Robotics jobs in Japan: robotics, software and AI engineering roles

356 open roles at 81 robotics companies in Japan: Robotics engineering (104), Software engineering (78), AI, perception and data (46), Mechanical and manufacturing engineering (39), Product, programs and leadership (45). None of them states a citizenship or security-check demand. 50 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 25 Oct 2026
open roles
356
companies
81
open to any nationality
100%
median stated pay
$65k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Mujin31100%
SkyDrive31100%25
AI Robot Association30100%2
Astemo, Ltd.17100%
Wayve15100%15
Rapyuta Robotics14100%3
Applied Intuition13100%
FingerVision11100%
Turing11100%
Liberaware9100%
TIER IV9100%
MUSE9100%
Andrew Alliance8100%
ugo7100%
ROMS6100%

Newest roles

newmo

newmo.me
newmo.me • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Public Transport • Smart Mobility • Likely startup • Hiring 23, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Public Transport • Smart Mobility • Likely startup • Hiring 23, 1 new
newmo is a Japanese mobility company that uses technology to improve regional transport and runs its own taxi business with more than 2,100 employees. In August 2025 it launched newJob, a recruitment business for essential workers in fields such as care, logistics and transport, and it hires product leaders, taxi operations managers, corporate engineers and graduate staff in Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

01_106 自動運転システムアーキテクト / Autonomous Driving Systems Architect

$90k – $129k per year • Staff+ • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Architect
C++
Robotics
ROS2
Autoware
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Fujitsu

fujitsu.com
fujitsu.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • High-Performance Computing • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Systems Integrators • 5000+ employees • Est. 1935 • Trust A • Hiring 259, 27 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • High-Performance Computing • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Systems Integrators • 5000+ employees • Est. 1935 • Trust A • Hiring 259, 27 new
Fujitsu is a Japanese information and communications technology company headquartered in Tokyo. It provides IT services, systems integration, cloud and computing products, including high-performance computing.
No named decision-maker yet.
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ABB

abb.com
abb.com • HQ: Zurich, Switzerland • Industrial Robotics • Power Grid • Industrial Automation • 5000+ employees • Est. 1988 • Trust A • Hiring 2005, 457 new
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland • Industrial Robotics • Power Grid • Industrial Automation • 5000+ employees • Est. 1988 • Trust A • Hiring 2005, 457 new
ABB is a Swiss-Swedish engineering group headquartered in Zurich that makes electrification products, robotics, motion and drive systems, and process automation and measurement equipment for utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure. Formed in 1988 through the merger of ASEA and Brown Boveri, it is listed in Zurich and Stockholm, operates in more than 100 countries and includes B&R machine automation, founded in Austria in 1979; Morten Wierod has been chief executive since August 2024. Its global careers site lists engineering, project management, service sales, production assembly and operator, quality, HR and legal roles across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 day ago 2 days ago Likely open · 63%

フィールドサービスエンジニア/Field Service Engineer

In office (Toyota, Japan) • High School Diploma • Full-Time • Japanese: C1 • English: A1
CAPA
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Applied Intuition

appliedintuition.com
appliedintuition.com • HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Defense AI • Automotive Software • Simulation & Digital Twin Software • Autonomous Driving • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017 • Trust B • Hiring 290, 5 new
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Defense AI • Automotive Software • Simulation & Digital Twin Software • Autonomous Driving • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017 • Trust B • Hiring 290, 5 new
Applied Intuition is an American vehicle software company founded in 2017 that sells the toolchain automakers use to develop, simulate and validate autonomous and assisted driving systems. Its products cover large-scale simulation, sensor modelling, drive-data management, scenario generation and a vehicle operating system, sold to carmakers, truck, agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers and defence customers, and it has expanded into defence autonomy through acquisitions. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States.
Peter Ludwig · Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer · decision-maker
Qasar Younis · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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System Validation Engineer - Autonomous Driving

Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Senior • Japanese (Optional)
Physical AI
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 17 days ago Hiring now · 87%

Forward Deployed Engineer - New Grad (2027)

≈ $41k – $110k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Python
JavaScript
Python
SQLAlchemy
AI/ML
Physical AI
Frontend
GraphQL
React.js
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
Robotics
ROS
+2
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Rapyuta Robotics

rapyuta-robotics.com
rapyuta-robotics.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Robotic Software & Control Systems • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • Warehousing • 201-500 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust A • Hiring 32, 2 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Robotic Software & Control Systems • Logistics & Warehouse Robotics • Warehousing • 201-500 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust A • Hiring 32, 2 new
Rapyuta Robotics is a robotics company that develops cloud-connected robots and software for warehouse and logistics automation. Its products include autonomous mobile picking assistants and an automated storage and retrieval system, run on its own robotics platform for fleet management and deployment, and are used by third-party logistics providers and retailers in Japan and abroad. The company was spun out of ETH Zurich and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Senior Electronics Engineer - Robotics

≈ $44k – $101k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • Japanese • English
Python
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
KiCad
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Verified live · 21 min ago Visa sponsorship 12 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Embedded Software Engineer - Robotics

In office (Kōtō, Japan) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
C++
DevOps
RTOS
IoT
FreeRTOS
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TIER IV

tier4.co.jp
tier4.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Smart Mobility • Autonomous Driving • Est. 2015 • Trust A • Hiring 41, 4 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Smart Mobility • Autonomous Driving • Est. 2015 • Trust A • Hiring 41, 4 new
TIER IV is a Japanese autonomous driving technology company headquartered in Tokyo and the primary developer of Autoware, the open-source software stack for self-driving vehicles. Founded in 2015, it provides Autoware-based products, development and deployment services and mobility solutions to automotive makers, mobility operators, construction machinery makers, researchers and public-sector partners in Japan and abroad, and it helped set up The Autoware Foundation. It hires autonomous driving software, planning and control, sensing and integration engineers, backend and cloud engineers, SoC hardware and security specialists, QA and test engineers and project and product managers.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 days ago Hiring now · 90%

1411_Experiment Safety & Operations Manager, Autonomous Driving

$52k – $90k per year • Tokyo • Remote (Japan)
GCP
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 days ago Hiring now · 90%

1410_Manufacturing Quality Lead, Autonomous Driving

$52k – $90k per year • Lead • Tokyo • Remote (Japan) • Staff
Statistical Process Control
SpaceTech
FMEA
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Skills these roles ask for

C++ 91Python 80Linux 46AWS 36CI/CD 31ROS 28Vision-Language-Action 28Embodied AI 27Physical AI 26ROS2 25MATLAB 23GitHub 19Machine Learning 19GCP 18Docker 18Git 18

Where the roles are

Tokyo 254Nagoya 29Yokohama 15Kōtō 12Chiba 9Okazaki 7Atsugi 5Tsukuba 4Osaka 4Kariya 4

Robotics roles that fit you

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Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

356 of the 356 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does - defence drones and export-controlled autonomy work often do - says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which robotics companies hire most?

Mujin (31), SkyDrive (31), AI Robot Association (30), Astemo, Ltd. (17), Wayve (15).

Which employers count as robotics companies?

Companies whose main business is robots - industrial and warehouse automation, surgical and service robots, humanoids, drones and autonomous vehicles, and the makers of their sensors, actuators and robot software - and every role whose title names robotics work at any employer.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 356 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 25 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0