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BasicInformation

Client ID:106000

Job ID: 1054

Position:Satellite AI Engineer

Location: Tokyo (PartiallyRemote)

Salary: 5M 8M

Language: English Japanese (N2 level)

Contract type: Permanent

Who weare

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    It is a companythat aims to provide the best solutions for companies to solvetheir problems using advanced technologies especially deep learningand machine learning technologies and make a positive impact onsociety. We provide comprehensive services ranging from consultingto demonstration testing and solution development for companieswith such concerns and already have a proven track record in avariety of areas.

    Our clients are both large andsmall companies and we focus on projects that have high value interms of technological advancement and the business impact andsocial significance of the solution.

    We arelooking forward to working with people who want to propose machinelearning and deep learning technologies as practical solutionspeople who want to research and implement the latest papers peoplewho want to balance research and practical work and people whoenjoy discussions among professionals of variousgenres.

Roles andResponsibility

AIAI

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    With this positionyou will be involved in the entire process from listening to clientneeds to selecting the data and methods to be used and thenimplementing them. You will perform AI analysis at the forefront ofthe expanding satellite market and create original solutions byapplying our AI assets. You will also be at the forefront of yourown work presenting your results at conferences and obtainingpatents.

    Specificduties

    • As an engineercatch up with cuttingedge technology and develop applications thatlead to new business by handling images and data obtained fromsatellites
    • Proactively research technologicaltrends and customer needs required for new business and createdevelopment policies.
    • Investigate specificmethods and implement solutions toproblems.
    • Work as a team with business membersto promote the project as awhole.

Minimum Requirements

  • AWSGCPAzureGithub
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    • Basic knowledge and profoundinterest in satellite imagery and dataapplications
    • Basic knowledge of statisticalplatforms and machine learning methods aside from deeplearning
    • Experience using AWS GCP Azure orother cloud computing platforms and development tools such asGithub
    • Ability to easily explain difficultmachine learning methods to clients and corporatemembers

Preferred Requirements

  • OSS
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    • Practical work experience indevelopment using remote sensing and satellite imagery anddata
    • Experience in projectmanagement
    • Ability to implement machinelearning methods from scratch without using publicly availableprograms using libraries or OSS
    • Ability toconduct research on existing research using English (someone whocan speak English at a daily conversational level includingtechnical terminology is aplus)

Who weare looking for

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    • Someone who can identifywith our mission of pursuing the best balance between business andcuttingedge technology.
    • The ability to act witha sense of ownership to meet and exceed clientsexpectations.
    • Able to demonstrate leadershipand excellent teamwork skills in an environment with uncertaintyand pressure.
    • Someone who can continuously keepup with the latest technology trends such as deeplearning.
    • Someone who can actively communicatewith other people with engineeringbackgrounds.

Conditions / Benefits

Employment type:Fulltime

Location:Tokyo Chiyodaku Otemachi

The building isdirectly connected to Otemachi Station on the Marunouchi line (ExitC7 E2)

5 minute walk from Tokyo Station (JRYamanote or JR Keihin Tohoku line)

Annual Salary:5M 8M JPY(based on experience and skills )

Annual salarysystem (1/12 of the annual salary is paid monthly) Includes 45hours of overtime (additional overtime will be paidseparately)

Salary review once a year (there aremany cases of salary increases for high performance in just 6months upon joining the company)

Bonus twice ayear (January and July)

Hours:9:30 18:30 (standardworking hours: 8 hours)

Flexible workinghours

Core time: 10:30 16:30

Flexible time: (start) 7:30 10:30

(end)16:30 20:30

Breaktime: 1 hour between 11:0016:00

Two days off per week (Saturdays andSundays)

National Holidays

Yearend and New Year holidays (December 28 January4)

Refreshment leave (5 days after 1 year ofemployment)

Paid Holidays: 10 days of paid leaveamount depends on the years of employment

Beforeannual paid leave is granted (6 months after joining the company) 3days of special leave granted upon joining

Benefits:

All transportation expenses are paid

Full social insurance (employment insurance workersaccident compensation insurance health insurance: Kanto IT SoftwareHealth Insurance Association membership employee pension)

Overtime allowance

Teleworkconsultation (frequency of attendance varies depending on thedepartment and duties)

Casual clothing iswelcome

Other benefits

Support for the acquisition of qualifications (bookpurchase and seminar participation fees)

Subsidies for use of the gymnasium near theoffice

Acupuncture treatment in theoffice

Professional counselingservices

Interview Process

  1. CV Screening
  2. TechnicalTest
  3. 1st interview
  4. 2ndInterview
  5. LastInterview
  6. Offer

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