Hiring Technical Project Manager in Japan

■ Technical Project Manager

■ Company Overview

Technological and industrial leader in electrification, driving assistance systems company

■ Your Role and Responsibilities

● Our Client in Japan is seeking a System Technical Project Manager to lead the development of our Computer Vision-based automated parking assistant system, part of our complete ADAS solution for next-generation mobility. This role oversees the full technical development lifecycle—from system architecture and requirements management to R&D team coordination and customer interface.

■ Experience and Qualifications

● Define and manage R&D schedules and budgets

● Monitor progress toward project milestones and lead daily meetings and task forces

● Conduct cross-functional design reviews with departments such as Purchasing and Manufacturing

● Act as the technical interface with customers, translating requirements into internal actions

● Manage and align activities across Software, Hardware, and Mechanical engineering teams

● Design and optimize system architecture in line with product strategy and standardization policies

● Break down system-level requirements and allocate them to relevant engineering domains

● 10+ years of experience in system development and team management

● Hands-on experience as a System Architect

● Strong understanding of ASPICE and related development processes

● Advanced business-level proficiency in Japanese and English

● Professional experience in the automotive industry

■ Additional Preferred Qualifications

● Knowledge and experience in ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) 

■ Work Location

● Tokyo

 Details will be provided during the meeting.

Embedded Software Engineer in Japan 

■ Embedded Software engineer

■ Company Overview 

 Technological Leading Engineering Service Provider. 

■ Your Role and Responsibilities 

● Develop and maintain embedded software for automotive control units and sensors

● Integrate software with hardware platforms and perform debugging and validation

● Optimize code for performance, memory, and power efficiency

● Collaborate with hardware, systems, and test teams to ensure seamless integration

● Support software deployment and updates across development and production 

■ Experience and Qualifications 

● Proficiency in C/C++ and embedded system development

● Experience with RTOS (e.g., QNX, FreeRTOS) and microcontroller architectures

● Familiarity with communication protocols (CAN, LIN, SPI, I2C)

● Strong debugging skills using tools like JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers

● Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git)

■ Additional Preferred Qualifications 

● Experience in automotive domains such as ADAS, telematics, or infotainment

● Exposure to model-based development and simulation tools

● Understanding of ISO 26262 and functional safety standards

■ Work Location 

● Tokyo

Details will be provided during the meeting.

ADAS Project Manager position in Japan 

■ ADAS Project Manager   

■ Company Overview 

 Technological and industrial leader in electrification, driving assistance systems company. 

■ Your Role and Responsibilities 

● Products: Handle existing projects involving front cameras, sensors, vision systems, and LiDAR while also engaging in activities to secure new projects.

● Existing Projects: Software updates, system changes, and configuration modifications for products already in mass production

● Manage OEM/OES projects (components, systems using established technologies)

● Responsible for KPI achievement across profitability, quality, and production readiness

● Secure and manage project resources

● For Phase 2 (P2) projects not completed in Phase 1 (P1), drive coordination with P2 stakeholders

● Resolve project-related issues and escalations

● Check and validate team activities, suggest timing scenarios to meet milestones

● Conduct concept competitions for customer requests (RFI, RFQ), as applicable

● Define and manage own budget and portions of project/system budgets

● Define scope and prepare project team for decision-making processes in committees

● Prepare/submit CAA and IAR (project/system level); address issues with P1 PM or launch manager

● Coordinate all internal and external project changes via team

● Apply Design to Cost methodology

● Escalate gaps vs. goals appropriately, with proper speed and foresight

● Lead AAI activities and foster PTM development across the team

● Set project goals and take ownership of PTMs

■ Experience and Qualifications 

● Software knowledge

● Experience as a PM (even technical sales backgrounds are accepted), or SW Engineers willing to transition to PM

● Automotive industry experience

● Business-level English

● Business-level Japanese (N2 preferred; N3 acceptable if communication is sufficient)

■ Additional Preferred Qualifications 

● Ability to work in an international environment (few Japanese members in the team)

● Resilience under pressure and assertiveness in expressing opinions 

■ Work Location 

● Tokyo

Details will be provided during the meeting.

Project Manager position in Japan 

■ Project Manager   

■ Company Overview 

World’s leading design and technology service provider. 

