Mechanical jobs and career trends in the automotive industry

Industry Trends for Mechanical-related Jobs

Digitalization of design work

To meet the increasing complexity of products and the demand for quick delivery and cost reduction, most machines in the automotive industry require design engineers to master not only mechanical engineering but also various digital technologies, including the use of CAD software such as 3D CAD and simulation tools.

Importance of mechatronics engineers

In recent years, IOT, in which automobiles are connected to the Internet, such as automated driving, has been accelerating, and automobiles are becoming increasingly electronic, including connected services. As a result, the demand for mechatronics engineers with knowledge not only in mechanical engineering but also in electronics and computing is increasing.

Automation and Population Intelligence

Efforts are also underway to use artificial intelligence to shorten the design process, and the automotive industry is focusing on AI-based design optimization, automation, and design prediction and improvement.

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  • Customer Quality Assurance Engineer

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Electronics, QC・QA, QC・QA
    • Tochigi
    • ¥5,800,000~¥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 even more advanced technologies.

    This position is responsible for quality assurance of automotive components and promotes customer relations, manufacturing site collaboration, and global quality improvement.

    Details.

  • Vehicle Compatibility Test Engineer

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • IT, SE(Control, Embedded), Research & Development, Research & Development
    • 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.

    ABS, VDC, electric brake booster This position is responsible for the calibration of automotive functions such as ABS, VDC, electric brake booster, etc., and promotes the achievement of performance targets and customer coordination through actual vehicle evaluations.

    Details.

  • Mechanical Engineer (Hydraulic Unit)

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Mechanical, Research & Development, Mechanical Design
    • 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.

    ABS/ESP/ Next Generation Brake Hydraulic This position is responsible for customer relations, global team collaboration, project management, and production support as the technical negotiation and design contact for units.

    Details.

  • HW Project Component Manager

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Electronics, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management
    • Kanagawa
    • ¥6,000,000~¥9,000,000

    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 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.

    You will be responsible for Hardware Project Component Manager (HW-PCM) for cameras, millimeter wave radar, ultrasonic sensors, etc.

    Details.

  • Production Management Group Leader

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Electronics, Production Management, Production Management, Production Management
    • Saitama
    • ¥8,000,000~¥9,500,000

    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 logistics and production management operations related to the entire lifecycle of products and parts, from production planning and inventory control to order receipt and shipment, procurement, export, quality and cost control, and SAP system operation.

    Details.

  • Application Engineer (Actuator) | Application Engineer (Automotive Small Actuator)

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Electronics, Research & Development, Electrical & electronic control design, Electrical & electronic control design
    • Kanagawa
    • ¥5,000,000~¥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 in charge of small actuators for automobiles, and as an application engineer for JOEM/J-Tier, will collect customer information, manage projects, and provide collaboration and development support with overseas bases.

    Details.

  • Project Manager

    • Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
    • IT, Program・Project Management, Program・Project Management
    • Kanagawa
    • ¥9,000,000~¥12,000,000

    It is a global technology company that provides electrification, autonomous driving, and connected technologies for automobiles.
    With vehicle electrical/electronic architecture, software, and ADAS at its core, we are developing solutions that support next-generation mobility.


    We play a key role in the design of next-generation vehicle architectures,
    with locations around the world promoting the development of solutions for connected cars, sensors, and electric vehicles, as well as working towards carbon neutrality.

    A project manager is a position that is responsible for the execution of business and projects, as well as their profitability.
    You will be responsible for the role of life cycle owner from project estimation to end of production.
    In addition, the main duties are to transfer products to mass production with high quality on time and to create reports on project status.

    Details.

  • Mechanical Engineer

    • Manufacturer, Semiconductor, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Mechanical, Mechanical Design
    • Kanagawa
    • ¥5,000,000~¥8,000,000

    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 1% turnover rate.

    This engineering position is responsible for hardware design of next-generation in-vehicle control systems and technical negotiations with customers.

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  • Director Customer Quality Leader

    • Manufacturer, Electrical & Electronic, Automotive Parts, Software platform
    • Electronics, QC・QA, QC・QA
    • Hiroshima, Aichi
    • ¥10,000,000~¥16,000,000

    A global automotive technology company specializing in cockpit electronics, including digital instrument clusters, infotainment systems, head-up displays, and domain controllers. Headquartered in America, they partner with major automakers worldwide to deliver innovative, software-defined Headquartered in America, they partner with major automakers worldwide to deliver innovative, software-defined vehicle solutions that enhance the driver and passenger experience.

    Lead customer quality management for Japan OEM accounts by driving issue resolution, strengthening customer relationships, and ensuring quality excellence across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier operations.

    Details.

  • Hardware Productization Lead Engineer

    • Manufacturer, Aerospace & Robotics
    • Mechanical, Sales・Service Engineer, Product Engineer (Hard/soft)
    • Ibaraki
    • ¥9,000,000~¥13,000,000

    A well known Japanese space company with locations in three countries. this company works to improve communication technology in the space sector. By leveraging satellite simulation technology and spacecraft communication hardware they aim to connect telecommunications on a planetary level. By leveraging satellite simulation technology and spacecraft communication hardware they aim to connect telecommunications on a planetary level.

    You will be responsible for leading product design related to space optical communication ground application hardware, coordinating with domestic and international customers, and developing NPI plans.

    Details.

  • Technical & Budget Management

    • Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
    • Accounting & Finance, Financial Planning&Analysis,Cost Controller, Production Management, Production Management
    • Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Tokyo
    • ¥9,300,000~¥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.

    You will be responsible for supporting the design and development department through technical management, budget management, and process improvement work in the design and development department.

    Details.

  • QMS Process Development

    • Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
    • Electronics, QC・QA, QC・QA
    • Kanagawa
    • ¥5,800,000~¥6,500,000

    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.

    You will be involved in the construction of QMS standards for the brake business unit.

    Details.

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