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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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Embedded software Development Engineer
- Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Machinery, Equipment
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
- Tokyo, Osaka
- ¥11,000,000~¥18,000,000
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 be responsible for the specification study, design, implementation, and evaluation of software to be incorporated into products at the Product Development Group of a manufacturer that handles equipment that mainly improves productivity in "factories" such as sensors, measuring instruments, image processing equipment, control and measurement equipment, etc.
In addition, you will be responsible for design and implementation from various aspects, such as understanding the characteristics of devices and CPUs and drawing out their potential, designing in consideration of scalability and maintainability, and ensuring quality.
This is a very challenging position where you will be responsible for understanding the customer's usage, discussing with product planning and sales staff, and collaborating with the circuit and structure staff to propose and implement the optimal functions. -
Software development Engineer / Project Manager
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Trading
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Program・Project Management, Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Tokyo, Aichi
- ¥5,800,000~¥10,600,000
Hardware BusinessWe are a general electronics trading company that provides automotive parts manufacturers with a series of solutions for all kinds of electronic device products, including semiconductors and printed circuit boards, from planning, design and development to manufacturing, logistics, and quality control. We handle semiconductors and electronic components in a major general trading company group.
Since we are under the watchful eye of major companies, we have contracts with 9 major companies and can be involved in major projects.
We also have a support system that utilizes new technologies and partner networks in areas such as electrification, automated driving/ADAS, next-generation cockpits, and connectivity.
We are developing a wide range of businesses that go beyond the traditional trading company function of purchasing and selling products.
This position is for software development work and project manager for model-based development, AI, big data, etc., with a focus on automated driving.
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Product Architect
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor
- IT, Product Engineer (Hard/soft), FAE
- Tokyo
- ¥6,700,000~¥12,800,000
Enabling faster and more effective development of high-performance electronics, leading EDA software solutions to break boundaries and move into A German brand that is known to be a leader in its class.
This role involves sales, technical support, and service engagement for semiconductor physical verification tools. The position also includes proposing tailored solutions to customer challenges and acting as a bridge between the customer and global consulting teams to ensure successful project delivery and service improvement. -
Data Analyst (Product Management Department)
- Logistics & Transportation, Transportation, Trafic
- IT, Data Analyst
- Tokyo
- ¥6,000,000~¥12,000,000
It is a company that develops mobility-related services and promotes the digitalization of transportation and mobility.
Utilizing its proprietary apps and platforms, the company offers a variety of services, primarily cab dispatch services.
is one of only a dozen or so unicorn companies in Japan, and is co-creating new mobility services with a variety of companies.
We are looking for a data analyst to be in charge of data analysis for our cab dispatch service business. This role will contribute to the evolution of the product and business by analyzing a large amount of dynamic data collected from approximately 100,000 affiliated vehicles, which is half of all corporate and private cabs in Japan. The role will provide quantitative decision support, measure evaluation, and propose and implement product analysis. -
Aichi _ Resident engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Program・Project Management, Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Aichi
- ¥5,800,000~¥8,100,000
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.
We are looking for an engineer to cover the entire product range of the division and work with engineers to perform tasks at Japanese automaker sites.
This is a very challenging job where you will be expected to represent the company with a high level of awareness and provide value in the closest proximity to our customers.
Top in 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 September, a new R&D facility will be completed and the company is working to develop even more advanced technologies. -
Android Engineer
- IT, Software platform, Transportation, Trafic
- IT, Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Shizuoka, Ehime, Hokkaido, Toyama, Fukushima, Saga, Yamagata, Tochigi, Chiba, Gifu, Fukui, Aichi, Osaka, Ibaraki, Shimane, Tokyo, Niigata, Gunma, Okayama, Kagoshima, Nagano, Nara, Tokushima, Tottori, Miyagi, Akita, Fukuoka, Yamaguchi, Aomori, Kagawa, Saitama, Iwate, Okinawa, Kochi, Shiga, Kumamoto, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Oita, Miyazaki, Ishikawa, Mie, Kyoto, Hyogo, Wakayama, Hiroshima, Nagasaki
- ¥7,000,000~¥12,000,000
It is a company that develops mobility-related services and promotes the digitalization of transportation and mobility.
