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

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ADAS Software Architect
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- 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 all over the world, and has a diverse workforce with a 1% turnover rate.

You will be the SW architect for driver assistance products (Radar, Video) for Japanese automotive companies (JOEM).

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ADAS Parking System Application Engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Kanagawa
- ¥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 1% turnover rate. 2024 April, a new R&D facility will be completed and the company is working to develop further advanced technologies.

of automatic parking support systems for JOEM. As a system and application engineer, this position is responsible for technical negotiations, project promotion, collaboration with global teams, and system evaluation using test vehicles.

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ADAS System Integrator
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Kanagawa
- ¥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 1% turnover rate.

of driving systems for JOEM. As a system integrator, this position is responsible for vehicle HW/SW integration, technical negotiation, coordination with domestic and international teams, and requirement, change and defect management.

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ADAS Application Engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- 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 1% turnover rate.

of ADAS (video and radar) systems in April 2024. This position is responsible for the development of actual vehicle adaption and is engaged in development work on projects for Japanese complete vehicle manufacturers.

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Safety Engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, Other (Localization, QA), QC・QA, Cyber Security
- 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 1% turnover rate. 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 leading functional safety and SOTIF in automotive development projects, promoting safety analysis, requirement formulation, customer negotiation, proposal and issue resolution in cooperation with global teams.

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Customer Project Manager
- 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.

This position is responsible for achieving project profitability, quality, schedule, and cost targets, and oversees the entire project, including customer contact, budget and resource management, risk management, team lead, and internal reporting.

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ADAS Software Verification Test Engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Kanagawa
- ¥4,600,000～¥7,500,000
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.

You will play a key role in assuring the quality of ADAS software products through VnV (Verification and Validation) testing.

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Customer Solution Manager
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- Electronics, Sales・Service Engineer, Field App Engineer・Pre-sales Engineer, Business Development ＆ Strategy, Account Manager (B2B)
- Kanagawa
- ¥10,000,000～¥13,000,000
A global technology company dedicated to the future of safe and sustainable mobility, providing software and hardware solutions primarily for the automotive sector. The company's business focuses on advanced automotive safety systems, connectivity, and electrical architecture, which it designs and develops for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company also leads the industry in data and power distribution capabilities and plays a key role in the design of next-generation vehicle architectures.

Operating in more than 77 locations worldwide, the company is particularly focused on developing solutions for connected cars, sensors, and electric vehicles. In addition, we are also promoting sustainable initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality.

Join a global leader driving the future of safe, sustainable, and connected mobility. As a Customer Solution Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping next-generation automotive technologies by bridging the gap between customer needs and cutting-edge engineering solutions. traditional sales role-it's a strategic position focused on technical collaboration, solution design, and business This is not a traditional sales role-it's a strategic position focused on technical collaboration, solution design, and business development for advanced automotive systems.

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In-house SE|In-house SE (PMO for core system renewal)
- Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, Internal SE
- Tokyo
- ¥5,500,000～¥8,500,000
Our company is the top company in Japan in car navigation systems. While the company has a long history and a stable foundation, it is also taking on the challenge of doing business with the trends of the times. As for products for individuals, we mainly manufacture and sell in-vehicle equipment such as car navigation systems, car audio systems, and drive recorders. For corporate customers, the company's main business is mobility solution services. In addition to its own brand of car navigation systems, the company also supplies OEM products to automobile manufacturers for their OEM car navigation systems, and from 2020 is partnering with a major automobile parts manufacturer to develop an integrated cockpit for the next generation of CASE automobiles.

As PMO of the financial accounting system renewal project, you will be responsible for the following tasks.

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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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Interior Sensing Systems Engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Research ＆ Development
- 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 HW/SW design and requirement definition of the entire system, and promotes optimal system development based on customer needs in cooperation with international and interdisciplinary teams.

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Interior Systems Software engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
- Kanagawa
- ¥5,800,000～¥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 around the world, and has a diverse workforce and a working environment with a turnover rate of 1%.

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the following tasks.

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