Electrical and electronics jobs and career trends in the automotive industry

Trends in Electrical and Electronics Jobs

Electrification (electric vehicles)

Demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing and automakers are focusing on developing electric vehicles to replace traditional internal combustion engines. Stricter government regulations and advances in battery technology are increasing the range of EVs and the availability of charging infrastructure.

Automatic Driving Technology

Automated driving technology is evolving rapidly, with the development of advanced driver assistance systems based on sensors, cameras, AI, and real-time data processing. Research is underway on legal and ethical issues and safety improvements for the practical application of automated driving technology.

connectivity

Vehicle connectivity is improving as communications between vehicles and between vehicles and infrastructure evolve. This allows vehicles to connect to the Internet and provide services such as data sharing, real-time navigation information, entertainment, and vehicle diagnostics.

AI and Automotive Technology

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used in a variety of applications to improve vehicle safety and comfort. These include the development of automated driving systems, improved driver assistance features, voice recognition, natural language processing, and facial recognition.

Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

Automakers are working to develop vehicles that are more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Lightweight technologies, energy-efficient electronic systems, the use of renewable energy, and waste reduction are key initiatives.
Along with these trends, there has been an increase in job opportunities in R&D, circuit and packaging design, and electrical and electronic control design.

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  • Circuit/System Development

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Machinery, Equipment
    • Semiconductor, Research & Development, Research & Development, Research & Development
    • Tokyo, Osaka
    • ¥12,000,000~¥20,000,000

    This company is a global leader in factory automation and sensing technologies, providing a wide range of innovative products such as sensors, measuring instruments, vision systems, and microscopes. Headquartered in Japan and operating in numerous countries worldwide, it is known for its strong direct sales approach and commitment to delivering high-value technical solutions that support manufacturing productivity and quality improvement. The organization emphasizes speed, innovation, and quality improvement. organization emphasizes speed, innovation, and customer-centric problem solving, enabling clients across various industries to optimize their processes with cutting-edge automation and inspection technologies.

    You will participate in the development of circuits/systems for new products, about 70% of which are "world firsts" or "industry firsts".
    The main role is to add value to the product from the circuit and system aspects, and to develop products that solve problems based on a good understanding of the customer's actual situation.
    You will discuss with product planning and sales staff, and propose and realize optimal functions, performance and configuration of products in cooperation with "optical structure" and "software staff".
    The identification and establishment of components, technologies, and devices is a particularly important task because it is directly related to the added value of the product.

    Details.

  • Hardware in the Loop Technician

    • Consulting & Professional Services, Consulting
    • Electronics, Sales・Service Engineer, Production Engineer
    • Tokyo
    • ¥3,500,000~¥5,500,000

    This company, headquartered in Germany, is the only company in the world that can achieve model-based development using only its own products, which is undergoing a rapid expansion, especially in the automotive industry.

    This job is to assemble our flagship product, the hardware in the loop simulator (HIL).
    They come in a variety of sizes, with the largest being about the size of a large refrigerator.
    The simulators created here are delivered to the advanced development departments of major automobile manufacturers for the ECUs (computers that control automobiles) of the next generation of vehicles.

    Details.

  • Control system software development (communication, network, IoT related)

    • Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Program・Project Management, Circuit & Mounting Design
    • Kanagawa
    • ¥6,000,000~¥9,000,000

    We are a major foreign automotive parts manufacturer. We do telematics and IVI for major automakers.

    We are a major foreign manufacturer headquartered in South Korea. We have a very strong presence in the global market, especially in the areas of consumer electronics and automotive components. With many offices around the world and one in Yokohama, Japan, the Company develops, manufactures, and markets products, and is particularly innovative in automotive components in the areas of infotainment systems, telematics, and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). This position is for control system software development as a bridge engineer at the Japanese subsidiary of LG, a large Korean multinational company with offices around the world.
    You will be responsible for software development of in-vehicle electronic devices, mainly in terms of explanation and correspondence with local staff, preparation of specifications, and progress management, in your position as a communication hub between major Japanese automobile manufacturers and the development department of our Korean headquarters.

    Details.