We are also one of only a dozen or so unicorn companies in Japan, and we are co-creating new mobility services with various companies.
We are looking for an Android Engineer to join our company
, which is the No.1 cab dispatch service provider in the industry, for 1) cab dispatch application and 2) in-vehicle application respectively.
Each position is in a separate team.
We are looking for people who have a high level of technical inquisitiveness and want to take on challenges in an environment where they can explore more and more efficient ways of creating, designing for ease of operation, automating testing, and so on.
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product manager
- Logistics & Transportation, Transportation, Trafic
- IT, Product manager (Web/Application)
- Tokyo
- ¥6,000,000~¥12,000,000
It is a company that develops mobility-related services and promotes the digitalization of transportation and mobility.
Utilizing its proprietary apps and platforms, the company offers a variety of services, primarily cab dispatch services.
is one of only a dozen or so unicorn companies in Japan, co-creating new mobility services with a variety of companies.
We are a unicorn company that co-creates new mobility services with a wide range of companies.
In order to deliver products to the market, he/she will lead the development of products by facing various stakeholders, discussing and building consensus, and playing a central role in communication.
The ideal vision of where the product will go and the roadmap for its realization will be created.
He/she is responsible for the "Why" and "What" of the product. -
Brake System_Adaptation Engineer for Actual Vehicle (Hokkaido)
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Other (Localization, QA), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Hokkaido
- ¥5,500,000~¥8,000,000
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.
Development work for actual vehicle adaptation of ESP systems
Development Function: Actual vehicle calibration with ESP systems
Compliance functions: ABS, TCS, ESP, additional functions, NVH evaluation
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 September, a new R&D facility will be completed and the company is working to develop even more advanced technologies. -
Development of AI infrastructure software that connects vehicles and the cloud
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts
- IT, Data Analyst, Network, Infrastructure engineer
- Tokyo, Aichi
- ¥9,000,000~¥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.
We are currently focusing on four areas [electrification, connected systems, advanced safety/automated driving, and non-vehicle businesses (FA/agriculture)].
The company boasts the No. 1 market share in Japan in the automotive parts industry.
We are currently focusing on four areas [electrification, connected systems, advanced safety/automated driving, and non-vehicle businesses (FA/agriculture)].
We are aiming for comfortable and safe automated driving by incorporating "human senses" into automated driving, and are looking for people who can work together to "protect human lives and realize a society with zero traffic fatalities". We are looking for people who can work together to "save lives and realize a society with zero traffic fatalities.
In this position, you will serve as the developer of the AI infrastructure software that connects the vehicle to the cloud. -
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. -
Software Project Leader/Manager
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, Program・Project Management
- Tokyo, Hiroshima, Aichi
- ¥7,000,000~¥13,000,000
This global leader in connected technologies specializes in providing premium audio, visual, and telematics solutions, particularly for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets. With a strong presence in Japan, the company develops advanced in-car audio systems, connected services, and infotainment solutions, often integrating AI and cloud-based technologies. Their focus includes enhancing in-vehicle experiences through high-quality sound, smart connectivity, and software-driven solutions, making them a Their focus includes enhancing in-vehicle experiences through high-quality sound, smart connectivity, and software-driven solutions, making them a key player in the automotive and consumer electronics industries.
This role leads the software delivery for telematics projects, coordinating cross-functional, global teams to ensure on-time, on-budget, and high- Acting as the primary customer interface for software, the position requires strong project management capabilities, technical understanding, and communication skills in both English and Japanese. -
Large-scale software development (arch design/system design)
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts
- IT, Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Tokyo, Aichi
- ¥7,000,000~¥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.
[Top 5 global auto parts manufacturer]
Currently has a presence in more than 30 countries and regions, and is active in a wide range of fields such as ADAS, electric vehicles, connectivity, and cybersecurity. Although our development base is located in Japan, we have an environment where we can collaborate with overseas development partners and play an active role globally.
In addition, we have industry-leading technical capabilities and are characterized by high-quality and speedy development.
In this position, we are hiring leaders ~ managers of large-scale software development, and you will be in charge of a wide range of areas such as defining requirements with customers, managing management resources (people, goods, money, time), and development while utilizing our knowledge of SW.
*Variations may vary depending on experience.
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