(R&D-025) Service Robot System Engineer

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Designing service robot systems for real-world environments (e.g., homes, retail stores, and logistics sites).
• Planning and executing proof-of-concept (PoC) studies and field experiments in the service robotics domain.
• Selecting, improving, and iterating on robot hardware used in the project.

• サービスロボットシステム (e.g., household environment, retail shops, and logistics) の設計
• サービスロボット領域における実証実験の計画
• プロジェクトで使用するロボット・ハードウェアの選定・改良

Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications

• M.S. in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Extensive hands-on experience with physical robotic platforms (e.g., mobile robots, manipulators such as UR5, Franka Emika, HSR, or humanoids).
• Demonstrated ability to control real robots using ROS / ROS2, including full-stack integration and deployment.
• Strong programming proficiency in C++ and Python, with the ability to contribute production-level code and perform system-level integration.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary research and engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or M.S. with 3+ years of equivalent industry or research experience.
• Publication record in top-tier robotics conferences or journals (RSS, CoRL, ICRA, IROS, TRO, IJRR).
• Experience participating in and/or receiving awards at international robotics competitions (e.g., RoboCup@Home).
• Willingness to conduct real-world validation experiments by using service robots in everyday life environments (e.g., at home).
• Experience leading or contributing to large-scale robot data collection or fleet management systems.
• Familiarity with robotic simulators (Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, or PyBullet) for training and evaluation.
• Experience integrating Sim2Real transfer or Vision–Language–Action (VLA) models onto real robotic systems.

Leadership & Other Qualifications

• Leadership experience mentoring junior engineers and influencing stakeholders.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience working on complex hardware systems such as automotive, consumer electronics, or similarly sophisticated products.

必須要件

• Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, または関連分野の修士号（M.S.）
• 実機ロボットプラットフォーム（例：移動ロボット、UR5 / Franka Emika / HSR などのマニピュレータ、ヒューマノイド等）を用いた豊富なハンズオン経験
• ROS / ROS2 による実機制御の実務能力（フルスタックでの統合・デプロイまで含む）
• C++ / Python による高いプログラミング力（プロダクションレベルの実装・システム統合が可能）
• 多分野の研究・エンジニアリングチームにおいて、独立しても協働でも成果を出せる能力

歓迎要件

• Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, または関連分野の博士号（Ph.D.）、または修士号＋同等の業界/研究経験3年以上
• トップティアのロボティクス会議・論文誌（RSS, CoRL, ICRA, IROS, TRO, IJRR）での発表実績
• 海外競技会（RoboCup@Home など）への参加・表彰経験
• 自宅など実生活環境でサービスロボットを利用しながら実証実験を行う意志
• 大規模なロボットデータ収集、またはフリート管理システムのリード/貢献経験
• 学習・評価用途でのロボットシミュレータ（Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, PyBullet など）の利用経験
• Sim2Real 転移や Vision–Language–Action（VLA）モデルを実機ロボットへ統合した経験

リーダーシップとその他

・若手エンジニアの指導や、ステークホルダーへの影響力を発揮したリーダーシップ経験

・多分野エンジニアリングチームをリードする能力

・自動車、コンシューマーエレクトロニクス、または同様に複雑なハードウェアシステムでの経験

Benefits:
There are currently no comparable projects in the world that collect data and develop foundation models on such a large scale. As mentioned above, this is one of Japan’s leading national projects, supported by a substantial investment of 20.5 billion yen from NEDO.

This position will play a crucial role in determining the success of the project. You will have broad discretion and responsibility, and we are confident that, if successful, you will gain both a great sense of achievement and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to society.

Furthermore, we strongly encourage engineers to actively build their careers through this project—for example, by publishing research papers and engaging in academic activities.