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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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Automotive Field Application Engineer
- Manufacturer, Semiconductor
- IT, Field App Engineer・Pre-sales Engineer
- Tokyo
- ¥8,000,000~¥12,000,000
The company is a leading provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, specializing in automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics markets. It focuses on developing innovative products in areas such as automotive safety, connectivity, and secure transactions. The company plays a crucial role in driving the future of smart technologies, supporting industries with cutting-edge solutions. With a strong presence in Japan, it contributes significantly to global efforts in creating a smarter, more connected world.
The Automotive Field Application Engineer is responsible for acting as the primary technical liaison to automotive customers throughout the full design and production lifecycle. This role focuses on providing customer-facing technical leadership in support of MCU and MPU solutions within Software Defined Vehicle and Vehicle Electronics Architecture programs. Responsibilities include delivering technical support, developing proof‑of‑concepts and solution demonstrations, and enabling design‑in decisions through clear technical value. The position also involves defining and structuring customer use cases, including system architecture, software stacks, and block diagrams, to support internal execution and opportunity tracking. In addition, the role supports technical training, cross‑functional collaboration, and the communication of customer and market insights. The Automotive Field Application Engineer ensures strong customer satisfaction while contributing to sustained design wins and long-term partnerships. -
Lead Software Architect
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
- Tokyo
- ¥10,000,000~¥12,000,000
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 is responsible for defining and leading system-level software architecture for automotive integrated cockpit projects from concept to production. As the key technical authority, you will make critical architectural decisions, guide domain architects, and work closely with OEM customers to ensure successful project delivery and business acquisition. -
SDV Business Development Manager
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, Field App Engineer・Pre-sales Engineer, Business Development & Strategy, Account Manager (B2B)
- Tokyo
- ¥10,000,000~¥12,000,000
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 is responsible for developing business opportunities for software products related to connected and software-defined vehicles (SDV), including OTA, feature-on-demand, and digital marketplaces. You will work closely with product, engineering, and sales teams to drive customer engagement, define value propositions, and close deals with automotive OEMs and partners. -
Customer Quality Engineer
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, Other (Localization, QA), QC・QA
- Hiroshima
- ¥8,000,000~¥9,500,000
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 is responsible for customer quality activities for Data Communication Modules (DCM), acting as the key interface between the customer (JOEM) and internal global teams. You will lead quality issue resolution, drive continuous improvement, and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction across the product lifecycle. -
On Board Charging System Engineer
- IT, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Electrical & electronic control design, Electrical & electronic control design
- Tokyo
- ¥5,000,000~¥12,000,000
A major automotive supplier of technologies such as lighting, electronics, sensors and autonomous driving systems.
This position leads system-level development of automotive energy management solutions, with a focus on on-board charger (OBC) systems. Acting as the key technical interface for a Japanese OEM, you will guide global engineering teams to deliver high-quality, customer-compliant products. -
ADAS ECU System Engineer
- IT, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded)
- Kanagawa
- ¥6,000,000~¥8,500,000
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.
This position is responsible for system design and requirements definition in ADAS ECU development projects. By collaborating with the global team, we promote ADAS system development for Japanese OEMs and contribute to strengthening the system engineering domain. -
Quality Support Center Manager
- OTHERS, Trading
- Mechanical, Sales・Service Engineer, Field App Engineer・Pre-sales Engineer
- Tokyo
- ¥9,600,000~¥12,300,000
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.
You will be responsible for the overall management of the Quality Support Center. -
Product Management Staff (Americas & Latina Americas)
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, Product manager (Web/Application), Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management
- Kanagawa
- ¥5,000,000~¥12,000,000
We are a Japan-based commercial vehicle manufacturer that develops, manufactures, and sells trucks, buses, and industrial engines. With production bases and sales networks in Japan and overseas, the company provides products to more than 170 countries and regions around the world, and is developing manufacturing that takes advantage of its global network.
The company is also progressive in its approach to environmental responsiveness, actively promoting the development of electrification and environmental technologies, and was one of the first to introduce mass-produced light-duty electric trucks to the market. The high level of technology and quality that we have cultivated over the years is highly regarded both in Japan and overseas, and we have earned the trust of our business partners. Our corporate culture is characterized by diversity, with global human resources playing an active role.
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Track Lead (Hands-on + Bridge) – SAP S/4HANA AMS
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- Consulting, IT Consultant
- Tokyo
- ¥8,100,000~¥12,200,000
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.
As a track lead for SAP S/4HANA's operations and maintenance (AMS), this position is responsible for bridging the gap between the Japanese business department and the offshore (mainly Indian) team, while leading the solution of L2/L3 level issues. While ensuring operational quality, governance, and compliance, we will promote stable operation and continuous improvement. -
Project Manager – Embedded ECU & Module Development
- IT, Software platform
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management
- Aichi
- ¥5,900,000~¥10,400,000
Since its founding in 1948, it has continued to grow with the expansion of the automotive industry and the introduction of IoT in factories with device products and solution products.
In the automotive industry, which is said to be a once-in-a-century period of change, demand for microcontrollers, power semiconductors, and electronic devices that combine solutions, which are the company's strengths, is expected to increase as vehicles become more and more functional, such as EVs and autonomous driving.
Among them, the company has a special contract to sell automotive microcontrollers from a certain manufacturer, which are installed in 40% of the world's automobiles, in the Chubu area, and supports the automobile industry in the Tokai region.
We will continue to take on the challenge of constantly pursuing new areas while supporting the period of change in the automotive society, and aim to grow as a global supplier in the advanced electronics field through our management strategy of strengthening cooperation with highly creative companies that are ahead of the times.
As the PM for the development of our own products (systems that detect objects and people using image recognition technology (including AI)), we will work with our partners to promote a series of development PJs from the design ~ development and manufacturing of high-reliability ECUs and modules. It is a rewarding job to realize safety and security with the products we have developed and to greatly improve social issues.
・Target market: Major construction machinery vehicle manufacturers, FA companies, etc. -
Telematics Software Architect
- Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
- IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Research & Development
- Tokyo, Aichi
- ¥10,000,000~¥14,000,000
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 is responsible for designing and guiding the software architecture for embedded automotive systems, ensuring integration, scalability, and The position involves cross-functional collaboration to define high-level design strategies, manage interfaces, and ensure system feasibility from the RFQ/RFI stage through development. interfaces, and ensure system feasibility from the RFQ/RFI stage through development. -
iOS Engineer -User App
- 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 transportation.
In addition to developing a variety of services using its own apps and platforms, mainly taxi dispatch services, it
is also one of only a dozen unicorn companies in Japan, and is co-creating new mobility services with various companies.
You will be developing an iOS app for a taxi app.
In addition to development that is closed to app products, there are also many development projects for the entire system, so many development projects, large and small, are running at the same time. In such a situation, rather than making what is told, we will understand the issues and needs of users and proceed with development while discussing to pursue a better experience.
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