Product Engineer – Automotive Components
Location: Shin-Yokohama, JapanWork Style: HybridSalary: Up to 8 million JPY, depending on experience Overview An excellent opportunity for an early-career Product Engineer to join a global automotive supplier developing advanced components for major Japanese automotive manufacturers. This is a customer-facing engineering position focused on application engineering, product development, and technical coordination. You will work closely […]
Sales Manager – Automotive Components
Location: Shin-Yokohama, JapanWork Style: HybridSalary: Up to 13 million JPY (depending on experience) Overview An exciting opportunity for an experienced automotive sales professional to manage commercial activities with major Japanese OEM customers within a global automotive supplier. This role is responsible for driving new business acquisition, leading commercial negotiations, and developing long-term customer relationships throughout […]
Sales Engineering Manager – Embedded Software & Software Testing
Location: Tokyo, JapanWork Style: HybridSalary: 11 ~13 million JPY Overview An international software engineering company is seeking an experienced Sales Engineering Manager to lead technical presales activities and support continued business growth in Japan. This position combines technical consulting, business development, project leadership, and people management. Working closely with customers and global engineering teams, you […]
What Interviewers Are Actually Evaluating
In a previous article, I wrote about uncovering your experience. This one is about the next step: how you communicate that experience once you’ve uncovered it. Two years ago, I introduced a Sales Manager to one of my clients. As always, we spent time preparing for the interview. We discussed the types of questions he […]
Account Manager – Automotive Plastic Components
Location: Tokyo, JapanSalary: Up to ¥11 million JPY (depending on experience) Overview An international automotive supplier is seeking an experienced Account Manager to support business development with Japanese automotive manufacturers. This role focuses on automotive plastic components, primarily interior products, and combines technical sales, project coordination, and customer relationship management. You will work closely with […]
Senior Sales Manager – Automotive Electronics
Location: Tokyo or Nagoya, JapanWork Style: HybridSalary: 13–16 million JPY (depending on experience) Overview An exciting opportunity for an experienced automotive sales professional to lead commercial activities with major Japanese OEM customers. This position focuses on developing long-term business with Mazda and Isuzu across a broad portfolio of advanced automotive electronics products. Working closely with […]
Your Experience Isn’t Missing. It’s Buried.
One of the parts of my job I enjoy most is helping candidates prepare for interviews. When people hear “interview preparation,” they usually imagine rehearsing answers to common questions or picking up techniques to make a better impression. Those things have their place, but they aren’t really the focus of my sessions. My goal isn’t […]
Director, Project Engineering – Automotive Electronics
Location: Tokyo or Nagoya, JapanSalary: 15–18 million JPY (depending on experience) Overview An exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced automotive engineering professional to lead project engineering activities supporting a major Japanese automotive OEM. This role serves as the primary technical and customer-facing interface between the customer and global engineering teams, ensuring clear communication, effective issue […]
Automotive Plastic Components Engineer
Location: Yokohama, JapanWork Style: HybridSalary: 10–11 million JPY (depending on experience) Overview An exciting opportunity for an Automotive Plastics Engineer to join a global automotive supplier developing advanced plastic components for next-generation vehicle platforms. In this role, you will support the development of automotive plastic products from concept through mass production, working closely with manufacturing, […]
Hardware Project Lead – Automotive Electronics
Location: Tokyo, JapanSalary: 10–12 million JPY OverviewThis role focuses on leading hardware development projects for advanced automotive electronic systems, working closely with both local OEM customers and global engineering teams. You will take ownership of hardware delivery across the full project lifecycle, coordinating cross functional teams and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, […]