Senior Hardware System Engineer

Summary

As part of the Hardware system team, you will be responsible for Mujin controller system hardware design and production.

You are fully knowledged in Product life cycle management and can design and build automated tools to ensure the functionality of the product to bring the Mujin production practices to the next level.  Will be familiar not just with the electronics but also be able to understand the basics of software engineering, enabling you to collaborate with other teams such as the software development team, system integration team, and corporate team to smoothly deliver our robotics system to our customers.

 

The ideal candidate must have demonstrable experience and expertise in

• Computer architecture and multicore.
• Embedded Systems Design.
• Experience creating products that have optimal performance and profitability, with speed.
• Familiarity with other levels of mechatronic system design, such as low-level embedded system coding, high-level control systems, and mechanical design.
• Hardware-Software Interface knowledge.
• Ability to interface with engineering, sales, quality, production, and marketing personnel.

 

The ideal candidate must have demonstrable experience and expertise in

• Real-Time Operating Systems, ideally in Zephyr and/or Linux.
• C/C++.
• Embedded Systems Design.

 

 Responsibilities

• Research and develop system hardware architecture, requirements, and design inputs.
• Conduct tests, collect data, and evaluate results applying multiple analytical methods
• Execute product designs from concept to production including design, prototyping, validation, testing, and certification.
• Document firmware and hardware (schematics & fabrication drawings for custom circuit cards, drawer/rack/system wiring & cabling) and test plans
• Drive sustaining improvements through failure mode analysis, performance optimization, and tradeoff studies
• Develop board schematics
• Perform hardware test & system integration
• Support product releases to manufacturing and customer deployments
• Solve problems across technical domains and across the product development lifecycle, from early-stage research to field failures of products in mass production.
• Work with component vendors for selection and preparation of detailed specifications for new components
• Conduct EMC pre-scans and testing and then use mitigating design techniques to ensure designs meet compliance criteria that are needed to ship worldwide. 

 

 Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electronics or computer engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in electrical, firmware, and system-level design of embedded systems with a bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience with a master's degree or with a Ph.D. degree
• Good understanding of computer architecture
• Good understanding of hardware security
• Experience designing electronic systems.
• Experience delivering a product from initial design into production.
• Experience with high-speed I/O interfaces.
• Comfortable debugging existing designs.
• Retrieving data. Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again. 

 

 Preferred Skills & Experience

• Business or native level Japanese
• Business or native level English
• Experience designing industrial devices, especially industrial PCs
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving EMI/EMS issues
• Proficient with PSPICE
• Experience with FPGA designs
• Experienced in designing, developing and certifying functional safety, medical, automotive or aerospace hardware products
• Experience in PLC programming  

 

Relocation Support

If you relocate from outside of Japan, we will provide the following support.

• One-way flight to Japan
• Shipping expenses with cap
• Temporary housing assist
• Permanent housing assist
• Visa application support

 

Mujin Benefits/Daily life in Mujin

• Commuting Allowance: we have a monthly team dinner expense.
• Social Insurance
• No dress code (You can dress casually)
•  Buffet lunch (Free) 
• Drinks and Snacks (Free) / High-end coffee machine (Free) 
• Gym facilities in the office 

 

 Working Hours

8:45 - 17:45 (Includes 1-hour break)

 

Holidays

• Two full days off per week (Saturday, Sunday)
• Holidays scheduled on the Company’s calendar
• Paid Leaves
• Congratulation/Condolence, Maternity/Childcare, Family Caregiver Leave

 

Expected Salary

Flexible depending on experience and skills