Companies hiring engineering (non-software) in Japan
As of 4 November 2026, 203 companies are hiring engineering (non-software) in Japan, with 1,291 open roles; 432 opened in the last 30 days and Hiroshima has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Top city
- Hiroshima · 215 roles
- Largest role family
- electronics and hardware engineering · 18%
- Leadership roles (director+)
- 8 · 6 companies
- Remote share, last 30 days
- 3%
- Postings with a salary
- 3% · 15 companies
- Most-named tool
- C++ · 26 companies
Most new engineering (non-software) roles, last 30 days
Companies with the most new postings in the last 30 days; job boards and directories left out. Headquartered in Japan. Open engineering (non-software) roles and all open roles per company.
| Company | Size | new, 30 d | open engineering (non-software) | all open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TakedaPharmaceutical manufacturers | 10,001+ employees | 3 | 35 | 971 |
アークエッジ・スペースSpace systems manufacturers | 51-200 employees | 2 | 23 | 60 |
Telexistence Inc.Robotics system manufacturers | 51-200 employees | 2 | 8 | 42 |
inaho Inc.Other crop & arable farming | 11-50 employees | 1 | 3 | 9 |
SMCValve actuator manufacturers | 201-500 employees | 1 | 6 | 108 |
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By city, seniority and role family
Postings, then companies. Cities as the posting states them.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Hiroshima | 215 · 3 |
| Tokyo | 209 · 52 |
| Fab 15, Japan | 68 · 1 |
| Kanagawa | 51 · 1 |
| Kodaira | 43 · 2 |
| Yokohama | 36 · 9 |
| Kobe | 22 · 2 |
| Kanagawa Prefecture | 21 · 1 |
| Chitose | 18 · 1 |
| Hitachinaka | 14 · 1 |
| Sagamihara | 13 · 2 |
| Shin-Yokohama | 13 · 1 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Trainee, apprentice | 8 · 6 |
| Entry | 81 · 36 |
| Mid | 197 · 59 |
| Senior | 372 · 75 |
| Manager | 34 · 25 |
| Director | 7 · 5 |
| C-level | 1 · 1 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| electronics and hardware engineering | 238 · 39 |
| manufacturing and industrial engineering | 101 · 32 |
| process and chemical engineering | 100 · 24 |
| systems integration and test engineering | 97 · 36 |
| automation controls and robotics | 80 · 26 |
| mechanical engineering | 71 · 32 |
| product development and rd engineering | 69 · 41 |
| project field and commissioning engineering | 65 · 29 |
| electrical and power engineering | 31 · 20 |
| plant reliability and maintenance engineering | 23 · 16 |
Tools engineering (non-software) postings in Japan ask for
Office software left out. Click through to every company on a tool.
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Onsite | 157 · 18 |
| Hybrid | 16 · 10 |
| Remote | 5 · 3 |
| postings · companies | |
|---|---|
| Posted in the last 7 days | 69 · 20 |
| Posted in the last 30 days | 432 · 98 |
| All open | 1,291 · 203 |
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203 companies have 1,291 open engineering (non-software) roles in Japan; 98 of them posted 432 in the last 30 days. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/hiring/engineering_non_software/japan)
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Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from the applicant tracking systems behind company career sites, with portals filling the gaps. Reposts collapse into one record; a role closes when the company closes it.
- Function and familyRole tree v2: every title classified into a function and a family, in every language.
- LocationThe posting's stated location, normalised to city and country. This page counts roles located in Japan.
- ExclusionsJob boards, directories and aggregators are kept out of company lists; staffing firms stay in only for their own hiring.
Engineering (non-software) hiring in Japan: questions
What counts as a engineering (non-software) role?
A posting classified into the engineering (non-software) function by our role tree (v2), whatever the title says. "Account Executive", "Vertriebsmitarbeiter" and "SDR" all land in the same function, then in a family such as electronics and hardware engineering.
Why is Japan the posting's country, not the company's?
This page counts roles located in Japan. A US company hiring in Berlin counts; a Japanese company hiring in Paris does not. Company pages show the reverse view.
How fresh is it?
Career systems are checked hourly, so a role usually shows up the same day it opens and disappears the day it closes. Reposts collapse into one record.
Can I get the hiring manager?
Yes. For each company, the person the new hires report to, with a verified e-mail. The first 15 companies are on this page; the rest, and a weekly feed of new engineering (non-software) hiring in Japan, is in the product.
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