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$42k – $110k per year (Estimated)
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Remote/Hybrid (Tokyo, Japan)
Seniority
Staff · 7+ years exp
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Full-Time
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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.

ispace is looking for Satellite Technical Lead to join our growing team in Tokyo.

Satellite Lead is a senior, technology-driven leadership role responsible for the end-to-end execution of satellite system development and mission design, with primary accountability for technical coherence, system-level decision making, and engineering leadership.

This role sits at the intersection of satellite system engineering and project management, ensuring that mission requirements, technical design, schedule, cost, and risk are continuously balanced and optimized.

The successful candidate will act as a technical authority and system integrator, leading cross-functional engineering teams and making critical technical trade-off decisions that enable both mission success and long-term business viability.

This position emphasizes technical leadership and system responsibility rather than direct people management.

Satellite Technical Lead は、人工衛星システム開発プロジェクトをエンドツーエンドで推進する、

技術主導型のシニアリーダーポジションです。

ミッション設計を含む人工衛星開発プロジェクト全体に対して、

技術的整合性、システムレベルでの意思決定、エンジニアリングリーダーシップに主要な責任を持ちます。

本ポジションは、衛星システムエンジニアリングとプロジェクトマネジメントの交点に位置し、

ミッション要求、技術設計、スケジュール、コスト、リスクの各要素を継続的にバランスさせ、最適化します。

技術的権限者(Technical Authority)およびシステムインテグレーターとして、

分野横断型のエンジニアリングチームをリードし、

プロジェクトの成功および中長期的な事業成立性を両立させるための重要な技術的トレードオフ判断を担います。

本ポジションは、直接的な人事マネジメントよりも、技術リーダーシップおよびシステム責任を重視します。

Key responsibilities

    1. Technical Leadership & System Ownership

    Own the satellite system across the full lifecycle, from mission requirements definition through design, development, testing, launch preparation, and operations readiness.

    Lead system-level architecture decisions covering satellite bus, payload, ground segment, and operational concepts

    Drive technical trade-off analyses across performance, mass, power, cost, schedule, and risk

    Serve as the primary technical decision-maker (or delegate technical authority) for project-level engineering topics

    Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks at both system and subsystem levels

    2. Project Execution from a Technical Perspective

    Lead project execution with a strong engineering focus, ensuring technical feasibility, quality, and consistency

    Develop and manage integrated schedules aligned with engineering milestones and reviews

    Support project cost control and P&L decision-making by assessing technical cost drivers and design choices

    Plan, prepare, and technically lead major project reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and FRR

    3. Team & Stakeholder Collaboration

    Technically lead internal and external engineering teams across satellite, payload, ground, and operations domains

    Conduct technical reviews and provide guidance to subsystem leads and engineers

    Coordinate and negotiate technical matters

Must requirements

    - 7+ years of professional experience in satellite or aerospace system development

    - Strong technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:

    - Satellite system engineering

    - AOCS / GNC

    - Power, thermal, or structural systems

    - RF / communication systems

    - Experience across requirements definition, design, development, and testing phases of satellite projects

    - Proven ability to make and explain technical decisions under schedule and cost constraints

    - Strong cross-functional communication skills in multidisciplinary engineering environments

    English: Business level, capable of participating in technical discussions, reviews, and documentation

    人工衛星または航空宇宙分野における7年以上のシステム開発プロジェクト経験

    以下のいずれか、または複数分野における十分な技術的専門性

    衛星システムエンジニアリング

    - AOCS / GNC

    -電源、熱、構造系システム

    -RF / 通信システム

    -ペイロード系システム

    要求定義、設計、開発、試験フェーズを含む人工衛星開発プロジェクトのライフサイクル経験

    スケジュールおよびコスト制約下で、技術判断を行い、その内容を明確に説明してきた経験

    複数分野にまたがるチームでの高いクロスファンクショナルコミュニケーション能力

    英語:技術的な議論、レビュー、文書作成に対応可能なビジネスレベル

Preferred Skills

  • Experience as a System Lead, Subsystem Lead, Technical Lead, or Technical project Lead
  • Involvement in launch campaigns and/or early orbit operations (LEOP)
  • Experience with international space projects (e.g., JAXA, ESA, NASA)
  • Experience in startup or new mission development environments
  • Ability to balance technical excellence with business and contractual constraints
  • Career aspiration toward senior technical leadership roles such as Chief Engineer or Technical Director
  • Japanese: Business level
  • System Lead、Subsystem Lead、Technical Lead、Technical Project Lead としての経験
  • 打上げキャンペーンおよび/またはLEOP(初期運用)フェーズへの関与経験
  • JAXA、ESA、NASA 等を含む国際宇宙プロジェクトの経験
  • スタートアップ環境や新規ミッション立ち上げの経験
  • 技術的完成度と事業面・契約面の制約を両立させた判断経験
  • 将来的に Chief Engineer や Technical Director クラスを目指すキャリア指向

    日本語:母国語

Others

    Requires strong technical leadership to lead new satellite development project.

    A few overseas business trips may be required per year.

    新規人工衛星開発プロジェクトを推進するための強い技術リーダーシップが求められます。

    年に数回、海外出張が発生する可能性があります。

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