VIE System Validation Engineer

Valeo is seeking a VIE System Validation Engineer for a 12-month assignment in Tokyo, Japan. This role involves understanding software architecture, defining specifications, and verifying software components for industrial purposes. Key responsibilities include checking interfaces, creating software elements, understanding industrial processes, and supporting coding, optimization, and debugging. The engineer will ensure proper integration, propose automation improvements, and communicate effectively within the project team to secure production launch.

Must Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Experience in software development, integration, testing, or industrialization of embedded or automotive systems
• Fluent English
• Understand software architecture and define software specifications
• Verify software components meet quality standards
• Check interfaces between software components
• Create software elements based on defined specifications
• Understand industrial processes and propose automation improvements
• Support software coding, optimization, debugging, and robustness design
• Communicate effectively within the project team
• Monitor, report, and escalate issues

Good to Have

• Japanese or French language skills
• Experience with software coding, industrial processes, or digitalization tools

Perks & Benefits

• Join a competitive group, a French pioneer in automotive innovation
• Dynamic career with possibilities for national or international mobility
• Contribute to the development of greener mobility
• Multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• Opportunities for career growth
• Business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact of its activities

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Valeo’s VIE Program?

The Valeo VIE Program is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28. This program is to work for one of our subsidiaries around the world!

Business France, the French agency for international business development, is in charge of all the administrative procedures of your assignment. Make sure you meet Business France's eligibility criteria to apply for a VIE: https://mon-vievia.businessfrance.fr/

PLEASE NOTE: Your application must be submitted in English to be considered by our non-French speaking teams partners at Valeo worldwide.

PLEASE NOTE: As part of your international development, you cannot apply to a VIE assignment in the country of your citizenship

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Join the technological revolution of autonomous and connected vehicles at Valeo!

World leader in driving aids, Valeo Brain is reinventing life on board the vehicle and revolutionizing the driving experience. From connectivity and interior control solutions to sensing systems, we make mobility safer and more intuitive.

The site of Tokyo based in Japan belongs to Brain Division. We are looking for a VIE System Validation Engineer for 12 months within the team.

Your challenges?

• You understand software architecture and define software specifications and integration for various product components for industrial purposes
• You verify that software components meet version, lifecycle, quality standards, and expected qualifications
• You check interfaces between software components and organize workshops or discussions to clarify software design requirements for manufacturing
• You create software elements based on defined specifications and ensure proper integration
• You understand industrial processes and propose automation improvements
• You support software coding, optimization, debugging, and robustness design for industrialization
• You communicate effectively within the project team to secure production launch and coordinate cross-functional activities
• You monitor, report, and escalate issues when needed, providing regular updates to the research and development team manager

Let’s talk about you…

• You are graduated from a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• You already have experience in software development, integration, testing, or industrialization of embedded or automotive systems
• You have a fluent level of English (Japanese or French is a plus)
• You have good communication skills, have an international mindset, and are open-minded to new cultures and new ways of working and thinking
• You are humble, a good listener, positive attitude oriented, professional, and have a sense of diplomacy
• Experience with software coding, industrial processes, or digitalization tools is a plus

Please, don't forget to apply in English to facilitate the process with our managers.

Why Valeo?

• To join a competitive group, a French pioneer in automotive innovation
• For a dynamic career with possibilities for national or international mobility, adapted to your aspirations
• To contribute to the development of greener mobility

Valeo places great importance on recruiting diverse profiles: we are open to all talents and we promote an inclusive and multicultural environment.

Job: R&D Trainee/Apprentice/VIE

Organization: Connectivity RO R&D

Schedule: Full time

Employee Status: VIE (durée déterminée)

Job Type: VIE

Job Posting Date: 2025-11-17

_Join Us !

Being part of our team, you will join:

• one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com

Our Story:

Valeo is a global tech company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility industry. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest innovative companies. We offer a large number of job opportunities that are as diverse as they are rewarding. Whether you are a student seeking an internship, a recent graduate, or an experienced professional, you will find an interesting opportunity at Valeo for you!

More information on www.valeo.com

Working at Valeo:

Join Valeo! As part of a global community of passionate people, you will grow and thrive, setting the trend through advanced technologies, for greener, safer, and smarter mobility. All our employees are gathered around our common culture and have everyday the opportunity to #Dare.Care.Share

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