ $52k – $120k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Tokyo
Python
C++
MATLAB
Simulink
DevOps
Git
Apply