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.

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  • Cloud Engineer for Leading Satellite Company

    • Manufacturer, Aerospace & Robotics
    • IT, Operation&maintenance,Technical support, Network, Infrastructure engineer
    • 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 design, implement, and maintain the cloud infrastructure used by our team to help develop satellites. Your work will be critical to the smooth development and successful mission execution of satellite operations and development.

    Details.

  • DSP Software Engineer

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
    • Tokyo
    • ¥7,000,000~¥12,000,000

    This audio technology leader delivers premium sound with innovative noise-canceling headphones, immersive speakers, and advanced automotive systems, focusing on performance, comfort, and sleek design.

    Handle DSP application work and support clients while working with various cross functional teams.

    Details.

  • Development of image recognition and decision-making algorithms for driver assistance and automated driving products

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • IT, Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
    • Aichi
    • ¥7,000,000~¥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 developing image recognition and judgment algorithms for driver assistance and automatic driving products.

    Details.

  • Business Improvement Project Promotion Staff (Business Strategy Group, Business Reform Department)

    • Logistics & Transportation, Transportation, Trafic
    • Executive Management, Business planning・Business management, Network, Infrastructure engineer
    • Tokyo
    • ¥6,420,000~¥7,710,000

    As an infrastructure company that supports urban mobility, we are developing an overwhelmingly large parking network in Japan and abroad. In addition, the company is expanding new mobility services such as ride-sharing and car-sharing, building a next-generation mobility infrastructure that connects people and cities, and developing various businesses such as car rentals and related financial services.
    In addition to its stable business foundation, the company is actively developing new services utilizing digital technology, and sustainable growth is expected. The company is expanding not only domestically but also globally, currently operating overseas in seven countries including the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, providing an environment where you can be involved in large-scale challenges. We are currently expanding overseas in seven countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, providing an environment in which you can be involved in large-scale challenges.

    In order to expand and promote our business, we are entrusting you with identifying issues and making improvements to our existing operation scheme.

    Details.

  • ADAS Parking System Technical Project Manager

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • IT, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management, 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 project manager position is responsible for customer relations and global team collaboration in the development of automated parking support systems.

    Details.

  • Embedded Software Design

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
    • Saitama
    • ¥5,000,000~¥8,000,000

    It is one of the few companies in the world that possesses power semiconductor and power supply technologies and combines these technologies to achieve the world's highest efficiency and smallest size.
    The company has strengths in power conversion and control technologies and develops and manufactures power semiconductors, power supply devices, and automotive equipment.
    In particular, the company boasts the world's top market share in regulators for motorcycles, and is also focusing on products for EVs and renewable energy. We are also expanding globally in the automotive, industrial, and energy fields, taking advantage of technologies that contribute to energy conservation and the reduction of environmental impact. We offer a full range of benefits and a flexible work schedule. Average monthly overtime is 10 hours. The company also boasts one of the best work-life balance in the industry, with a 0.9% turnover rate in the “Top 2 ranking of large companies with few people leaving
    ”.

    It is one of the few companies in the world that possesses semiconductor and power supply technologies, and by combining these technologies, has succeeded in achieving the world's highest efficiency and smallest size, making it a major company with strengths in technological synergies.
    It is a power electronics manufacturer (semiconductor manufacturer, power supply manufacturer, and in-vehicle manufacturer) that has 16 global bases and has established unique technologies.
    This position, in the electrical components division, is responsible for the development of electrical components for automobiles and motorcycles, which account for more than 50% of our sales.
    It includes ECUs for idling stop, charge control, ignition control, and other units for motorcycles, and PCUs for motor and power control, which are the fundamental control in motorcycle EVs.
    We are equipped with both internal combustion engines, which are still in high demand, and EVs, which are expected to be in high demand in the future.
    We offer a full range of benefits and a flexible work schedule. Average monthly overtime is 10 hours.
    We are ranked in the “Top 3 Large Companies with the Fewest Job Leavers” and boast one of the best work-life balance in the industry with a turnover rate of 0.9%.

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  • Embedded Software Engineer

    • IT, Software platform
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
    • Tokyo
    • ¥8,000,000~¥10,000,000

    This company provides high-performance graphics and AI processing solutions and is a leader in automotive, robotics, entertainment, and other fields.

    We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer who can design, implement and verify our products (LSI and IP) such as GPUs and AI processors to strengthen our development capabilities.

    Details.

  • UX Research / User Research

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts
    • IT, Design engineer,UI/UX designer, Research & Analysis
    • Tokyo, Aichi
    • ¥6,000,000~¥11,000,000

    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.
    We are currently focusing on four areas [electrification, connected systems, advanced safety/automated driving, and non-vehicle businesses (FA/agriculture)].

    In this position, you will be in charge of UX planning and UX design development as well as researching end-user value.

    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.

  • Embedded Software Engineer |

    • IT, Software platform
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
    • Aichi
    • ¥5,900,000~¥15,000,000

    Since its establishment in 1948, the company has continued to grow with the expansion of the automotive industry and the shift to IoT in factories through its device and solution products.
    In the automotive industry's CASE, which is said to be undergoing a once-in-a-century transformation, demand for electronic devices that combine the company's strengths in microcontrollers, power semiconductors, and solutions is expected to increase as vehicles become more sophisticated, including EVs and automated driving.
    Among them, the company supports the automotive industry in the Tokai region with special sales rights in the Chubu area for in-vehicle microcomputers from a certain manufacturer, which are installed in 40% of the world's automobiles.
    We will continue to take on the challenge of constantly pursuing new areas while supporting the revolutionary changes in the automotive society, and we aim to grow as a global supplier in the field of advanced electronics with a management strategy of strengthening cooperation with highly creative companies that are ahead of their time.

    You will be engaged in in-vehicle software development work for major automakers and automotive parts manufacturers.
    My job is to develop new technologies that will be installed in future automobiles.

    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.

  • Development of iOS application for cab dispatch service

    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded), SE(Web, OPEN), SE(General purpose)
    • Tokyo
    • ¥6,000,000~¥10,000,000

    This company is a holding company that oversees the entire group and was established in 2021 with a trade name change from Business Operation Company. Its headquarters is located in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and is primarily responsible for formulating management strategies and allocating resources across the group. Specific business activities are left to its subsidiaries, which support a wide range of fields including electronics, entertainment, and finance.

    We are looking for an iOS engineer for a new business division formed by a JV between a major Japanese electronics manufacturer and a cab company.
    Through the development of value-added services and service growth hacking, we aim to create a new market utilizing AI technology. This is a position with a great deal of discretion, with the possibility of becoming a leader in new business creation by gaining a wide range of business experience.

    Details.

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