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About the Job

mtc is looking for a Project Engineer to design, propose, install and technically implement AV systems for foreign-affiliated companies, on office, education facility, hotel and hospitality projects.

This engineering role is technically involved in the whole project: supporting the proposal at the sales stage, finalizing the design, installing on site, and configuring and verifying the systems.

Job Description

Proposal and Design Phase

  • Working with sales staff to consider the AV system proposal
  • System configuration, equipment selection and system design
  • Preparing initial drawings and configuration diagrams
  • Supporting cost review from a technical point of view

Detailed Design Phase

  • Finalizing the design with the project manager and designer
  • Preparing system diagrams, wiring diagrams, rack diagrams and similar drawings
  • Confirming technical interfaces with other trades (electrical, interior, building services)

Installation and Construction Support

  • Technical support and construction checks on site
  • Equipment installation and wiring support as needed
  • Setting up and configuring AV equipment
  • Operation checks, testing and handover

Example Systems

  • Meeting room AV (web conferencing, audio, video)
  • Large video display systems
  • Audio systems
  • Signage systems
  • Control systems

The project manager holds final responsibility for each project.

What Makes This Job Appealing

  • The chance to work on high-profile projects for foreign-affiliated companies
  • Involvement from the proposal stage, which gives you a large degree of discretion as an engineer
  • Experience of design, installation, configuration and verification in one role, not design alone
  • An environment that works with the latest AV, conferencing and video technology
  • A small, highly skilled team, so you grow quickly
  • Generally no overtime, and flexible working is possible

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Experience designing or installing AV systems, audio, video or web conferencing systems (any one of these)
  • Basic networking knowledge (TCP/IP, VLAN and similar)
  • Experience understanding and preparing drawings and configuration diagrams
  • Ability to carry out projects as part of a team

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience configuring AV systems
  • Experience on interior or building projects such as offices and hotels
  • Network design experience
  • Experience on projects for foreign-affiliated companies
  • Comfortable with English

Ideal Candidates

  • Those who want to be involved in implementation, not only design
  • Those who want to work with the latest technology
  • Those who want discretion in a small, elite team
  • Those who want to step up as an AV engineer

Working Hours and Days

Working Hours

  • 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM (8 working hours, 1-hour break)
  • Flexible working hours available (adjustable to suit the work and the project situation)

Working Days

  • Monday to Friday

Overtime

  • Generally, there is no overtime
  • Depending on the project situation, overtime may occasionally be required

Weekend, Public Holiday and Overtime Work

  • Depending on the needs of a project, you may be asked to work on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays
  • In that case, overtime pay is provided, or you take a substitute day off

Employment Type

  • Contract employee (renewable, with a path to permanent employment)
  • Office-based work and project site work

Holidays and Leave

  • 125+ days off per year
  • Annual paid leave
  • Two-day weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
  • National holidays
  • Summer vacation (5 days)
  • Year-end and New Year holidays
  • Closed on December 23 and 24

Work Location

The main work location is within Tokyo (the head office and project sites).

Depending on the project, site work may be needed in the greater Tokyo area or elsewhere in Japan. There are no long business trips and no constant transfers. Where site work is needed, it is mostly day trips or short periods.

Transfers that involve relocating are generally not made.

Access

  • Work location: 18-10 Nihonbashi Hakozakicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
  • About 4 to 6 minutes on foot from Suitengumae Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line)
  • About 7 to 9 minutes on foot from Kayabacho Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tozai Line)

Several lines are available, and the location is easy to commute to. Commuting by public transport is possible.

Salary

  • Expected annual salary: 5.5 million to 10 million yen (depending on experience and ability)
  • Monthly salary
  • Set after considering experience, skills and scope of responsibility

Allowances and Notes

  • Commuting expenses reimbursed
  • Where overtime occurs, overtime pay is provided in line with the law
  • Whether a fixed overtime allowance applies will be stated when the conditions are presented

This is not a role built around long overtime hours.

Employment Terms and Benefits

  • Contract employee (renewable, with a path to permanent employment)
  • Probation period
  • Full social insurance coverage (Health Insurance, Employee Pension Insurance, Employment Insurance, Workers Accident Compensation Insurance)
  • Commuting expenses reimbursed
  • Salary increases
  • Bonus (depending on company performance and evaluation)
  • Training and on-the-job training

Commuting

Able to commute to Nihonbashi Hakozakicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (required)