  • Automated Driving Software Engineer

    • Manufacturer, Aerospace & Robotics, Machinery, Equipment, Software platform
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Research & Development, Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
    • Shizuoka, Tokyo
    • ¥4,500,000~¥11,000,000

    A logistics startup that provides outdoor automated transport services for closed environments such as factories and logistics warehouses that have achieved Level 4 automated driving. Established through joint investment by a major manufacturer of automobiles and mobility equipment and an automated driving software developer, the company will begin mass production of automated EVs in 2022, and has already begun providing services to customers in Japan at more than 40 locations.

    Furthermore, the RaaS-type service, which packages installation support service, operation management system, maintenance service, and insurance, has realized an automated transportation service applicable to complex outdoor environments by converting a small EV based on a golf car and an automated driving system basically designed for public roads. This is a company with great momentum that is expanding its organizational structure to expand and operate the service in hundreds of locations nationwide in the future.

    This is a software engineer position for automated driving systems.

    Details.

  • Brake System Development Technical Project Manager

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Program・Project Management, Research & Development, Research & Development, Program・Project Management
    • Kanagawa
    • ¥5,000,000~¥9,000,000

    Top Global Sales | The company, a foreign automotive parts manufacturer, is expanding its software and electronics products. The company is a German company with long-standing roots in Japan and does business worldwide, and has a diverse workforce and a working environment with a turnover rate of 1%.

    As a Technical Project Manager for brake and vehicle motion control systems for electric vehicles, this position will serve as the technical contact with the customer and lead the global development team to drive product development.

    Details.

  • Planning and Advanced Development of Electronic devices and sensors

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Electronics, Research & Development, Circuit & Mounting Design, Electrical & electronic control design, Program・Project Management
    • Tokyo
    • ¥5,000,000~¥10,000,000

    We are one of the world's top five leading automotive parts manufacturers, with strengths in powertrain, driving safety, car body, and CSS.
    Based on a stable foundation, we are expanding our business domain to the development of cutting-edge technologies such as software. We are constantly working on the development of the latest technologies, including joint development with Toyota Motor Corporation.

    A major Japanese automotive parts manufacturer. It has very high technology in mechanical parts such as thermal management systems and motor development.
    Recently, due to the trend of “electrification/SDV” in the automotive industry, they have been integrating their group and taking on new challenges, and they are willing to take on new challenges even though they are a major company.

    In this position, you will be in charge of planning and advanced development of electronic devices and next-generation sensors that will be key devices for next-generation mobility.

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  • Advance development of power electronics devices for EV vehicles

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Electronics, Circuit & Mounting Design
    • Aichi
    • ¥5,000,000~¥12,000,000

    We are one of the world's top 5 leading automotive parts manufacturers with strengths in powertrain, driving safety, car body, and CSS.
    Based on a stable foundation, we are expanding our business domain to the development of cutting-edge technologies such as software. We are constantly working on the development of the latest technologies, including joint development with Toyota Motor Corporation.

    We are one of the world's top five major automotive parts manufacturers, with strengths in powertrain, driving safety, vehicle body, and CSS.
    Based on a stable foundation, we are expanding our business domain to the development of cutting-edge technologies such as software. We are also engaged in joint development with major OEMs, but basically we are always working on the latest technological development.

    In this position, you will be in charge of advanced development of power electronics devices for EV vehicles.

    Details.

  • Open position

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts
    • Electronics, Circuit & Mounting Design
    • Tokyo, Aichi
    • ¥6,000,000~¥14,000,000

    In the automotive parts industry, it is one of the largest companies in Japan in the thermal systems, mobility systems, power train systems, electrification systems, and electronic systems businesses.
    Currently, we are focusing on four areas: electrification, connectivity, advanced safety/autonomous driving, and non-in-vehicle business (FA/agriculture)], and in particular, in the field of autonomous driving, we are conducting demonstration experiments on public roads for Lv4 autonomous driving, and are working towards the future of safe and secure mobility systems.

