Outline of the Job

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Process Assurance Specialist to join our team. This pivotal role will be responsible for developing and implementing a robust process assurance system that integrates both our internal processes and those of our suppliers.

The goal is to ensure the practical application of eVTOL technology by establishing comprehensive assurance protocols covering the entire development process, from the airframe and system levels down to individual components and functions.

• Develop and implement a comprehensive Process Assurance System in accordance with aviation standards, including ARP4754 for system development and DO-254 for hardware considerations in eVTOL aircraft.
• Ensure the process assurance system encompasses all stages, from airframe and system levels to components and functions.
  Collaborate with suppliers to align their processes with the company's process assurance system.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation of all processes related to eVTOL manufacturing, testing, and quality assurance.
• Establish standardized operating procedures (SOPs) for each critical phase of the aircraft development lifecycle.
• Conduct regular audits and assessments to ensure compliance with established process assurance protocols.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with aviation regulations, standards, and certifications applicable to eVTOL aircraft, including ARP4754, DO-178, and DO-254.
• Identify potential risks in the development process and implement mitigation strategies.
• Develop and maintain risk management documentation and protocols.

Job Highlight

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge eVTOL technology and contribute to the future of urban air mobility.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Access to the latest tools and technologies in aerospace development.
• Chance to work with a talented and diverse team of professionals.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and skill development.
• Potential for career advancement within a growing company.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in process assurance roles within the aerospace or related industry.
• Strong background in hardware process assurance, validation and certification
• Proven track record of developing and implementing process assurance systems.
• Strong understanding of aerospace quality standards and regulations, including ARP4754 and DO-254.
• Proficiency in quality management tools and software.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Expertise on Supplier Competency Survey

Desirable Skills

• Experience with eVTOL or UAV technology.
• Knowledge of advanced manufacturing processes and techniques.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

Target Candidate

• Strong problem-solving skills and flexibility in dealing with technical issues.
• Strong work ethic and the ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Team oriented and effective communicator.
• Passion and interest in the aviation industry and eVTOL field.
• Proactive and able to adapt to new technologies and regulatory changes.

Type of Employment

• Permanent Employee or Contract Employee
• Probationary period: 3~6 month

Place of Employment

• Nagoya Airport Office: Nagoya Airport Terminal Building 2nd floor, Toyoba, Toyoyama-Cho, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture
  • Measures to Prevent Secondhand Smoke: Smoking Room Provided
• Scope of Change: Places determined by the Company (including places where telework is performed)

Working Hours

• Flextime or Discretionary labor system
  • In the case of flextime: No core time
  • Discretionary Labor System: Specialized Class Deemed working hours per day: 10 hours
• Basic working hours: Start 9:00　End 18:00（Including 1hour break time）
  • Overtime Work: Available

Holidays

• 115 days off per year（Saturday / Sundays / Newyear holidays（12/29～1/3） / Company designated holidays）
• Annual paid leave
• Refresh leave (Granted after 1, 3, 4, 5 years of service)

Salary

• Estimated Annual Salary: JPY 6,850,000 - JPY 11,000,000
• Monthly Salary: JPY 571,000 - JPY 900,000
  • Additional overtime pay will be provided for hours exceeding the fixed overtime.
• To be determined based on skills, experience, and abilities

Expenses

• Commuting allowance, business trip allowance, moving allowance, etc.
• Relocation Packages
  *There are some conditions.

Social Insurance

• Health insurance
• Employee pension (according to Japan standards)
• Employment insurance
• Worker’s accident compensation insurance

Scope of Work Change

• Reassignment may occur to any other work.

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Required:

• 3+ in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI (or similar), C#, XAML — and ideally additional experience with native Windows code (C++, Win32/WinRT/COM).
• Deep understanding of Windows application architecture, including interop between managed code (.NET) and native code.
• Proven track record of designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications, with an emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows (e.g. Microsoft UI Automation or similar), and a dedication to building accessible and inclusive software.
• Excellent software engineering fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, multi-threading or asynchronous programming (where relevant).
• Experience leading technical design, mentoring other engineers, conducting code reviews, and making architecture-level decisions.
• Strong communication skills; ability to articulate tradeoffs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive consensus.
• A user-centric mindset: focus on building polished, intuitive, and accessible experiences for end users.

Preferred / Bonus:

• Experience with writing automated tests for UI — unit tests, integration tests, UI automation tests; familiarity with relevant testing frameworks.
• Experience with performance optimization for desktop apps (memory usage, startup time, rendering performance, high-DPI support, responsiveness under load).
• Experience with localization/globalization, right-to-left UI support, internationalization, accessibility for multiple regions.
• Familiarity with telemetry, analytics, crash reporting, logging, and error monitoring in desktop applications.
• Previous experience in shaping CI/CD workflows, release pipelines, and deployment strategies for desktop applications.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of feature areas or modules and drive them long-term, including maintenance, refactoring, and technical debt management.

