Sensor Engineer

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Job details

Company overview

We are a company that develops and implements space exploration technologies. It develops and operates innovative robots and systems for the exploration and exploitation of the Moon and other space resources. It has established a leading position in the international space exploration race and aims to play a significant role in space exploration in the future. Based on our technological capabilities and creativity, we promote sustainable activities in space and contribute to the advancement of mankind in space.

Responsibilities

• Lead product definition, specification and requirements phases for sensors, modules, electrical interfaces, data interfaces with the rest of the system
• Collect the thermal, mechanical, electrical, software, scientific and business and operational requirements and optimize the capabilities of the sensors
• Research, design and prototype innovative combinations of vision sensors so that they can be included in the next rover mission architecture
• Create and improve standardized testing environments for lander navigation sensor validation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, optronics, or equivalent
• In-depth knowledge and 5+ years of experience working with navigation sensors and electrical systems
• On-site navigation sensor testing skill
• Strong communication skills : everybody is expected to share his/her methodology, goals and success criteria before, during and after implementation
• Relocate to Japan is needed.

Preferred Experience:

• Master’s degree or higher
• Space industry, automotive or other high reliability industry or academic experience
• Experience with Camera Serial Interface-2 (CSI-2), MIPI, Ethernet, USB and muxing multiple camera together to one D-PHY (eg: camera bridge chip or FPGA)
• Demonstrated knowledge of camera lenses and filters
• Experience writing drivers for navigation sensors
• Experience with software or hardware video compression techniques or video streaming techniques
• Understanding of spacecraft navigation algorithm design

Salary

7 - 10 million yen

Location

Tokyo