■ Your Role and Responsibilities 

● Japanese Native, with Automotive software experience

Understand customers project dynamics

a) Project Schedules & Changes

b) Technical specification changes

c) OEM requests and influence on planned activities

d) Lack of technical point clarity from Customer and/or OEM

● Able to clearly communicate with Customer and make both parties understand

● Must have technical and operational negotiation capability

● Person must be able to anticipate issues/surprises and take steps to mitigate

● Ensure customer satisfaction with actions and activities that reduce burden on customer engineers and managers

● Crisis & Risk Management – Identity project risks in advance and define mitigation plans.

● In case of any issues in the project, drive the root cause analysis and solutions

● Strong experience using PPT, XLS, MPP, JIRA, alternately project management tools etc.

● Exposure to ASPICE standards

● Define and Monitor project KPI’s for the assigned project. Provide and seek solutions for the deviations in the KPI’s defined

● Inform stakeholders about all engineering changes or delays in order to adjust schedule,

● Cost and/or specifications Implement countermeasures and escalate when project progress or results are unsatisfactory

● Act as a bridge/advisor for the cross-culture working and continuously propose improved working habits

■ Experience and Qualifications 

● Fluency in English and Japanese Languages – read write speak

● Positive attitude to drive both customer and team in India

● Knowledge of Automotive software development – the life cycle

● Good to have basic understanding of AUTOSAR, MBD, Testing, HILS validation and tools used in SW development

● Good know how of project management tools like Jira, MPP, Excel, PPT etc

■ Additional Preferred Qualifications 

● Demonstrate the leadership by pro-actively involved in the related task and leading it to conclusion. 

●Guide the team members on his/her specialized field and support to resolve the issue/problem. 

● Demonstrate leadership and constantly take on new challenges. 

● Have a strong sense of ownership towards their work and can proactively tackle it on their own. 

● Team player who sort to support and seek support as and when required. 

● Follow the HoRenSo(報告・連絡・相談) 

■ Work Location 

● Tokyo &Nagoya

ADAS Specialist in Japan 

■ ADAS Specialist

■ Company Overview 

 Technological Leading Mobility Tech Company. 

■ Your Role and Responsibilities 

● Plan and conduct driving tests for autonomous driving and ADAS-equipped vehicles in various environments across Japan and overseas.

● Monitor vehicle behavior during test runs, identify anomalies, and document performance metrics.

● Perform real-time and post-test analysis to visualize results and assess system functionality.

● Debug software components based on observed issues and collaborate with development teams to implement fixes.

● Conduct root cause analysis to determine the underlying factors contributing to system failures or inconsistencies. 

■ Experience and Qualifications 

● At least three years of experience in the development, testing, or validation of autonomous driving or ADAS technologies.

● Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas:

● Real-world vehicle evaluation of ADAS systems, including hands-on driving and performance analysis.

● Data analysis and software debugging in the context of autonomous vehicle systems.

● Construction and operation of Hardware-in-the-Loop or Driver-in-the-Loop Simulation environments.

● Execution of ADAS testing using simulation platforms and real vehicles.

■ Additional Preferred Qualifications 

● Ability to evaluate system performance under challenging conditions and edge cases.

● Experience in identifying issues through detailed analysis and contributing to system improvements for mass production.

● Strong driving skills and experience in conducting subjective evaluations based on sensory feedback.

■ Work Location 

● Tokyo

ADAS Evaluation Specialist in Japan 

■ ADAS Evaluation Specialist

■ Company Overview 

 Technological Leading Mobility Tech Company. 

■ Your Role and Responsibilities 

● Plan and conduct driving tests for autonomous driving and ADAS-equipped vehicles in various environments across Japan and overseas.

● Monitor vehicle behavior during test runs, identify anomalies, and document performance metrics.

● Perform real-time and post-test analysis to visualize results and assess system functionality.

● Debug software components based on observed issues and collaborate with development teams to implement fixes.

● Conduct root cause analysis to determine the underlying factors contributing to system failures or inconsistencies. 

■ Experience and Qualifications 

● At least three years of experience in the development, testing, or validation of autonomous driving or ADAS technologies.

● Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas:

● Real-world vehicle evaluation of ADAS systems, including hands-on driving and performance analysis.

● Data analysis and software debugging in the context of autonomous vehicle systems.

● Construction and operation of Hardware-in-the-Loop or Driver-in-the-Loop Simulation environments.

● Execution of ADAS testing using simulation platforms and real vehicles.

■ Additional Preferred Qualifications 

● Ability to evaluate system performance under challenging conditions and edge cases.

● Experience in identifying issues through detailed analysis and contributing to system improvements for mass production.

● Strong driving skills and experience in conducting subjective evaluations based on sensory feedback.

■ Work Location 

● Tokyo