AIV Production Engineer/ AIVプロダクションエンジニア
$60,000,000–$108,000,000 year
HybridTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Job Summary
Lead planning, preparation, execution, and continuous improvement of Assembly, Integration and Verification (AIV) activities for satellite systems and subsystems. Perform satellite assembly, integration, functional and performance testing, environmental testing, physical property measurements, launch vehicle interface coordination, shipment, and launch site operations. Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, procurement, and external providers to ensure availability of information, hardware, Ground Support Equipment, procedures, and schedules. Create or update work plans and procedures by understanding design information, drawings, ICDs, BOMs, and test requirements. Resolve technical, schedule, quality, and safety issues in collaboration with stakeholders. Serve as a liaison between engineering and manufacturing/test operations, proposing improvements from manufacturability, inspectability, testability, safety, and QCD perspectives. Implement, operate, and maintain Ground Support Equipment. Organize and communicate AIV progress, issues, and Verification & Validation status within the project team. Participate in improvement initiatives for AIV processes, work standards, and knowledge management.
Required Qualifications
- Experience in assembly, integration, testing, production engineering, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or related engineering activities for complex system products such as spacecraft, aircraft, automotive systems, industrial machinery, robotics, or plant systems.
- Ability to understand design information, drawings, ICDs (Interface Control Documents), BOMs (Bills of Materials), test requirements, and quality requirements, and to create or revise plans and procedures required for assigned assembly, integration, and test activities by utilizing existing assembly and test plans and work instructions.
- Experience working with relevant stakeholders to identify, resolve, and improve technical, schedule, quality, and safety issues arising in operational environments.
- Ability to effectively coordinate on-site activities, conduct safety confirmations, provide work instructions, and communicate issues and status updates in Japanese.
- Comfortable working in English, including reading and writing technical documentation, emails, participating in meetings, and communicating through chat tools, with the ability to clarify and confirm information as necessary to complete tasks effectively.
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of, or experience in, Assembly, Integration and Verification (AIV) activities for satellite systems and subsystems.
- Experience in the implementation, operation, maintenance, or continuous improvement of Ground Support Equipment (GSE).
- Experience in developing and improving assembly and test plans, work instructions, schedules, and operational standards.
- Experience in improving manufacturability, testability, assembly efficiency, operability, inspectability, or QCD (Quality, Cost, and Delivery).
- Experience in multi-unit production, or in product development, assembly, integration, or testing activities involving complex test facilities.
- Knowledge of, or experience in, risk management, issue management, change management, or configuration management.
- Knowledge of, or interest in, on-orbit servicing, satellite operations, launch vehicle interfaces, or launch site operations.
- Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Project for task management, schedule management, knowledge sharing, or process improvement.
- A person who is interested in both engineering design and operational execution, and can perform their work while maintaining a strong awareness of quality, safety, cost, and schedule considerations.
- A person who can develop a structured understanding of complex systems, organize problems effectively, and work toward practical solutions.
- A person who can collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve project and organizational objectives.
- A person who is committed to continuously learning new knowledge and technologies while actively developing their professional expertise.
- A person who proactively participates in process improvement and standardization initiatives and contributes to the growth and success of the organization.
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