Join a major global automotive supplier as an ADAS Senior System Engineer, leading the end-to-end development of advanced driver-assistance systems for leading automotive OEMs in Japan.
Based in Tokyo, you will work across the complete V-Model systems engineering lifecycle, from customer requirements analysis and functional specifications through system architecture, testing, performance evaluation, and vehicle-level validation. Acting as a technical lead, you will bridge Japanese automotive customers with global engineering and development teams to ensure complex ADAS functions are successfully delivered.
This position offers the opportunity to apply your expertise in ADAS, systems engineering, ASPICE, AUTOSAR, ECU development, radar, parking systems, and automotive software while contributing to next-generation autonomous driving and mobility technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze automotive customer requirements and create or update functional requirement specifications and system architecture designs for ADAS functions.
- Maintain requirements traceability throughout the complete systems engineering and V-Model development lifecycle.
- Serve as the technical lead for assigned ADAS functions during customer technical meetings, engineering discussions, and vehicle test drives.
- Coordinate complex technical topics between Japanese automotive customers and overseas engineering and development teams.
- Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and review test strategies to ensure ADAS functions meet required performance targets.
- Evaluate system and vehicle test results, assess ADAS performance, and participate in technical and design reviews.
- Resolve complex technical issues and manage specification changes in collaboration with hardware, software, systems, and validation teams.
- Support the development and evaluation of technologies related to parking systems, navigation, radar, ECUs, and advanced driver-assistance functions.
- Drive cross-functional problem-solving to ensure system requirements, architecture, implementation, and validation remain aligned throughout development.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Experience:
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience as a System Engineer, with strong domain knowledge of ADAS functions.
- Hands-on engineering experience in one or more relevant areas such as parking systems, navigation systems, radar technology, or ECU development.
- Proven experience writing requirements specifications, developing internal ADAS specifications, and evaluating system or vehicle test results.
- Practical experience with requirements management and traceability across an automotive systems engineering lifecycle.
- For Senior-level responsibilities, knowledge and practical experience in Systems Engineering aligned with ASPICE frameworks.
- For Senior-level responsibilities, knowledge of automotive Software Engineering principles, including AUTOSAR architecture.
Soft Skills:
- Strong technical ownership with the ability to act as a primary engineering liaison between automotive customers and cross-functional development teams.
- Excellent analytical and collaborative problem-solving skills for resolving complex issues across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Ability to communicate technical requirements, system issues, specification changes, and performance results clearly to relevant stakeholders.
- Strong coordination skills for working effectively with hardware, software, systems, validation, and overseas engineering teams.
- Ability to lead technical discussions and drive engineering topics toward clear decisions and solutions.
Language Requirements:
- Japanese: Business level or above, with strong communication skills for technical discussions with customers in Japan.
- English: Business level, with the ability to coordinate technical matters with overseas engineering and development teams.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Advanced knowledge or hands-on experience in ADAS system development within the automotive industry.
- Experience supporting the complete V-Model lifecycle, from requirements definition and system architecture through testing and vehicle evaluation.
- Strong knowledge of ASPICE-based automotive development processes.
- Knowledge or practical experience with AUTOSAR architecture and automotive software engineering.
- Experience working directly with major Japanese automotive OEMs on technical development programs.
- Broader experience across parking assistance, navigation, radar, ECU, or autonomous driving technologies.
- Experience acting as a technical lead or coordinating global engineering teams on automotive development projects.
- High-business-level Japanese proficiency or above.
About the Company
Our client is a major global automotive technology supplier developing advanced solutions across electrification, ADAS, automotive electronics, and interior experience systems.
Its electronics division works closely with leading automotive OEMs to develop sophisticated technologies supporting advanced driver-assistance systems, autonomous driving, and next-generation mobility.
With established engineering teams and an international development network, the company offers engineers the opportunity to work on complex automotive programs while collaborating with specialists across Japan and global development centers.
Why You'll Love Working Here
- Lead end-to-end ADAS system development for major automotive OEM programs, from requirements definition through system design, testing, and vehicle evaluation.
- Work at the forefront of ADAS, autonomous driving, automotive electronics, and next-generation mobility technologies.
- Build deeper technical expertise across systems engineering, ASPICE, AUTOSAR, radar, ECU, software, and vehicle-level validation.
- Collaborate directly with Japanese customers and an extensive international engineering network.
- Take ownership of technically challenging ADAS functions while working across hardware, software, systems, and validation teams.
- Develop your career toward future positions such as System Architect or Technical Leader.
- Receive a competitive ¥8M-¥11M annual salary within an established global automotive engineering organization.
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