What we offer

• A high-impact role: you will define architecture, shape the future of our Windows product, and directly influence what millions of users see and experience.
• A collaborative, flat-structure engineering culture — you are not just a coder, but a builder and a decision-maker.
• Opportunities to lead — mentor others, steer technical direction, and grow into broader technical leadership (e.g. Tech Lead, Architect).
• Flexibility, autonomy, and responsibility: you define how to solve problems, own features end-to-end, and contribute to long-term product vision.
• A purpose-driven mission: building software that’s reliable, accessible, and user-centered — making a real difference for people.                  

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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 
Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.  

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

Overview

We're looking to hire for our Data side of our AI team at Speechify. This role is responsible for all aspects of data collection to support our model training operations. We are able to build high-quality datasets at petabyte-scale and low cost through a tight integration of infrastructure, engineering, and research work. We are looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join us.

What You’ll Do

• Be scrappy to find new sources of audio data and bring it into our ingestion pipeline
• Operate and extend the cloud infrastructure for our ingestion pipeline, currently running on GCP and managed with Terraform.
• Collaborate closely with our Scientists to shift the cost/throughput/quality frontier, delivering richer data at bigger scale and lower cost to power our next-generation models.
• Collaborate with others on the AI Team and Speechify Leadership to craft the AI Team’s dataset roadmap to power Speechify’s next-generation consumer and enterprise products.

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience in software development.
• Proficiency with bash/Python scripting in Linux environments
• Proficiency in Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts and professional experience with at least one major Cloud Provider (we use GCP)
• Experience with web crawlers, large-scale data processing workflows is a plus
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

What we offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product.
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle.
• A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work.
• An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry.
• Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture.
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use.
• Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more.
• Work in one of the fastest-growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

Think you’re a good fit for this job? 

Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply.
And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? 

Refer them! 

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Outline of the Job

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Thermal and Environmental Control System (ECS) Engineer to support the development of next-generation eVTOL aircraft. This role focuses on ensuring robust thermal management and environmental control performance across system and component levels.

You will play a key role in defining, analyzing, and validating thermal architectures, contributing to certification readiness and safe operation under diverse environmental conditions.

• Develop and design thermal management and Environmental Control System (ECS) architectures for eVTOL platforms
• Perform 1D and 3D thermal simulations, including detailed CFD analysis (preferably using Star-CCM+)
• Model and analyze heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and cooling strategies for avionics, batteries, and power electronics
• Ensure alignment of thermal design with system-level requirements (performance, safety, durability, and reliability)
• Correlate simulation results with test data, and refine models accordingly
• Support and execute qualification and environmental testing (e.g., DO-160, MIL-STD-810)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (structures, avionics, safety, certification)
• Contribute to requirements definition, verification, and validation activities
• Support development of certification documentation and compliance reports

Job Highlight

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge eVTOL technology and contribute to the future of urban air mobility.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Access to the latest tools and technologies in aerospace development.
• Chance to work with a talented and diverse team of professionals.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and skill development.
• Potential for career advancement within a growing company.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of experience in thermal engineering or related fields 
• Strong knowledge of: Heat transfer, Fluid dynamics, Thermal management systems 
• Proven experience in thermal CFD analysis (Star-CCM+ preferred) 
• Experience with 1D and 3D simulation tools 
• Demonstrated ability to correlate simulation results with experimental/test data 
• Understanding of how system-level requirements impact modeling and design decisions 
• Experience with environmental and qualification testing standards (DO-160)

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with aerospace standards such as: SAE ARP4754 and  SAE ARP4761 
• Experience in ECS design for aerospace applications 
• Knowledge of battery thermal management and high-voltage systems
• Experience supporting certification activities, including preparation of compliance documentation and verification reports

Target Candidate

• Strong problem-solving skills and flexibility in dealing with technical issues.
• Strong work ethic and the ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Team oriented and effective communicator.
• Passion and interest in the aviation industry and eVTOL field.
• Proactive and able to adapt to new technologies and regulatory changes.

Type of Employment

• Permanent Employee or Contract Employee
• Probationary period: 3~6 month

Place of Employment

• Nagoya Airport Office: Nagoya Airport Terminal Building 2nd floor, Toyoba, Toyoyama-Cho, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture
  • Measures to Prevent Secondhand Smoke: Smoking Room Provided
• Scope of Change: Places determined by the Company (including places where telework is performed)

Working Hours

• Flextime or Discretionary labor system
  
  • In the case of flextime: No core time
  • In case of Discretionary Labor System: Specialized Class Deemed working hours per day: 10 hours
• Basic working hours: Start 9:00　End 18:00（Including 1hour break time）
  • Overtime Work: Available

Holidays

• 115 days off per year（Saturday / Sundays / Newyear holidays（12/29～1/3） / Company designated holidays）
• Annual paid leave
• Refresh leave (Granted after 1, 3, 4, 5 years of service)

Salary

• To be determined based on skills, experience, and abilities

Expenses

• Commuting allowance, business trip allowance, moving allowance, etc.
• Relocation Packages
  *There are some conditions.

Social Insurance

• Health insurance
• Employee pension (according to Japan standards)
• Employment insurance
• Worker’s accident compensation insurance

Scope of Work Change

• Reassignment may occur to any other work.

#LI-LH1#