Job Description

1. Department's assigned development area, business overview, and role/position within R&D

This organization is engaged in activities and concepts aimed at reducing costs and/or improving functions and performance while maintaining costs to enhance the competitiveness of Nissan vehicles. The following duties are performed:

• At the highest level of R&D development departments
• By planning and promoting overall VE activities
• Continuously improving the cost competitiveness and customer value of vehicles

This includes new vehicles in the planning and development stages, as well as current production vehicles, covering all automotive parts from upstream to downstream manufacturing. This role involves acquiring and utilizing comprehensive knowledge as an automotive engineer, leading and engaging a wide range of departments.

2. Specific job duties and expected role/position within and outside the department

• Planning and promotion of VE activities across the entire R&D department.
• Formulation and management of the VE activity budget.

These tasks are performed as a team leader, coordinating team members under the deputy manager.

3. Workplace environment and working style (member composition, atmosphere, characteristics)

The team consists of 8 members aged 40-60, with diverse backgrounds in design, production, purchasing, etc., both within and outside the company. We welcome individuals who can think and act independently to promote VE across R&D, working with these diverse team members.

Appeal Points

1. Self-growth, skills acquired, and job satisfaction through the role

• Opportunity to interact with designers of all car components, learning extensive knowledge about a whole car through daily dialogue and discussions.
• Gain comprehensive knowledge from vehicle planning (upstream) to component design (downstream) in car development.
• Acquire management perspective and skills for a large organization through planning, promoting R&D-wide VE activities, and budget formulation/management.
• Opportunity to acquire more practical VE technology by actually touching the latest competitor vehicles purchased from various countries.

2. Future career paths and positions

• Short-term: Acquire R&D VE planning and promotion skills and practice a team leader position in the recruiting department.
• Mid-term: Further improve VE practical skills through rotation to related departments, considering individual aptitude.
• Long-term: Aim for a management position, becoming a talent who tackles higher-level challenges in collaboration with departments outside R&D.

Requirements

MUST

• Work experience in manufacturing-related companies.
• Business planning & execution skills (e.g., project management).
• Basic Excel skills.
• Automotive industry experience: desirable.
• TOEIC: 600 points or higher.

WANT

• Work experience in automotive-related companies.
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing costs.
• Data processing skills using Excel, Access, SQL, etc.
• TOEIC: 600 points or higher.

Desired Candidate Profile

• High awareness of cost improvement.
• Always curious and inquisitive, continuously striving for self-growth.
• Perseverant in difficult situations.
• Able to work cross-functionally, not limited by departmental boundaries.
• Values teamwork and can motivate others.

Compensation

• Annual income range (reference value): Approximately 4.1 million JPY to 7.8 million JPY.
• Monthly salary (reference value): 230,000 JPY to 439,000 JPY.
• Determined comprehensively based on experience and expertise.
• Monthly salary x 12 months + bonus (estimated value).
• Bonus amount is a reference value; actual payment timing, amount, and conditions are determined separately.
• Overtime allowance, etc., will be paid separately based on employee wage regulations.