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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
- SE(Web, open systems)
- Network and Infrastructure Engineer
- Web Producer
- SE (control, embedded systems)
- Product Engineer (hardware and software)
- Design Engineer / UI/UX Designer
- Program and Project Manager
- security
- Web/Application Engineer
- Information Systems/In-house SE
- data scientist
- EC Consultant Management
- Operation, maintenance and support
- Sales Engineer, Pre-Sales, FAE
Job Listings
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Senior Cybersecurity Manager
- Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic
- IT, Cyber Security
- Kanagawa
- ¥9,000,000~¥12,000,000
It is a global automotive parts supplier with operations in 57 countries, focusing on key industry megatrends such as autonomous driving, electrification, and connectivity, shaping the future of mobility. Founded in 2000 as a joint venture with a major Japanese company, the company has its headquarters and engineering center in Yokohama City to provide development, technology, and products to Japanese customers.
You will be engaged in the following tasks at a major German auto parts manufacturer.
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Powertrain ECU Calibration Engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
- Kanagawa
- ¥6,000,000~¥9,000,000
Top Global Sales | As a foreign-affiliated automotive parts manufacturer, the company is expanding its software and electronics products. As a long-established German company with roots in Japan and operating worldwide, it employs diverse employees, maintains a 1% turnover rate, and maintains a well-established work environment. In April 2024, a new research and development facility was completed, and we are working on further advanced technology development.
A global leader in sales, this foreign-owned automotive parts manufacturer is expanding its software and electronics product portfolio. As a long‑established German company in Japan with worldwide operations, it offers a diverse workforce and an excellent working environment, reflected in its low 1% turnover rate. In April 2024, a new research and development facility was completed, further strengthening the company’s efforts in advanced technology development.
We are responsible for compliance work for powertrain ECUs for gasoline engines, conducting compliance development in areas such as engine bench testing, emissions, drivability, starting performance, and diagnostic functions. -
Authentication Platform Development Engineer – Secure Access (Global IT)
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, Internal SE, Cyber Security
- Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Tokyo, Nagano, Saitama, Miyagi
- ¥6,400,000~¥9,200,000
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.
This position oversees the planning, development, and operation of an authentication platform that enables secure access to information assets in cloud and on-premises environments.
We will promote the transition to a zero trust security architecture and be responsible for developing and upgrading the authentication infrastructure environment that supports more than 40,000 users worldwide. -
Account Manager (Business Division Head Candidate) | Account Manager (Business Division Head Candidate)
- IT, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Management Planning・Corporate strategy, Program・Project Management, Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Tokyo, Tochigi, Aichi
- ¥9,000,000~¥20,000,000
It is a system integrator and software company based in Silicon Valley and Dallas, Texas, and a group company of companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. For over 10 years, we have supported OEM/tier companies in the telecommunications and automotive industries in North America.
Leveraging the project management experience cultivated so far, and leveraging the company's accumulated know-how and broad solutions as an account manager at a major prime company, I expect further social contribution and business expansion through project management and customer service as an account manager at a major prime company. -
ADAS Parking Assist Software Function Development Engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
- Kanagawa
- ¥8,000,000~¥9,500,000
Top Global Sales | As a foreign-affiliated automotive parts manufacturer, the company is expanding its software and electronics products. As a long-established German company with roots in Japan and operating worldwide, it employs diverse employees, maintains a 1% turnover rate, and maintains a well-established work environment. In April 2024, a new research and development facility was completed, and we are working on further advanced technology development.
A global leader in sales, this foreign-owned automotive parts manufacturer is expanding its software and electronics product portfolio. As a long‑established German company in Japan with worldwide operations, it offers a diverse workforce and an excellent working environment, reflected in its low 1% turnover rate. In April 2024, a new research and development facility was completed, further strengthening the company’s efforts in advanced technology development.
As a software developer for the parking systems team, I will be responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions for ultrasonic sensor (USS) and near-field camera (NRC)-based parking systems for Japanese OEM customers.
We are broadly involved in everything from developing parking assistance functions to supporting mass production projects, promoting the design, implementation, and verification of software features in collaboration with customers. -
ADAS Perception, Fusion & Path Planning Software Engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
- Kanagawa
- ¥6,000,000~¥9,000,000
Top Global Sales | As a foreign-affiliated automotive parts manufacturer, the company is expanding its software and electronics products. As a long-established German company with roots in Japan and operating worldwide, it employs diverse employees, maintains a 1% turnover rate, and maintains a well-established work environment. In April 2024, a new research and development facility was completed, and we are working on further advanced technology development.
A global leader in sales, this foreign-owned automotive parts manufacturer is expanding its software and electronics product portfolio. As a long‑established German company in Japan with worldwide operations, it offers a diverse workforce and an excellent working environment, reflected in its low 1% turnover rate. In April 2024, a new research and development facility was completed, further strengthening the company’s efforts in advanced technology development.
This position is responsible for developing recognition perception, integrated fusion of Radar and Video, and software development for route selection planners from target selection to realize advanced driver assistance systems such as ACC (Adaptive Vehicle Control) using Radar and Video sensors, AEB (Emergency Brake Control), and LKAS (Lane Assist Control).
