Lightning Engineer

Outline of the Job

eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) flying at a fixed altitude of around 300 meters carry a risk of lightning strikes, making lightning protection a critical element in their development. As a Lightning Engineer, you will be involved in the development, design, and evaluation of lightning protection for both the aircraft and its onboard equipment.

In this position, you will collaborate with experts across a wide range of technical fields—including flight control, battery management, power electronics, structures, aerodynamics, and certification—while contributing to a groundbreaking project to create urban air mobility solutions that will lead the future of transportation.

• Develop and implement lightning protection design for eVTOL aircraft and onboard equipment.
• Perform zoning studies, identify potential lightning attachment points and current paths, and define appropriate protection strategies
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure lightning protection requirements are effectively integrated into overall aircraft design, such as : structures design team, rotor team, motors/ESCs team, power team, avionic team, EWIS team , and certification team
• Plan and execute lightning tests at both component and aircraft levels, define countermeasures as needed, and support compliance and certification activities.

Job Highlight

• Be part of a team developing state-of-the-art eVTOL technology that is set to transform urban transportation.
• Contribute to creating environmentally friendly solutions that will have a lasting positive impact on our cities and the planet.
• Engage in continuous learning and professional development opportunities within a cutting-edge industry.
• Work with a diverse team of experts who are passionate about innovation and excellence.

Essential Skills

• Practical experience in lightning protection design for aircraft, including planning, testing, implementation, and certification.
• Strong knowledge of lightning and EMC standards (e.g., SAE ARP 5412/5414, RTCA DO-160 Sections 20–23, SAE ARP 5583A).
• Ability to design, validate, and integrate lightning protection measures in compliance with aviation standards

Desirable Skills

• Have practical experience improving aircraft-level noise performance and build quality in safety-critical aviation products, including collaboration with suppliers.
• Possess experience in upstream EMC design and noise mitigation, covering not only individual boards but also complex modules or entire systems. Experience with high-voltage electrical equipment noise mitigation is especially welcome.
• Hold the iNARTE EMC Engineer certification.

Target Candidates

• Passionate about contributing to the development of eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft.
• Able to work proactively, thinking independently while confirming key decisions with supervisors.
• Possess a strong curiosity and willingness to proactively acquire necessary knowledge.
• Demonstrate persistence and resilience in solving highly challenging problems.
• Capable of actively engaging stakeholders and collaborating effectively to advance projects.

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.