Operations Engineer

Job Description

Appealing Points

• Act as the bridge between customers (satellite operators and ground station owners) and the development team, a position described as crucial for creating excellent products.
• Take on the challenge of the global space business at a globally-minded startup whose mission is to connect Earth and Space to empower the future.
• Work on a cloud platform that virtualizes ground station networks, providing GSaaS (Ground Station as a Service) to satellite operators.

Annual Salary: ¥6 million and above

Job Description

The company is Japan's first globally-minded startup, with the mission of connecting Earth and Space to empower the future. It is a GSaaS (Ground Segment as a Service) provider for orbiting satellites. It supports companies developing new satellite-based businesses in mission development and service improvement by lowering the difficulty of constructing ground segments. Through a cloud platform that virtualizes ground station networks, it provides highly flexible and scalable ground station networks. It also supports ground segment-side operations necessary for satellite operations, such as obtaining radio station licenses and frequency adjustment work. This position is crucial for creating excellent products, acting as a bridge between customers (satellite operators and ground station owners) and the development team.

Job Responsibilities

• Create and implement a setup plan to connect the satellite operator's (customer's) control center with the company's cloud platform.
• Create and implement a setup plan for connecting the ground station and the platform.
• Develop and implement a conformity test plan in accordance with the requirements of the satellite operator (customer).
• Operate the platform to provide GSaaS (Ground Station as a Service) to satellite operators (customers).
• Communicate with the software product team to improve and maintain the SLA of the platform.

Required Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• Over 3 years of engineering experience in communications software.
• Communication and documentation skills to collaborate with local and remote team members and domestic and international clients.
• Knowledge of or interest in the satellite industry and space technology.
• Ability to work in Tokyo.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Linux OS, SQL, Git, Grafana and Terraform, plus one programming language (preferably Python).
• Knowledge of orbital analysis theory for low Earth orbit satellites.
• Knowledge of the general functions of artificial satellites.
• Professional Engineer or Radio Operator (certified professional qualification holder).
• Strong networking skills with government agencies.

Language Required:

• Japanese: Fluent (JLPT N1)
• English: Practical level (spoken and written)

About Company

We are a satellite Ground Segment as a Service (GSaaS) provider.

We provide flexible and scalable ground station services enabled by our cloud platform, which virtualises ground station networks. By lowering the barriers to entry in the ground segment, we empower NewSpace businesses to build better missions and improve the quality of their service.

Our cloud platform is a flexible, scalable, satellite ground station sharing platform. After a one-time setup, satellite operators can access any ground station across our global network. The platform also enables ground station owners to monetise their unused capacity by sharing it with satellite operators.

Founded in 2016, our company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and has its European office in the UK.