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AI Robot Association

Open robotics research association

Corporate Engineer / IT Systems Leader

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
¥9M - ¥11M/yr
Junior, Mid
Tokyo, Japan
HybridRemote work is possible, but the role is primarily office-based.
IT OperationsSystem Administration

About the job

Requirements
  • Approximately 1–3 years of experience in Corporate IT, Internal Systems Engineering, IT Support, or a related role.
  • Hands-on experience in Corporate IT, Internal Systems Engineering, or IT Support.
  • Ability to perform initial troubleshooting and triage for user inquiries.
  • Ability to escalate unresolved issues to the appropriate specialist or vendor.
  • Experience administering groupware suites such as Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.
  • Experience with endpoint and MDM administration, such as Jamf or Intune.
  • Experience managing SaaS applications such as Slack.
  • Experience coordinating with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
  • Ability to handle confidential information and administrative privileges responsibly.
Responsibilities
  • Maintain and enhance the IT environment so employees, researchers, and engineers can focus on their work, serving as the operational anchor for Corporate IT.
  • Handle internal IT inquiries, incident management, and initial troubleshooting and triage.
  • Address issues escalated from the helpdesk.
  • Manage accounts and permissions, including Google Workspace.
  • Administer SaaS applications such as Slack.
  • Manage hardware endpoints, including Windows PCs, Macs, and smart devices.
  • Operate MDM solutions such as Jamf and Intune.
  • Execute IT provisioning and deprovisioning for employee joiners and leavers.
  • Oversee IT assets and software licenses.
  • Coordinate with external vendors and internal business units.
  • Create and maintain standard operating procedures and documentation.
  • Continuously optimize IT operations and workflows.
  • Assess complex issues, resolve them independently when appropriate, or route them to specialized experts.
  • Cover two to three of the four core internal systems engineering domains: helpdesk support, IT strategic planning, system development, and infrastructure and networking.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience automating tasks using Python, TypeScript, Go, Shell scripts, or similar languages.
  • Hands-on experience integrating SaaS platforms via APIs.
  • Experience working with public cloud environments such as AWS or Google Cloud.
  • End-to-end experience in internal systems development, from requirements gathering and definition through implementation and operation.
  • Experience evaluating, selecting, and implementing SaaS tools.
  • Experience in IT strategic planning and business process optimization.
  • Experience evaluating and selecting external IT vendors.
  • Experience in security-related operations and governance.
  • Fundamental knowledge of networking concepts.
  • Ability to communicate in basic English through Slack, chat, daily conversation, or simple technical explanations. Business-level English is not required.
  • Ability to explain the reasoning behind decisions, work effectively amid ambiguity, and take initiative on tasks that fall between team responsibilities.

About the company

AI Robot Association is best understood as an open research association working on foundation models for robotics. Researchers and engineers build datasets, training systems, evaluation methods, and embodied artificial-intelligence software. Its initiative brings together motion data, vision-language-action research, model development, and humanoid-robot experimentation. Roles may span machine learning, robotics, data engineering, simulation, infrastructure, research operations, and partnerships. The entity has a limited public footprint, so the profile stays close to its official research and recruiting materials.

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What believers are saying

  • On 2026-08-03, AIRoA released 5,000 hours of robot motion data and a foundation model.
  • On 2026-08-04, it consolidated at a 3,500 m² Heiwajima facility, signaling execution.
  • Its 2026-02-10 ICRA workshop and RSJ 2026 talks widen partner demand and visibility.

What critics are saying

  • AIRoA depends on public programs like NEDO and GENIAC, exposing it to budget cuts.
  • Open-data coordination among members can stall, while DeepMind and NVIDIA race ahead.
  • If members stop contributing data, AIRoA’s ecosystem model loses scale and relevance quickly.

What makes AI Robot Association unique

  • AIRoA launched in 2024 as Japan’s open robot-data consortium, not a single vendor.
  • It combines academia, industry, and METI-NEDO-backed projects around robot foundation models.
  • Its Heiwajima hub centralizes R&D and corporate functions across Tokyo, Miraikan, and Kyoto.

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