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About the Role

Support the development of spacecraft communication systems for lunar and deep-space exploration missions. This role is crucial for ensuring reliable end-to-end communication capability between space and ground assets and contributes directly to mission success through communication architecture development.

Responsibilities

• Support development of spacecraft communication subsystem architectures for lunar landers, rovers, orbiters, and related mission systems.
• Perform communication system trade studies including frequency selection, antenna configurations, modulation schemes, coding methods, and redundancy concepts.
• Develop and maintain RF link budgets for spacecraft-to-ground and inter-system communication scenarios.
• Define subsystem technical requirements, operational concepts, and interface definitions with spacecraft and ground systems.
• Coordinate communication subsystem activities across internal engineering teams and external suppliers.
• Support communication subsystem integration, verification, validation, and troubleshooting activities during spacecraft assembly and test campaigns.
• Support mission operations preparation including communication pass analysis, operational constraints, and contingency planning.
• Contribute to anomaly investigations, technical reviews, and mission readiness activities.
• Develop engineering analysis tools and scripts for communication performance assessment and subsystem evaluation.
• Maintain technical documentation including specifications, ICDs, analysis reports, verification plans, and operational procedures.

Requirements

• Strong systems engineering mindset with attention to mission-level impacts.
• Ability to manage technical coordination across multiple stakeholders.
• Proactive problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Adaptability within fast-paced development environments.
• Passion for space exploration and advanced space systems development.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or related technical field.
• Experience in RF communication systems, satellite communications, or spacecraft subsystem engineering.
• Understanding of communication subsystem fundamentals including antennas, RF systems, modulation, coding, and link analysis.
• Experience performing communication link budget analysis.
• Familiarity with engineering analysis tools such as Python, MATLAB, STK, or equivalent.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills in English.
• Business fluency for non-Japanese candidate.

Skills

• RF communication systems
• Satellite communications
• Spacecraft subsystem engineering
• Communication subsystem fundamentals
• Antennas
• RF systems
• Modulation
• Coding
• Link analysis
• Communication link budget analysis
• Python
• MATLAB
• STK
• Multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Communication and technical documentation
• Lunar missions
• Deep-space missions
• Small satellite missions
• CCSDS standards
• Space communication protocols
• S-band
• X-band
• Ka-band
• Optical communication systems
• Spacecraft integration
• Environmental test activities
• Mission operations
• Ground segment coordination
• MBSE methodologies
• System engineering processes
• Japanese language

Location

• Tokyo

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Mid-level

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree

About the Company

• ispace is a growing team focused on lunar and deep-space exploration missions.