In the development of cutting-edge driver assistance systems, we are consistently involved in everything from requirements definition to design, implementation, and testing, following the V-model. -
Program Manager for Global Space Venture
- Manufacturer, Aerospace & Robotics
- IT, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management
- Tokyo
- ¥10,000,000~¥12,000,000
An international satellite development and services company with a very strong manufacturing base. Their work has been critical to making space data accessible to the private market by offering a fixed-rate modular satellite network and mission planning service that is highly competitive in the market. By offering reduced lead times, reliable and total satellite constellation support, and a wide range of satellite weight classes, they have By offering reduced lead times, reliable and total satellite constellation support, and a wide range of satellite weight classes, they have quickly becoming a global team and leader in the space industry.
Help establish the Tokyo branch and lead program management for a variety of satellite programs as the team experiences explosive growth in the Japanese market. Your work will ensure the timely completion and satisfaction of projects related to spacecraft missions. By bridging business and engineering, the west and Japan, and speed with reliability your work will be a critical contribution to one of the most exciting teams in the Japanese space industry. -
Program Manager
- Manufacturer, Aerospace & Robotics
- IT, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management
- Tokyo
- ¥5,000,000~¥9,000,000
Their team includes members from all over the world and offers a chance to work at the cutting edge of satellite technology and services. Their team includes members from all over the world and offers a chance to work at the cutting edge of satellite technology and services. Their track record includes multiple launch mission successes, a vast network of satellite operations, and collaboration with space industry leaders, both private and governmental, worldwide. Their track record includes multiple launch mission successes, a vast network of satellite operations, and collaboration with space industry leaders, both private and governmental, worldwide.
In this role you will play a critical part of ensuring the success of satellite and spacecraft missions. You will be the key person coordinating milestones, timelines, budgeting, and overall progress of satellite missions. Your ability to analyze, forecast, and prepare for future challenges will be what determines the successful and on-time completion of mission and deliverables. -
Flight Safety Engineer
- Manufacturer, Aerospace & Robotics
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Tokyo
- ¥8,010,000~¥10,030,000
A Japanese space transportation systems developer and provider of innovative space infrastructure technologies such as rockets and satellites.
We contribute to the development of the space industry by developing world-class, highly reliable products using our cutting-edge design capabilities and spirit of challenge.
We are a company that values a culture in which each employee thinks and acts independently and promotes a highly flexible work style.
We oversee the flight safety and system safety of satellite launch vehicles, and are entrusted with the design and application work necessary for safe and low-cost launches. -
Large-scale software development (PF software design/system design)
- Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Tokyo, Aichi
- ¥4,700,000~¥14,300,000
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.
We are currently focusing on four areas [electrification, connected systems, advanced safety/automated driving, and non-vehicle businesses (FA/agriculture)].
In recent years, the automotive business and the process of making cars are about to change drastically, and the value of electronic control systems has changed from a single domain to a cross-domain, and from hardware to software.
Among them, our software platform development plays a central role in the ECU system, controlling the hardware and providing the necessary functions to the application (system).
We will provide the functions necessary to grow into a partner that is closer to our customers in a timely manner. -
Technical Sales - Automotive Camera Modules
- OTHERS, Trading
- Mechanical, Sales・Service Engineer, Field App Engineer・Pre-sales Engineer
- Aichi
- ¥4,200,000~¥8,900,000
Hardware Business It is an electronics trading company that provides a series of solutions to automotive parts manufacturers for all kinds of electronic device products, including semiconductors and printed circuit boards, from planning to design and development, manufacturing, logistics, and quality control. It is a major general trading company group that handles semiconductors and electronic components.
Since I am currently under the command of a major company, I have contracts with 9 major companies, so I can be involved in large projects.
We also have a support system that utilizes new technologies and partner networks in fields such as electrification, autonomous driving/ADAS, next-generation cockpits, and connected devices, and
we are developing a wide range of businesses that go beyond the traditional trading company functions of purchasing and selling products.
We will introduce the latest technologies (semiconductors and modules that realize IoT, autonomous driving, next-generation communications, etc.) to our customers and propose solutions to solve problems. -
Technical Sales - Embedded Software
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Trading
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Field App Engineer・Pre-sales Engineer
- Tokyo, Aichi
- ¥5,800,000~¥8,900,000
Hardware Business It is an electronics trading company that provides a series of solutions to automotive parts manufacturers for all kinds of electronic device products, including semiconductors and printed circuit boards, from planning to design and development, manufacturing, logistics, and quality control. It is a major general trading company group that handles semiconductors and electronic components.
Since I am currently under the command of a major company, I have contracts with 9 major companies, so I can be involved in large projects.
We also have a support system that utilizes new technologies and partner networks in fields such as electrification, autonomous driving/ADAS, next-generation cockpits, and connected devices, and
we are developing a wide range of businesses that go beyond the traditional trading company functions of purchasing and selling products.
As a technical sales team with domestic and overseas automobile manufacturers and suppliers as customers, you will be engaged in the planning and proposal of contract development services and the sale of various tools in Japan and abroad that promote development efficiency.
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