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.