About this role
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.
部門と商材 ヴァレオジャパンは4つのディビジョンで構成されています
1）パワー・ディビジョンは、電動化を加速するためにサーマルマネージメント、快適性、電動パワートレインに関する製品とソリューションの設計、開発、製造
2）ブレイン・ディビジョンは、 ADAS の加速とインテリア・エクスペリエンスの再創出のための製品とソリューションの設計、開発、製造
3）ライト・ディビジョンは、ライティング・エブリウェアに向けた製品とソリューションの設計、開発、製造
4）ヴァレオサービス・ディビジョンは、１～３の商材全てのアフターサービス
Note: This position belongs to the Brain Division.
[Mission]
- Lead the design, programming, and installation of new automated production lines and robotics.
- Continuously improve existing manufacturing processes to reduce downtime, enhance quality, and increase throughput.
- Ensure all automation projects comply with Valeo’s production system standards, automotive industry regulations, and machine safety protocols
[Responsibilities] Project Phase:
- Collaborate with R&D and other Process Members on DFM / DFA / DFT
- Evaluate Product concept for automation feasibility and estimate cycle time, footprint and preliminary investment cost
- Contribute to Technical Specifications writing
- Lead the design review of mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic schematics for upcoming automated cells.
- Develop, simulate, and write foundational PLC logic, HMI screens, and robot trajectories prior to physical machine assembly.
- Ensure proper hardware and software safety architecture (e.g., safety zones, light curtains) in compliance with Valeo standards.
- Define criteria for machine acceptance and lead validation at supplier and on the Valeo shopfloor to ensure specifications are respected
- Commission and integrate the automated lines, taking ownership of PLC debugging, robot path teaching, and vision system calibration.
- Conduct machine capability studies (Cpk/Cmk) and validate that the equipment meets target cycle times, scrap rates, and quality standards before handover.
- Integrate the new equipment into Valeo’s plant networks, ensuring seamless data flow to Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and traceability databases.
- Create Working Instructions and train operators and technicians on the safe use and basic troubleshooting of the automated systems.
In Mass Production
- Act as technical expert for the maintenance and production teams, troubleshooting complex, non-routine machine faults to minimize downtime.
- Analyze OEE data to identify micro-stops or bottlenecks, implementing software or hardware upgrades to optimize cycle times (including inhouse automation)
- Manage engineering changes (ECRs) by modifying PLC code or robot programs to accommodate new part variants or quality improvements.
- Manage the safe decommissioning of automated cells as products reach their end of life and evaluate legacy equipment (PLCs, robots, vision cameras, servo drives) for obsolescence and coordinate the repurposing of valuable hardware for new projects.
[Required (MUST)]
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, etc.)
- Experience in the design and development of PLC programs, as well as the implementation and commissioning of automated production lines in the manufacturing industry (any sector) (approximately 3 years or more)
- Primary Tools: Knowledge and experience with PLCs such as Siemens
- Business-level English (for internal communication and communication with supervisors)
- Japanese：N3 level or higher / for communication with the shop floor)
[Preferred (WANT)]
- Knowledge of communication and integration with MES and higher-level systems (ERP, core systems, production management systems, etc.)
- Experience using LabVIEW Job:
PLC Specialist Organization:
Site Process Schedule:
Full time Employee Status:
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Permanent contract Job Posting Date:
2026-09-09 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