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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  • UX Designer | UX Designer

    • Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
    • IT, Design engineer,UI/UX designer, Digital Marketing
    • Tokyo
    • ¥7,100,000~¥9,600,000

    We provide innovative solutions to meet the diverse needs of society and customers. In particular, within the Design Marketing Division, we focus on 'customer-centric business activities,' promoting the creation of brand culture, developing new markets and businesses, maximizing existing businesses, and further enhancing the overall competitiveness of the company through strengthening UX design and modernizing marketing. Additionally, in the Planning Operations Division, the Planning and Management Department continuously optimizes people, processes, and technology, and takes on the role of leading company-wide transformation projects and organizational reforms. By introducing diverse career support systems and flexible work styles adapted to the global business environment, we have established a system where each employee can grow while contributing to solving social issues.

    As a service designer, you are expected to be responsible for the following tasks such as creating new services, expanding existing services, and co-creating with customers. This position involves not only organizing customer issues and developing service concepts in a wide range of fields such as supply chains, public services, and lifestyle infrastructure, but also collaborating with business divisions and sites to concretize ideas and bring them to life.

    Details.

  • Engineering Project Manager– ADAS / Embedded Systems

    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Research & Development, Electrical & electronic control design, Product Engineer (Hard/soft), Program・Project Management
    • Tokyo
    • ¥6,000,000~¥11,000,000

    This company is a well-established global technology and manufacturing company with a strong presence in the mobility and industrial sectors. The company develops and provides advanced engineering solutions to manufacturers worldwide, supporting improvements in performance, efficiency, safety, and sustainability.

    With an international business environment and strong technical expertise, the company offers opportunities to collaborate with domestic and overseas teams while working closely with major manufacturing customers.

    A global automotive technology supplier is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to lead the technical coordination and delivery of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) development projects for Japanese automotive manufacturers.

    In this role, you will oversee technical development planning, project schedules, cross-functional coordination, customer technical discussions, and risk management.

    You will be responsible for ensuring that technical activities remain aligned with project objectives, customer requirements, and delivery schedules.

    This position is ideal for an engineer with experience in automotive ECUs or embedded software who is looking to take greater responsibility for technical project management in an international development environment.

    Details.

  • Customer Product Manager – Off-Highway / Technical Sales

    • Mechanical, Sales・Service Engineer, Business Development & Strategy, Product Engineer (Hard/soft), Account Manager (B2B), FAE
    • Tokyo
    • ¥6,000,000~¥10,000,000

    This company is a well-established global technology and manufacturing company with a strong presence in the mobility and industrial sectors. The company develops and provides advanced engineering solutions to manufacturers worldwide, supporting improvements in performance, efficiency, safety, and sustainability.

    With an international business environment and strong technical expertise, the company offers opportunities to collaborate with domestic and overseas teams while working closely with major manufacturing customers.

    A global automotive and industrial technology supplier is seeking a Customer Product Manager to provide technical sales and application engineering support to Japanese manufacturers of agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and specialty vehicles.

    This position serves as the main technical contact between customers and internal engineering teams, helping identify customer requirements and recommend suitable products and technical solutions.

    The product portfolio includes transmissions, axles, hydraulic and pneumatic braking systems, electronic controls, and electrification technologies.

    This is a customer-facing technical position combining engineering knowledge, technical sales, product application support, and international coordination.

    Details.

  • Supply Chain Solutions Project Manager | SCM Development and Construction Project Manager

    • Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Program・Project Management, SE(Web, OPEN), SE(General purpose)
    • Tokyo
    • ¥8,500,000~¥14,800,000

    We provide innovative solutions to meet the diverse needs of society and customers. In particular, in the Design Marketing Division, we focus on 'customer-centric business activities,' promoting the creation of brand culture, developing new markets and businesses, maximizing existing businesses, and further enhancing the overall competitiveness of the company through strengthening UX design and modernizing marketing. Additionally, in the Planning Operations Division, the Planning and Management Department continuously optimizes people, processes, and technology, and takes on the role of leading company-wide transformation projects and organizational reforms. By introducing diverse career support systems and flexible work styles adapted to the global business environment, we have established a system where each employee can grow and contribute to solving social issues.

    You will develop solutions that utilize devices and AI technologies to improve and streamline target customers' operations. Rather than traditional contract development, development is based on modeling and scaling, with the ultimate goal of creating SaaS-based business applications.

    Details.

