Jobs at AIRoA (AI Robot Association)

Lead and build the Corporate IT department from the ground up, including strategy, budgeting, organizational design, team management, vendor oversight, SaaS selection, asset and license management, security governance, incident response, audits, contracts, and executive reporting. The role requires broad IT knowledge and the ability to evaluate risks, costs, and priorities across networking, cloud, infrastructure, endpoints, and security without personally implementing every technical solution.

Own the end-to-end development and operation of a teleoperation web platform for humanoid robots in residential environments. Build Go/Python backends, Next.js/React applications, real-time video, audio, and telemetry systems, APIs, access controls, data integrations, and AWS infrastructure. Collaborate with robot operators, robotics engineers, and VLA/data teams while improving reliability, operator experience, and data quality.

Leads the setup and management of AIRoA’s HR function, including team direction, HR policy and regulation design, labor-risk mitigation, payroll strategy, Money Forward system operations, attendance and social insurance administration, evaluation and compensation management, onboarding, transfers, and harassment/compliance support. The role partners directly with executives and other departments to drive HR decisions and build the organization’s people infrastructure.

Deploy, commission, and manage on-site humanoid robots; diagnose and triage hardware/software/network faults; perform log analysis and RCA; recommend quality and maintainability improvements; and standardize deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures.

Design, implement, and tune low-level actuator firmware (FOC, dq-based current/torque loops, velocity/position control), bring up motor-control boards and sensors, implement safety mechanisms, build calibration/logging pipelines, integrate CAN FD/EtherCAT, and validate/tune control performance on humanoid and dual-arm robots.

Lead and build AIRoA’s operational foundation: support board and committee operations, design governance and internal rules, manage budgets/contracts and back-office functions, coordinate member communications and events, and implement systems to scale secretariat operations.

As a Robotics Engineer Intern, you'll design data collection systems for humanoid robots, develop control systems, and work on machine learning models while collaborating closely with a team on complex robotic systems.

Manage back-office operations including meeting coordination, minutes, event secretariat, contract and document management, office/assets management, payments and budgeting. Standardize workflows and support governance while collaborating across teams to build AIRoA's operational infrastructure.

Lead end-to-end engineering recruitment for AIRoA, hiring domestic and international engineers. Define requirements, manage sourcing, screening, offers, English interviews, and visa/relocation coordination. Build hiring processes, talent pipelines, and university/community relationships to support global R&D expansion.

Support internal and external communications, PR, event planning, HR/admin tasks, and cross‑division coordination. Rotate across divisions to enable organizational engagement and drive AI×robotics outreach.

Lead end-to-end recruitment for business roles (strategy, PR, HR, general affairs, internal IT) at AIRoA: headcount planning, direct sourcing, agency management, selection-process design and operation, offer design/closing, and alignment with project leaders to build teams that support robot data ecosystem and foundation-model initiatives.

Provide legal support for AIRoA projects and operations: draft and review contracts, design contract schemes, create regulations and IP/data handling rules, advise on NEDO/public contracts, and support corporate governance, compliance, and risk management for a general incorporated association.

Lead and operate the Information Systems Department to build and maintain internal IT infrastructure (network, storage, servers, virtualization, containers, security), provide helpdesk support, coordinate with vendors/subcontractors, produce network diagrams and NEDO reports, and ensure reliable development environments for a large national AI robotics project.

Build and maintain teleoperation systems, low-latency audio/video streaming, operator UIs, and web interfaces to manage data pipelines. Implement APIs, configuration-management, secure authentication, and dashboards; collaborate with VLA and Data/ML teams to ensure high-quality, seamless data ingestion for large-scale robot datasets.

Operate day-to-day HR and labor processes (attendance, onboarding/offboarding, social insurance), maintain HR policies, support performance evaluations, manage compensation/grade data, and act as first contact for harassment and compliance inquiries while improving HR systems and processes.

Lead AIRoA's global recruitment: design and execute hiring strategy, manage full-cycle recruiting, direct sourcing (BizReach/LinkedIn), run recruitment events, strengthen employer branding, and coordinate hiring policies with HR and labor teams.

Perform day-to-day accounting through monthly and annual closings: journal entries, invoicing/payments, cash management, AR/AP, tax/auditor coordination, project P&L, budgeting, and building accounting workflows and internal controls.

Develop and improve Vision-Language models for robotics, build training pipelines, conduct error analyses, and establish infrastructure for model deployment.

Design and develop semi/full humanoid robots, teleoperation systems, robotic hands, and verification/validation environments. Create mechanical assemblies, tooling, jigs/fixtures, perform tolerance and material selection, integrate sensors/actuators with electrical/software teams, and lead prototyping through validation.

Lead PR strategy to raise global recognition of the foundation model. Plan and execute domestic and international communications, support English-language business development, coordinate overseas talent-dispatch events, manage the PR team, and report to the board.