    We are the world's top parts manufacturer active in Japan and overseas. Currently, we have bases in more than 30 countries and regions, and in recent years, we have been focusing on EV, connected, ADAS, and security-related fields, especially in the field of autonomous driving, we are conducting research and development of Lv4, and you will play an active role as an engineer/leader/manager by utilizing your experience in circuits (digital and analog) at our company, which has industry-leading technical capabilities.

    This position is in the form of an open selection, and we will propose a position that matches each person from more than 100 job openings together with the human resources manager.

    *Advantages
    of open positions - The probability of passing the document screening rate increases significantly.
    When applying for a specific position, there are many cases where the skills do not match and are postponed, but in the case of open position selection, we will make a counterproposal from all positions after considering the skill aspect and desired conditions, so it is less likely to cause mismatches and the document pass rate will be improved.

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  • Development leader of electrification systems

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Electronics, Research & Development, Program・Project Management
    • Tokyo, Aichi
    • ¥5,000,000~¥10,000,000

    We are one of the world's top five leading automotive parts manufacturers, with strengths in powertrain, driving safety, car body, and CSS.
    Based on a stable foundation, we are expanding our business domain to the development of cutting-edge technologies such as software. We are constantly working on the development of the latest technologies, including joint development with Toyota Motor Corporation.

    We are one of the world's top five major automotive parts manufacturers, with strengths in powertrain, driving safety, vehicle body, and CSS.
    Based on a stable foundation, we are expanding our business domain to the development of cutting-edge technologies such as software. The company is constantly working on the development of the latest technologies, including joint development with Toyota Motor Corporation.

    In this position, you will be responsible for the development of new products by constructing power supply systems, designing charging components, and conducting demonstration tests in consultation with manufacturers in Japan and overseas as a development leader of electrification systems.

    Details.

  • Performance design and technology development of electric vehicles (NV)

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Mechanical, QC・QA, Mechanical Design, Program・Project Management
    • Aichi
    • ¥5,000,000~¥10,000,000

    We are one of the world's top five leading automotive parts manufacturers, with strengths in powertrain, driving safety, car body, and CSS.
    Based on a stable foundation, we are expanding our business domain to the development of cutting-edge technologies such as software. The company is constantly working on the development of the latest technologies, including joint development with Toyota Motor Corporation.


    In this position, you will be in charge of NV performance development and new NV analysis technology development as an electric drive performance and technology development manager.

    Details.

  • Development of motors for HV and EV drive(Expert/Management)

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Electronics, Research & Development
    • Aichi
    • ¥6,000,000~¥12,000,000

    We are one of the world's top 5 leading automotive parts manufacturers with strengths in powertrain, driving safety, car body, and CSS.
    Based on a stable foundation, we are expanding our business domain to the development of cutting-edge technologies such as software. We are constantly working on the development of the latest technologies, including joint development with Toyota Motor Corporation.

    We are one of the world's top five major automotive parts manufacturers, with strengths in powertrain, driving safety, vehicle body, and CSS.
    Based on a stable foundation, we are expanding our business domain to the development of cutting-edge technologies such as software. The company is constantly working on the latest technological development, including joint development with Toyota Motor Corporation.

    In this position, you will lead projects as an expert in drive motor development or at the management level.

    Details.

  • Open Position

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Executive Management, Business planning・Business management, Research & Development, Electrical & electronic control design
    • Aichi
    • ¥5,000,000~¥12,000,000

    We are one of the world's top five leading automotive parts manufacturers, with strengths in powertrain, driving safety, car body, and CSS.
    Based on a stable foundation, we are expanding our business domain to the development of cutting-edge technologies such as software. We are constantly working on the development of the latest technologies, including joint development with Toyota Motor Corporation.

    We are one of the world's top five major automotive parts manufacturers, with strengths in powertrain, driving safety, vehicle body, and CSS.
    Based on a stable foundation, we are expanding our business domain to the development of cutting-edge technologies such as software. We are also engaged in joint development with major OEMs, but basically we are always working on the latest technological development.

    In this position, we have a position matching system in which we will propose an appropriate position for each individual in consideration of his/her experience/preferences together with the human resources manager.
    The advantage of this system is that the success rate is much higher than the normal selection process.

    Details.

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