IT jobs and career trends in the automotive industry

Industry Trends for IT Jobs

Acceleration of automated driving technology

While the Japanese market as a whole is facing a shortage of IT personnel, demand for IT-related positions is increasing every year due to advances in automated driving technology and connectivity.

Embedded software engineers: Involved in software development and algorithm design for automated driving systems, and increasingly being hired from outside the automotive industry.
Network and Infrastructure Engineers: Network design and development related to communication infrastructure and data transmission for automated vehicles is in high demand, especially for engineers with experience in the telecommunications industry.
Security-related: Knowledge in cyber security assessment and vulnerability countermeasures for automated vehicles, where human lives are at stake, is in high demand.

App Development and Cloud Services

With the advancement of connectivity, the development of in-vehicle systems, driver assistance applications, and other services provided through contact points with users is becoming more important, and mobile application development and cloud services are being utilized.

In-house training of IT personnel

The number of companies, including major Japanese companies, that have established internal training environments for IT personnel is gradually increasing against a backdrop of a shortage of IT personnel.

Occupations

Job Listings

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Interior Sensing System Project Manager
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management
- Kanagawa
- ¥5,800,000～¥10,500,000
Top Global Sales | The company, a foreign automotive parts manufacturer, is expanding its software and electronics products. A German company with long-standing roots in Japan and doing business around the world, it has a diverse workforce and a working environment with a turnover rate of 1%. 2024 April, a new R&D facility will be completed and the company is working to develop even more advanced technologies.

This position is responsible for customer relations, progress and cost management, realization of technical requirements and engineering coordination in interior sensing system (ISS) projects (staff/management).

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System Engineer for HR, General Affairs, and Investment Systems
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- Consulting, IT Consultant, SE(Web, OPEN), SE(General purpose)
- Kanagawa, Tokyo, Miyagi
- ¥7,400,000～¥8,600,000
It is a global supplier that was born in 2021 through integration. Our mission is to realize an advanced and sustainable mobility society. It has bases in 27 countries around the world and is active for about 80,000 people. The business domains are wide-ranging, including powertrain, chassis, ADAS and autonomous driving, motorcycles, and aftermarket, and we are demonstrating our strengths in the CASE domain. The company aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030 and is also undergoing large-scale production of motor inverters for EVs. The environment emphasizes diversity and flexible work styles, and supports employee growth and work-life balance.

I would like you to promote the project as the main person in charge of the IT side in the field of human resources, general affairs, and investment systems.

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Manager - Global IT Governance|Global IT Governance (Management Position)
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, Other (Localization, QA), Internal SE
- Tokyo
- ¥9,300,000～¥15,500,000
It is a global supplier that was born in 2021 through integration. Our mission is to realize an advanced and sustainable mobility society. It has bases in 27 countries around the world and is active for about 80,000 people. The business domains are wide-ranging, including powertrain, chassis, ADAS and autonomous driving, motorcycles, and aftermarket, and we are demonstrating our strengths in the CASE domain. The company aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030 and is also undergoing large-scale production of motor inverters for EVs. The environment emphasizes diversity and flexible work styles, and supports employee growth and work-life balance.

As the head of the Governance Division, I expect you to respond to a wide range of tasks, from the development of IT regulations and processes to the review and construction of business processes centered on strengthening governance

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SAP S/4HANA & DX Engineer/Architect - Enterprise Architecture
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- Consulting, IT Consultant, Program・Project Management
- Tokyo
- ¥7,400,000～¥12,200,000
It is a global supplier that was born in 2021 through integration. Our mission is to realize an advanced and sustainable mobility society. It has bases in 27 countries around the world and is active for about 80,000 people. The business domains are wide-ranging, including powertrain, chassis, ADAS and autonomous driving, motorcycles, and aftermarket, and we are demonstrating our strengths in the CASE domain. The company aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030 and is also undergoing large-scale production of motor inverters for EVs. The environment emphasizes diversity and flexible work styles, and supports employee growth and work-life balance.

You will be active as an engineer/architect in charge of system design, implementation, and optimization for DX promotion, including the global SAP rollout project.

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Project Manager
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management
- Kanagawa
- ¥9,000,000～¥12,000,000
It is a global technology company that provides electrification, autonomous driving, and connected technologies for automobiles.
With vehicle electrical/electronic architecture, software, and ADAS at its core, we are developing solutions that support next-generation mobility.

We play a key role in the design of next-generation vehicle architectures,
with locations around the world promoting the development of solutions for connected cars, sensors, and electric vehicles, as well as working towards carbon neutrality.

A project manager is a position that is responsible for the execution of business and projects, as well as their profitability.
You will be responsible for the role of life cycle owner from project estimation to end of production.
In addition, the main duties are to transfer products to mass production with high quality on time and to create reports on project status.

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Production Technology Development DX Engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Web, OPEN), SE(General purpose)
- Tochigi
- ¥4,600,000～¥6,800,000
Top Global Sales | The company, a foreign automotive parts manufacturer, is expanding its software and electronics products. A German company with long-standing roots in Japan and doing business around the world, it has a diverse workforce and a working environment with a turnover rate of 1%. 2024 April, a new R&D facility will be completed and the company is working to develop further advanced technologies.

This position is responsible for programming and other tasks in production process development, and contributes to improving operational efficiency and promoting DX through the development of assembly and machining processes and manufacturing equipment.

Details.
Digitalization Project Leader (Logistics)
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, Program・Project Management
- Tochigi
- ¥5,800,000～¥8,500,000
Top Global Sales | The company, a foreign automotive parts manufacturer, is expanding its software and electronics products. A German company with long-standing roots in Japan and doing business around the world, it has a diverse workforce and a working environment with a turnover rate of 1%. 2024 April, a new R&D facility will be completed and the company is working to develop further advanced technologies.

This position is in charge of promoting digitalization in logistics operations, as well as improving operational efficiency through some production and parts planning tasks, KPI management, and improvement activities.

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Software Development Leader, ADAS Product Project
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management
- Kanagawa
- ¥5,000,000～¥9,600,000
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%.

In this ADAS product development project for a Japanese automaker, you will be responsible for overall software development and leading the project to a successful completion.

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Powertrain ECU/VCU Software System Designer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Kanagawa
- ¥5,800,000～¥8,500,000
Top Global Sales | The company, a foreign automotive parts manufacturer, is expanding its software and electronics products. A German company with long-standing roots in Japan and doing business around the world, it has a diverse workforce and a working environment with a 1% turnover rate.

SWSD (Software Systems Designer) responsible for the development of control units (ECU, VCU) for diesel and gasoline engines and electric powertrains.

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Functionality Development Engineer/System Architect
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management
- Kanagawa
- ¥4,600,000～¥8,500,000
Top Global Sales | The company, a foreign automotive parts manufacturer, is expanding its software and electronics products. A German company with long-standing roots in Japan and doing business around the world, it has a diverse workforce and a working environment with a turnover rate of 1%. 2024 April, a new R&D facility will be completed and the company is working to develop further advanced technologies.

You will be responsible for designing various functions such as vehicle stability control, regenerative cooperative control, automatic braking functions and fail-safe functions.

Details.
Functional Safety Expert
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
- Kanagawa
- ¥4,600,000～¥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%.

You will be responsible for customer contact work and technical discussions on functional safety for active safety, next generation braking systems and braking systems for automated driving.

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Software Project Component Manager
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, Program・Project Management, Product Engineer (Hard/soft), Program・Project Management
- Kanagawa
- ¥5,800,000～¥8,500,000
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 1% turnover rate.

This position is in charge of software development projects for customers and leads from requirements organization to progress management and internal and external coordination.

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