AI Researcher

Japan, Tokyo Hybrid (remote + office) AI / Machine Learning / NLP, AI / Technology Research, Engineering, Network Engineering / IT Infrastructure, Product Research / Innovation Strategy, Research & Development (R&D) Full-Time ¥9,000,000 - ¥15,000,000 / Annual (Bonus & Benefits Excluded)

Summary
We are a fast-growing startup founded in November 2024 as a 100% subsidiary of Japanese Tier1 Automotive Supplier Astemo, specializing on the software and cloud service side, with the goal of supporting global automotive manufacturers’ transition to Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) and enabling new mobility services.

Our core offerings focus on digital development environments leveraging cloud technologies, such as digital twins and artificial intelligence. Through the evolution of cyber technologies—including IoV, SDV, cloud, and AI—we aim to redefine the work of OEMs and suppliers, as well as end-user mobility itself, ultimately providing freedom beyond what has ever been imagined.

To realize this mission, we seek colleagues capable of gathering and disseminating global insights, proposing unprecedented value, identifying future technologies, and translating them into executable action plans grounded in advanced technology. Simultaneously, we are working on selectively automating parts of our research process with the aim to reduce the cost of research, which we believe will lead to an explosive growth in society's need for research.

We expect candidates to explore ideas that expand human potential, question them boldly, refine or overturn them when necessary and continuously evolve them.

Required Skills & Experience

At least three years of experience (or equivalent to graduate-level research) identifying and solving
problems in a business, startup, research institution, or university laboratory.
Relevant fields include psychology, sociology, transportation, human–machine interfaces, robotics,
autonomous driving, computation, and AI.
Ability to conduct research, gather information, and discuss both ideal concepts and real-world
constraints in Japanese and English.

Preferred Skills & Experience
Creative thinking combined with logical communication skills.
Cross-disciplinary knowledge or experience beyond one’s core specialization.
Experience or networks in the automotive, mobility, or software industries.
Ability to understand the essence of problems, combine and create new ideas, and visualize problems
and solutions clearly and appealingly using various media.
Broad interest in systems, history, software, electronics, and mechanics, and the ability to apply such
knowledge effectively.
Experience communicating with people through art, music, performance, or other expressive media.
Experience with diverse modes of mobility such as cars, motorcycles, bicycles, aircraft, winter sports,
surfing, or wheelchairs.
Experience researching or writing patents and academic papers in Japanese and/or English.

Ideal Candidate Profile
Curious about underlying principles and mechanisms, and capable of uncovering them through research
and experimentation.
Positive toward new challenges and change, and able to act in an agile manner.
Open to diverse ideas while remaining sensitive to feasibility and societal impact.
Able to balance big-picture thinking with attention to detail to deliver high-quality results.
Motivated toward continuous skill acquisition and self-growth.
Able to work autonomously while valuing teamwork.
Driven to improve the world through fundamental and meaningful change

Responsibilities & Outputs

Propose and realize advanced technologies aligned with our mission to transform mobility.
Define, plan, execute, and transfer the outcomes of cutting-edge technology projects.
Investigate, analyze, forecast, and formulate hypotheses around technical and societal challenges.
Develop and refine technologies using theory, simulations, prototypes, and documentation, and pass
knowledge to others.
Build and expand internal and external research networks.
Establish new research styles through small, elite teams leveraging AI/IT and external collaborators.
Provide deep insights and strategic advice on technology trends to executives and stakeholders.

裁量労働制適用
コアタイム無し

Discretionary work system applied
No core hours

社会保険完備、通勤交通費実費支給、給与改定年1回、試用期間3か月（条件変更なし）
Social insurance provided, commuting expenses reimbursed at actual cost, annual salary review, 3-month probationary period (no change in terms)

土日休日
年間休日121日
カレンダーは会社カレンダーに基づく
有給休暇有り

Saturdays and Sundays are holidays
Annual holidays total 121 days
The calendar follows the company calendar
Paid leave is granted

Hybrid (remote + office)

Country / Region

Japan

Prefecture (State)

Tokyo

Location (Address)

渋谷区

桜丘町1番地1号

渋谷サクラステージSHIBUYAタワー37F

Job by

Astemo Cypremos, Ltd.

Astemo Cypremos is a software and cloud services company in the SDV domain.
Within the SDV platform, it drives the transformation of digital engineering in the Out-Car domain beyond In-Car (in-vehicle systems), and aims to realize flexible and wide-ranging systems as a supplier that delivers the value required in the SDV era through next-generation mobility solutions leveraging cloud and communication technologies.