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Applied Intuition is a $15B-valued AI infrastructure company (founded 2017) powering physical AI for autonomous vehicles and moving machines across automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture. The company serves 18 of the top 20 global automakers and the US military.
You will join the Tokyo office (established 2019 in Otemachi) as a Systems & Validation Engineer, sitting at the intersection of customers, software engineers, and vehicle test teams. Your core mission: ensure production vehicle software is well-defined, traceable, and thoroughly validated across multiple vehicle domains.
Key responsibilities:
- Capture, analyze, and decompose system and software requirements for Vehicle OS integrations directly with Japanese and international customers
- Define system architecture, interfaces, and signal/service specifications across ECUs and vehicle domains
- Maintain end-to-end traceability from requirements through design, implementation, and test
- Develop test strategies, test plans, and test cases for SIL (Software-in-the-Loop), HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop), and in-vehicle validation
- Build and maintain test automation integrated into CI/CD pipelines
- Run and coordinate validation campaigns on benches and vehicles; triage issues and drive root-cause analysis with software teams
- Track validation coverage and readiness to hit SoP (Start of Production) milestones
- Support process compliance (ASPICE, ISO 26262) with customers and internal teams
- Establish integration and validation workflows spanning Japan and US time zones
The role requires bilingual fluency (English and Japanese, written and verbal) and close collaboration across geographies. You'll work in a 5-day/week in-office environment with flexibility for occasional remote work.
REQUIREMENTS:
- BSc or MSc in electrical engineering, computer science, mechatronics, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in automotive systems engineering, verification, or validation
- Experience with requirements engineering and the V-model development process
- Hands-on experience with HIL/SIL environments and automotive test tools (Vector CANoe/CANalyzer, dSPACE, ETAS, or similar)
- Strong understanding of in-vehicle networks (CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP) and diagnostics (UDS, DoIP)
- Fluency in both English and Japanese (written and verbal), with ability to operate effectively in a bilingual business environment
NICE TO HAVE:
- Familiarity with Classic AUTOSAR and/or Adaptive AUTOSAR architectures
- Experience with requirements and test management tools (Polarion, codebeamer, DOORS, Jira/Xray)
- Knowledge of ASPICE, ISO 26262 functional safety, or ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity
- Experience with model-based systems engineering (SysML, Enterprise Architect, Cameo)
- Experience working directly with OEM or Tier 1 customers
- Experience with in-vehicle testing and data logging/analysis tools
