We are seeking a technically skilled and customer-focused Automotive Software Development Manager to join our team in Japan. In this hybrid role - combining engineering, project coordination, and customer support - you will work closely with one of tracetronic K.K.’s key accounts and collaborate extensively on-site at the customer’s premises.
Your job responsibilities
Support tracetronic’s mission to eliminate repetitive tasks through automation, independent of environments or tools.
Develop, implement and maintain automated test cases and reporting for embedded software using our automation tool ecu.test and our platform one:cx, covering HiL, SiL, and MiL environments.
Contribute to both pre-sales and post-sales activities, including tool customization, automation scripting, technical consulting, and solution design.
Organize, coordinate, and manage tasks related to customer requests, feedback, and support, including regular on-site visits.
Implement and develop Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and customer-specific projects directly on-site.
Provide product training, onboarding sessions, and hands-on demonstrations of our tools and platform.
Serve as a primary point of contact for technical product inquiries, ensuring consistently high customer satisfaction.
Collaborate closely with software developers and engineers in Germany to discuss product improvements and optimize customer solutions.
Define and specify required tests for diverse systems and development setups.
Assist customers in achieving Continuous Development and Continuous Deployment (CD/CD) workflows using the one:cx platform.
Create thorough documentation for test configurations, reports, and error analyses.
Your profile
Education: Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
Experience:
Minimum of 3-5 years within the automotive or software sectors
Experience with Japanese customers in the automotive and/or software industries
Technical Skills:
Familiarity with ECU software testing, test automation tools, and testing environments (HiL, SiL, MiL)
Knowledge of automotive bus systems (CAN, FlexRay, Ethernet, etc.)
Experience with dSPACE Controldesk, NI Veristand, CANoe Vector, ALM systems (Polarion, CodeBeamer, ...)
Knowledge in cloud (AWS, Azure, ...)
Knowledge in AI technologies
Scripting languages like Python, Java, Matlab or C, C++
MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Knowledge in Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) is beneficial
Language Proficiency: Fluent in Japanese and very good English Skills
Soft Skills: Strong interpersonal skills, solution-oriented mindset, and excellent communication abilities
Other: Willingness to travel within Japan and occasionally internationally
Benefits of joining the tracetronic team
Helping customers pioneer innovative projects with leading-edge technology
Growth within a flat hierarchy of motivated colleagues in an open, agile corporate culture
Attractive compensation and benefits package
Your workplace
Japan
Your contact person
Katja Friedrich
Employee benefits
Regular team eventsemployee discounts through corporate benefitsCompany pension schemeJob bicycle (leasing, purchase + depreciation)Subsidies for public transportationTraining and development opportunitiesFlexible working hoursPersonal feedback and development discussionsTable football for active breaks
Automobilelektronik, Automotive, Kundenkotakt, Customer, Japan, Tokyo, Yokohama, Mechatronik, Elektrotechnik, Programmieren
This Job or job advertisement as 'Project Manager Automotive Software Development (Shin-Yokohama) | プロジェクトマネージャー(自動車ソフトウェア開発)、新横浜' is advertised for the following addresses: Stuttgarter Straße 3, 01189 Dresden, Taunusstraße 38a, 80807 München, Friedrichshofener Str. 1h, 85049 Ingolstadt, c/o Volkswagen AG, Berliner Ring 2, 38440 Wolfsburg, Bahnhofstr. 44, 71696 Möglingen, 550 Stephenson Hwy. , 48083 Troy, Michigan, Steinhöft 9, 20459 Hamburg, 110, 13FL. KG Tower, 7 Teheran-ro 5-gil, Gangnam-gu , 06134 Seoul, Bahnhofstraße 44, 71696 Möglingen, Shanghai.
Short profile of the tracetronic GmbH
We are tracetronic.
We are experts when it comes to automated software testing – in the automotive sector and all related industries. We know exactly how software for automobiles is developed and we use this knowledge for highly efficient test automation. We don't do this as an end in itself, but to free up our customers' resources so that they can invest them more efficiently. Our products and solutions help to ensure that clever minds can focus on software innovations rather than being tied up in manual test procedures. Since our founding, reliability and professionalism have been our highest priorities. This applies to the brand, it applies to our products, and it applies to us. Reliability has enabled us to establish a company structure based on mutual trust. Through professionalism, we have built customer relationships that have been productive for years. And we stay true to both, no matter where the journey takes us.TraceTronic is a leader in the development and validation of electronic control units for the automotive industry. Our interdisciplinary teams of skilled engineers, mathematicians, and computer scientists fully support our customers’ goals throughout the entire hardware and software development process to enable faster time to market. We provide requirement analysis, system analysis and test implementation and execution, using state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies.
We consider people to be the most important part of the organization.
We see ourselves as an agile company that develops quality software solutions for the vehicles of the future and continuously scrutinizes and improves on existing solutions. Our teams are often made up of specialists from different fields who work together to develop sustainable solutions for our customers. Our corporate structure supports our way of working. We rely on flat hierarchies, task-oriented interdisciplinary teams, a positive error culture and, above all, working together as equals.
In the words of a colleague: "We simply have a world-class team." We have nothing to add to that.
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