Robotics Software Engineer, Smart Logistics Software

About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.

Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.

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TEAM
Toyota is redefining what it means to move. We're challenging the current state of mobility by enhancing the movement of people, goods, information and energy. Centered around three core concepts - A Living Laboratory™, Human-Centered, and Ever Evolving City™ - Woven City serves as a test course for mobility to fulfill our purpose of well-being for all.

We do this by bringing together a diverse community of people with a shared passion for the future of mobility to co-create, develop and refine innovative products and services. This cross-section of social infrastructure, mobility, and people provides a unique opportunity for inventors, residents and visitors to interact seamlessly with new technologies throughout daily life in an environment that emulates a real city.

We expand the idea of mobility beyond people but also to goods and information. For the mobility of goods, we’re developing innovative logistics services in Woven City using delivery robots, smart devices and digital twin simulation technology. We believe that enabling seamless movement of goods can drastically improve our lifestyle.

Our big challenge for engineers are:
　1. Develop platform and services as mixture of hardware and software, running in the cloud and at the edge
　2. Make our services competitive with TPS (Toyota Production System) that is the origin of "Lean manufacturing system" or "Just-in-Time (JIT) system"

Our team will develop innovative logistics services that are essential to the city. As a first party developer, we will also build a platform upon which third party partners can participate. Therefore, we are responsible for not only the applications but also the core functionality and capabilities as the logistics platform.

For more information about Woven City, please visit: https://www.woven-city.global/

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for a Software Engineer passionate about robotics and automation to join our team of experienced developers and technical professionals. We are trying to be at the forefront of innovation and adopt cutting edge technologies and methodologies.

Besides technical expertise, we highly value freedom and responsibility as complementary attributes. Meaning that as you develop new features, you would be trusted to choose the best way to implement them but you would also be responsible for ensuring that the feature works correctly, all the way through to our hardware. Since we work as a unified team, this also gives you the opportunity to work on all aspects of our user and developer experience.

You will be reporting to the Smart Logistics Software function manager, and this is a hybrid work style role.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Design, implement, test and deploy new features on our robots or in the cloud
• Collaborate with stakeholders, whether within the team or outside, to plan new developments
• Debug issues reported by our operations team based on recorded data
• Report orally and in writing about your progress at internal events
• Visit our site of operations at least once per year, and additionally when a pressing need arises.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in robotics, mechatronics or computer science, related field or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience developing software for a robotic or industrial automation system, including C++ and Python programming, working with a communication middleware (e.g. ROS 1 or 2, Zenoh, DDS, OpenRTM, YARP, IceOryx, gRPC…)
• Proficient in one or more of the following robotic areas: motion control, motion planning, SLAM, computer vision or machine learning
• Experience working with, and developing for Linux using version control and container technologies (e.g. Docker)
• Passionate about software quality and automation: we do not hesitate to use new programming languages or technologies as required
• Business-level written and spoken English

NICE TO HAVES:
• Experience working with hardware protocols such as Modbus, CAN, EtherCAT, Profibus and real-time systems
• Experience working with hybrid cloud / edge deployments
• Working knowledge of the Rust & Typescript programming languages
• Conversational–level Japanese

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Important Points
・All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.
・The same job descriptions are available in both English and Japanese; therefore, we kindly ask that you apply to only one version.
・We kindly request that you submit your resume in English, if possible. However, Japanese resumes are also acceptable. Please note that, depending on the English proficiency requirements of the role, we may request an English version of your resume later in the process.

WHAT WE OFFER
・Competitive Salary - Based on experience
・Work Hours - Flexible working time
・Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)
・Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)
・Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company
・Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance
・Housing Allowance
・Retirement Benefits
・Rental Cars Support
・In-house Training Program (software study/language study)

Our Commitment
・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
・Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.