  • Internal IT Planning & Implementation Specialist | Planning and execution of internal information systems

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic
    • IT, Internal SE, Network, Infrastructure engineer
    • Aichi
    • ¥6,000,000~¥11,000,000

    In the automotive parts industry, we are a company boasting one of the top domestic market shares in thermal systems, mobility systems, power train systems, electrification systems, and electronic systems.
    Currently, we are focusing on four areas: electrification, connectivity, advanced safety/autonomous driving, and non-vehicle business (FA/agriculture)]. In particular, in the field of autonomous driving, we are conducting public road demonstration experiments for Level 4 autonomous driving, and are working toward the future of safe and secure mobility systems.

    You will be engaged in planning, planning, and execution related to the enhancement and operation of the group's internal information systems. In the future, you will be assigned to a group production company (assuming Ibaraki and Saitama prefectures), where you will be engaged in maintenance and management of information systems in manufacturing, planning business reforms closely rooted in the field, such as promoting DX. After that, you are expected to leverage your experience to engage in IT management operations across the entire group.

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  • Driving Transformation of the Next-Generation Design Organization

    • Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
    • IT, Design engineer,UI/UX designer
    • Tokyo
    • ¥13,300,000~¥18,100,000

    We provide innovative solutions to meet the diverse needs of society and customers. In particular, the Design Marketing Division focuses on "customer-centric business activities," promoting brand culture creation, developing new markets and businesses, maximizing existing businesses, and enhancing overall corporate competitiveness through strengthening UX design and modernizing marketing. Additionally, in the Planning Operations Division, the Planning and Management Department continuously optimizes people, processes, and technology, leading company-wide transformation projects and organizational reforms. By introducing diverse career support systems and flexible work styles adapted to the global business environment, the company has established a system where each employee can grow while contributing to solving social issues.

    Leveraging expertise cultivated in software development and UX design, you will lead transformations across design, development, and business to transform organizations, processes, talent, and culture.

    Details.

  • Hardware Platform Management and SoC Selection and Evaluation for Large-Scale ADAS System Control Computers

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic
    • Electronics, Circuit & Mounting Design, Research & Development, Product Engineer (Hard/soft), Mechanical Design
    • Tokyo, Aichi
    • ¥6,500,000~¥14,300,000

    In the automotive parts industry, we are a company boasting one of the top domestic market shares in thermal systems, mobility systems, power train systems, electrification systems, and electronic systems.
    Currently, we are focusing on four areas: electrification, connectivity, advanced safety/autonomous driving, and non-vehicle business (FA/agriculture)]. In particular, in the field of autonomous driving, we are conducting demonstration experiments on public roads for Level 4 autonomous driving, working toward the future of safe and secure mobility systems.

    This is a development project for next-generation ECUs and large-scale integrated computers in the "Intelligent Automation (ADAS)" field, which is positioned as the top investment area in the 2030 medium-term management plan.
    This project is promoting the construction of system architecture, software architecture, specification management, and AI-utilizing development processes centered on ECU systems, aiming for market launch in 2027 and 2030.

    While promoting multiple next-generation ADAS projects, we are strengthening our development system and are recruiting core personnel to lead product development.

    Details.

  • System Software Architecture Design for Large-Scale ADAS System Control Computers

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic
    • Electronics, Circuit & Mounting Design, Research & Development, Product Engineer (Hard/soft), Mechanical Design
    • Tokyo, Aichi
    • ¥6,500,000~¥14,300,000

    In the automotive parts industry, we are a company boasting one of the top domestic market shares in thermal systems, mobility systems, power train systems, electrification systems, and electronic systems.
    Currently, we are focusing on four areas: electrification, connectivity, advanced safety/autonomous driving, and non-vehicle business (FA/agriculture)]. In particular, in the field of autonomous driving, we are conducting demonstration experiments on public roads for Level 4 autonomous driving, working toward the future of safe and secure mobility systems.

    This is a development project for next-generation ECUs and large-scale integrated computers in the "Intelligent Automation (ADAS)" field, which is positioned as the top investment area in the 2030 medium-term management plan 'CORE 2030.
    ' This project is promoting the construction of system architecture, software architecture, specification coordination, and AI-based development processes centered on ECU systems, aiming for market launch in 2027 and 2030.
    While promoting multiple next-generation ADAS projects, we are strengthening our development system and are recruiting core personnel to lead product development.

    Details.

