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Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
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Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
Vetted companies only. Apply from overseas.
WayveAs a Certification Engineer (Japan Specialist) at Wayve, you’ll be at the critical intersection of regulation and product development, helping ensure our AV2.0 technology aligns with the complex and fast-evolving global regulatory landscape, with a special focus on the Japan Market. You will own the processes and relationships to ensure our AV stack can be launched, scaled, and maintained in compliance with key automotive regulations. This cross-functional role requires collaboration with every part of the business. You’ll collaborate across Engineering, Product, Legal and Public Policy to identify regulatory requirements for Japan, translate them into actionable internal deliverables, and track progress across complex programmes. You’ll interface with OEMs and regulators, manage documentation, and contribute to shaping the external regulatory environment.
Experience with certification / homologation processes in Japan and at UNECE level. Ideally you also understand EU and FMVSS frameworks for US alignment. Demonstrated ability to interpret complex regulation and operationalise it into internal documentation and tracking. Excellent ability to compare product specifications to regulatory requirements. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines and bring clarity to complex technical programmes. Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented: able to spot gaps and proactively drive resolution.
Experience of ADAS/AV regulations, especially L2/L3 systems and how they’re currently approved. Experience with systems and tools for tracking compliance requirements within engineering programs. Exposure to how AI/ML-based systems interact with traditional automotive standards or safety processes.
We operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home. We operate core working hours so you can determine the schedule that works best for you and your team.
