【Flying Robot Development_Lead Engineer】A leading drone company | JLPT N3～

★Lead Engineer - Airborne Robotics Development

• Business Level Japanese Required

★Flextime & Hybrid Work

★Famous Venture Company

★Drone Service

★Annual salary: 7 million yen - 15 million yen

-------------【About the company】-------------

A Japanese drone startup aiming to become a top 10 global enterprise by market capitalization. The company operates across five key verticals: industrial inspection, surveying, precision agriculture, defense, and unmanned traffic management. After completing its IPO on the TSE Growth Market in November 2024, it continues to actively expand its international footprint.

Ranked #1 global drone service provider by Drone Industry Insights.

Maintains group operations across 7 countries (Asia, Middle East, North America, Europe).

Overseas revenue accounts for over 50% in the most recent fiscal year.

Raised ¥1.85 billion in funding from the venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, one of the world's top 3 oil companies by market cap.

-------------【 Job Description】-------------

Recruitment Background

As a leading drone solutions enterprise, the company is actively driving its global expansion strategy focused on the commercialization and sale of proprietary, in-house developed airborne robotics (drones).

To establish a dominant global market share as a top-tier world drone manufacturer, the company is recruiting multiple Robotics Engineers for its airborne platform development division. These individuals are expected to serve as next-generation executive candidates, steering the technical engineering roadmap, scaling product offerings, and leading global operations.

Mission

Upgrade and modernize existing flagship drone products.

Spearhead end-to-end development of next-generation autonomous drones targeting new market expansion.

Beyond designing isolated hardware or software components, this role serves as a core engineering lead—transcending the boundaries of Mechanical (structural), Electrical (circuitry), and Software (control) engineering—to build robust, real-world operational robotics systems end-to-end.

Initially focused on the company's core flagship drone platforms, the engineer's scope will progressively expand to lead R&D and platform development across diverse industrial applications, including defense, surveying, precision agriculture, and logistics.

Responsibilities

Planning and Requirements Definition

Conceptual Design and Basic Design

Detailed Design and Simulation

Prototyping and Debugging

Evaluation and Validation Testing

Mass Production Launch and Rollout to Factories

Development Team Management (in the future)

*You will be assigned tasks based on your experience, skills, and strengths (hardware/software).

Position Highlights

・Based in Shibuya, Tokyo. Production is fully outsourced, eliminating the need for regional transfers or relocations.

・Engineers take full responsibility for a single drone platform across the entire product lifecycle—from planning and design to prototyping, evaluation, and mass production.

・Prototyping cycles take an average of 2 weeks to 1 month (as fast as 1 week), enabling rapid, high-frequency trial-and-error to drive continuous product refinement.

・Opportunity to develop Japan-engineered airborne robotics and deploy them across international markets.

・Collaborate closely with business operations and product management teams, taking high-level ownership over overall product development.

・Capitalizing on the booming market demand for drones, the company receives substantial technical backing from major enterprises despite being a startup. Recent support includes the complimentary loan of a 15 million JPY high-end 3D printer and access to state-of-the-art research facilities in Tokyo, offering a world-class R&D environment.

-------------【 Requirements】-------------

Required

2+ years of practical experience in either mechanical or electrical design within the hardware field

┗ Ability to apply knowledge and insights to areas outside one’s experience and take the initiative to drive projects forward

Experience in independently planning and successfully completing a specific development project (scale and team size are not a concern)

Preferred

Experience in embedded systems (firmware/control)

Experience in mass-production design and mass-production launch

Practical experience in development involving external contractors (providing specifications, managing progress)

Ideal Applicants

Strongly believes in the competitive potential of Japanese hardware engineering, possessing deep passion for building a world-class, Japan-originated drone industry on the global stage.

Seeks to escape routine tasks and isolated, component-level design, with a strong desire to immerse themselves in crafting truly impactful products with high engineering autonomy.

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【Working Hours】

Flextime System

【Welfare】・

Commuting Allowance (up to 30,000 yen per month)

Certification Allowance (based on company regulations and job type)

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (with employee incentives)

Social Insurance (Employment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Health Insurance, and Employees’ Pension Insurance)

Regular Health Checkups

Kanto IT Software Health Insurance Association

Celebratory and Condolence Payments (wedding gifts, childbirth gifts, and death benefits)

【Holidays/Leaves】

・2 days off per week (Sat. and Sun.), national holidays

・Year-end and New Year vacations

etc.

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