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Embedded Software Team Manager

Synspective Koto-ku, Tokyo June 10 2025
  • 💴 No salary range given
  • 🏡
    Partially remote
  • 🌏
    Apply from abroad
    Relocate to Japan
  • 💬
    No Japanese required
    Business English
  • 🧪
    Senior level
    5+ years experience required

About Synspective

Synspective Koto-ku, Tokyo

Synspective provides solutions for utilizing and integrating data from Synthetic Aperture Radar ("SAR") satellite constellations, big data, and machine learning.

Key benefits

  • English used internally
  • Flexible work-hours and location
  • Part-time or second job allowed

About the position

We are looking for a talented and motivated new colleague to join Synspective’s Onboard Software Team and lead the embedded software development activities. Our team is responsible for the design, development, testing and maintenance of the embedded software running inside Synspective’s satellites. We are a small team where control engineers and embedded software engineers work closely together.

Responsibilities

  • Design & validation of the onboard software of Synspective’s Strix satellites.
  • You will be responsible for the full life cycle of the On-Board Flight Software for our existing and future satellites, including design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance.
  • Coordinate development and testing activities within the team and with other teams as necessary.
  • Prepare relevant documentation and test procedures.
  • Assist in software development of other in-house projects.

Requirements

  • Team leading experience
  • Proficiency in C/C++
  • Experience developing software solutions with embedded Linux / Yocto
  • Experience with high level design of embedded softwares.
  • Experience developing or working with Linux kernel, device drivers, device tree, BSPs, etc.
  • Experience in all levels of software testing (unit testing, integration testing, system testing)
  • Good understanding of algorithms, design patterns and data structures
  • 5+ years of work experience

Nice to haves

While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following.

  • Proficiency in C
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Experience with bare metal programming and/or real-time operating systems (RTOS).
  • Experience working with satellites or space systems
  • Experience working with communications protocols like UART, I2C, SPI, RS232, RS422, CAN, SpaceWire, etc.
  • Experience working with communications networks (wired/wireless)
  • Experience working with cloud-based systems (GCP, AWS, etc)
  • Experience with web development (HTTP, REST, etc)
  • Experience with electronics hardware design and development
  • Project portfolio

Hiring Process

  1. 1

    Casual Chat

  2. 2

    Team Interview

  3. 3

    GM interview

  4. 4

    CEO interview

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