  • Development of data acquisition platform software for mobility computer (also known as HPC High Performance Computer)

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Program・Project Management, Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
    • Aichi
    • ¥6,500,000~¥14,300,000

    The company holds one of the top market shares in Japan within the automotive parts industry across its thermal systems, mobility systems, powertrain systems, electrification systems, and electronic systems businesses.
    The company is currently focusing its efforts on four key areas: [Electrification, Connected Vehicles, Advanced Safety/Autonomous Driving, and Non-Automotive Businesses (Factory Automation/Agriculture)]. Specifically, in the field of autonomous driving, the company is conducting real-world road tests for Level 4 autonomous driving and is working toward a future of safe and secure mobility systems.

    You will be responsible for all aspects of software development for the

    data collection platform, which is essential for large-scale system development projects such as autonomous driving, advanced driver-assistance systems, and SDV platforms.

    Since these are mass-produced ECUs intended for commercial vehicles—not just pre-development prototypes—quality must be reliably ensured.

    Details.

  • Large-scale ADAS system control computers: Innovation in development processes and work transformation

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic
    • Electronics, Circuit & Mounting Design, Research & Development, Product Engineer (Hard/soft), Mechanical Design
    • Tokyo, Aichi
    • ¥6,500,000~¥14,300,000

    In the automotive parts industry, we are a company boasting one of the top domestic market shares in thermal systems, mobility systems, power train systems, electrification systems, and electronic systems.
    Currently, we are focusing on four areas: electrification, connectivity, advanced safety/autonomous driving, and non-vehicle business (FA/agriculture)]. In particular, in the field of autonomous driving, we are conducting demonstration experiments on public roads for Level 4 autonomous driving, working toward the future of safe and secure mobility systems.

    This is a development project for next-generation ECUs and large-scale integrated computers in the "Intelligent Automation (ADAS)" field, which is positioned as the top investment area in the 2030 medium-term management plan.
    This project is promoting the construction of system architecture, software architecture, specification management, and AI-utilizing development processes centered on ECU systems, aiming for market launch in 2027 and 2030.

    While promoting multiple next-generation ADAS projects, we are strengthening our development system and are recruiting core personnel to lead product development.

    Details.

  • Sales technologies driving advanced development in the electric drive field

    • Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
    • IT, Field App Engineer・Pre-sales Engineer, Business Development & Strategy, Account Manager (B2B)
    • Tokyo
    • ¥6,500,000~¥14,300,000

    In the automotive parts industry, we are a company boasting one of the top domestic market shares in thermal systems, mobility systems, power train systems, electrification systems, and electronic systems.
    Currently, we are focusing on four areas: electrification, connectivity, advanced safety/autonomous driving, and non-vehicle business (FA/agriculture)]. In particular, in the field of autonomous driving, we are conducting public road demonstration experiments for Level 4 autonomous driving, working toward the future of safe and secure mobility systems.

    In electric vehicle development, multiple areas such as motors, inverters, batteries, thermal management, and vehicle control are closely interconnected, and it is important for customers and suppliers to share technical challenges and system configurations even before mass production development begins.

    At the Tokyo Sales Technical Office, we are making proposals and conducting joint discussions with DENSO's technical department from the vehicle concept and early development stages to car manufacturers in the Kanto region. On the other hand, in advanced development, it is necessary to proceed with decisions between customers and internally, not only technical considerations but also the scope of consideration, division of roles, prototyping and development costs, schedule, deliverables, and many other matters.

    Going forward, to more reliably connect advanced development activities in the electric drive field to mass production and business, we are recruiting sales technical personnel who stand between customers and DENSO's technical departments, overseeing the entire project, and guiding each outstanding issue to be decided and executed one by one.

    Details.

  • Advanced Mobility Sensor R&D Engineer | Research and Development of Sensors for Future Mobility

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Program・Project Management, Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
    • Aichi
    • ¥5,500,000~¥14,300,000

    In the automotive parts industry, we are a company boasting one of the top domestic market shares in thermal systems, mobility systems, power train systems, electrification systems, and electronic systems.
    Currently, we are focusing on four areas: electrification, connectivity, advanced safety/autonomous driving, and non-vehicle business (FA/agriculture). In particular, in the field of autonomous driving, we are conducting public road demonstration experiments for Level 4 autonomous driving, working toward the future of safe and secure mobility systems.

    You will be engaged in research and development of sensors and communications for future mobility, including battery monitoring sensors, inertial sensors, biometric sensors, and wireless and optical communications.

    Details.

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