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AI Robot Association

Open robotics research association

Head of Engineering Recruitment

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/17/2026
¥10M - ¥14M/yr
Mid
Tokyo, Japan
HybridPrimarily office-based; remote work is possible.
People & HRTechnical Recruiting

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 3 years of engineering recruitment experience in a business company, startup, or similar organization.
  • Extensive hands-on experience recruiting international, non-Japanese engineers.
  • End-to-end recruitment experience, including defining requirements, selecting channels, running the selection process, and closing offers.
  • Business-level English proficiency sufficient to conduct online interviews and handle email communication.
  • Business-level or higher Japanese proficiency.
  • Business-level or higher English proficiency.
Responsibilities
  • Lead practical recruitment of engineers from Japan and overseas.
  • Understand the positions required to build a robot data ecosystem and develop foundation models for robots.
  • Manage the full recruitment process, including defining requirements, drafting job descriptions, selecting sourcing channels, screening, candidate and agency communications, coordinating offers and closing, and onboarding.
  • Conduct interviews and communications in English for international engineer candidates, and coordinate visa-related matters internally and externally.
  • Close current engineering hiring needs.
  • Develop and expand sourcing channels for international engineers, design interview processes in English, structure and negotiate offer terms, and establish end-to-end onboarding that includes visa support and relocation assistance.
  • In the medium to long term, design a talent portfolio aligned with the technical roadmap and build relationships with overseas communities, universities, and research institutions.
  • Design recruitment processes, communication, and onboarding from scratch for domestic and international hiring.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience recruiting engineers in AI, machine learning, or robotics.
  • Recruitment experience using relationships with overseas offices, subsidiaries, or international universities.
  • Experience building talent pools through technology communities, conferences, or open-source projects.
  • Work experience in a multinational engineering organization, such as a startup or research institution.
  • Motivation to stay current on trends in AI, robotics, and the broader robotics industry.

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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Benefits

  • Remote Work Options
  • Training Programs
  • Commuter Benefits