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【Basic Information】

Client ID: 118000

Job ID: 1204

Position: 調達エンジニア

Location: Tokyo

Salary: 5,000,000 ~ 8,000,000 JPY

Language: Japanese (Business) + English (Conversational)

Contract type: Permanent

Who we are

当社は、自社によるSAR衛星コンステレーションを持つソリューションプロバイダーです。

小型SAR衛星の開発・運用からコンステレーションを構築しデータを生成し提供しています。また独自のデータ解析能力を用いて世界が抱える様々な課題に対して、データに基づいたソリューションを提供しています。

主な事業内容は、小型SAR衛星と関連システムの開発・製造・打上を通じた衛星コンステレーションの運用と、その取得データの販売、そしてデータ解析ソリューションの開発・販売です。

• English here The company is a solution provider with its own SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite constellation. It constructs and operates a constellation through the development and operation of small SAR satellites, generating and providing data. Using proprietary data analysis capabilities, It offers data-driven solutions to various global challenges. The main business activities of the company include the operation of a satellite constellation through the development, manufacturing, and launch of small SAR satellites and related systems. This encompasses the sale of acquired data and the development and sale of data analysis solutions.

Roles and Responsibility

Satellite System Development Departmentは、弊社独自の小型SAR(合成開口レーダ)衛星シリーズの設計、製造、運用を行っています。チームは従来の宇宙産業や拡大する小型衛星業界、また多数基生産に資する製造業からの経験豊富なメンバー、アドバイザーで構成されています。「人工衛星の開発」は、これまで官需中心で1基単位の生産しか行われていませんでしたが、弊社は衛星サイズを従来の1/10に小型化することでスピーディーな生産体制を実現し、2023年までに6基の衛星打ち上げを予定しています。

本ポジションでは、Satellite System Development Departmentの一員として小型SAR衛星コンステレーションシリーズの調達と予実管理~デリバリーまでのリード、その仕組みづくりについてもご参画いただきます。

仕事内容

・SAR衛星開発において特に量産部品調達・工場支給に関する運用立ち上げ

・量産部品購買に関する運用実務とりまとめ

・量産部品受け入れに関する運用実務とりまとめ

・量産部品工場支給に関する運用実務とりまとめ

・生産管理エンジニアと協力してのタイムリーな購買活動

・生産計画を考慮した原価低減活動の実施

・海外を含めた購買先との調整

具体的には

・各ユニット横串的にコミュニケーションを取りながら現状を把握し調達の現状を把握する

・予実管理~デリバリーまでの優先順位など、俯瞰的に把握し、最新の状況をリードする

仕事の魅力

・各ユニットを横断的に取りまとめ、コミュニケーションをとることで、頼られる存在

・調達のプロフェッショナルへの近道

• English The Satellite System Development Department is responsible for the design, manufacturing, and operation of our proprietary small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, known as the series. The team comprises experienced members and advisors with backgrounds in traditional space industries, the expanding small satellite sector, and manufacturing industries contributing to mass production. While the development of artificial satellites has traditionally been centered around government demand and single-unit production, our company has achieved a rapid production system by reducing satellite size to 1/10 of the conventional scale, aiming to launch six satellites by In this position, as a member of the Satellite System Development Department, you will lead the procurement, budget management, and delivery of the small SAR satellite constellation series. You will also contribute to the establishment of its framework. Job Responsibilities:
  • Launching operations related to mass-produced component procurement and factory supply in SAR satellite development
  • Coordination and management of practical operations related to mass-produced component procurement
  • Coordination and management of practical operations related to the acceptance of mass-produced components
  • Coordination and management of practical operations related to factory supply of mass-produced components
  • Timely procurement activities in collaboration with production management engineers
  • Implementation of cost reduction activities considering production plans
  • Coordination with procurement sources, including overseas, as needed
  Specifically:
  • Communicate horizontally across various units to understand the current situation and assess the status of procurement.
  • Oversee priorities from budget management to delivery, leading and staying abreast of the latest developments.
  Job Highlights:
  • Act as a reliable point of contact by coordinating across various units and engaging in effective communication.
  • A shortcut to becoming a procurement professional by gaining hands-on experience.

Minimum Requirements

・新製造拠点(神奈川県)に毎日通勤できる方、勤務地:神奈川県大和市中央林間

・調達・購買実務経験

・サプライヤとの調整実務経験

・契約関連の基礎知識、通関の知識

・ビジネスレベルの日本語(読み・書き)

・日常会話レベルの英語(読み・書き)

• English
  • Commutable to the new manufacturing facility in Kanagawa Prefecture on a daily basis, Location: Chuo-Rinkan, Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture
  • Practical experience in procurement and purchasing
  • Practical experience in coordinating with suppliers
  • Basic knowledge of contracts and customs clearance
  • Business-level proficiency in Japanese (reading and writing)
  • Conversational-level proficiency in English (reading and writing)

Preferred Requirements

・量産工場関連の購買経験

・電気電子工学、機械工学等のバックグラウンド

・ビジネスレベルの英語(読み・書き)

・電子機器の調達経験

・宇宙機器の調達経験

・航空機器の調達経験

・RF(無線通信関連)機器の調達経験

• English
  • Procurement experience related to mass production factories
  • Background in electrical engineering, electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, or related fields
  • Business-level proficiency in English (reading and writing)
  • Procurement experience in electronic equipment
  • Procurement experience in space equipment
  • Procurement experience in aviation equipment
  • Procurement experience in RF (radio frequency) equipment

Conditions / Benefits

Employment system: Permanent

Location: Chuorinkan, Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Annual Salary:

• Based on experience, ability, and previous work experience
• Personnel evaluation system every 6 months

Hours: Flextime system

• Core time from 11:00 - 15:00
• 2 days off a week (weekends) including Japanese public holidays
• 10 days of paid time leave granted first year with an increment of 1 day every following year (ex. 11 days in the second year) up to a maximum in accordance with Japans labor laws.

Probation: 3 months

Benefits:

• Language learning support (Up to 30,000 yen /month)
• Employee stock option
• Job-related learning expenses covered
• Side business allowed
• Social insurance and annual medical check
• Maternity and childcare leave
• No dress code
• No smoking on the premises (outdoor or indoor smoking areas available)

Interview Process

1. Application Screening
2. 1st Interview
3. 2nd Interview
4. 3rd Interview
5. Offer

This process is subject to change.