Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Technical Manager / Software Specialist – Japan – Rightware

Technical Manager / Software Specialist – Japan

Are you a Japanese engineer with excellent game or application development skills in C or C++? Are you interested in real-time graphics, state-of-the-art UI cockpit technologies, motivated by the visual outcome of your work? If you are confident in working closely with premium automotive customers, and ready for real responsibility and real technical leadership, we have the perfect opportunity for you..

Rightware (www.rightware.com), based in Finland and the leader in interactive 2D and 3D user interface software for high-end automotive cockpits (called Kanzi), is expanding! We already have a presence in Munich, Shanghai, Seoul, Detroit, Silicon Valley and Tokyo….but now its time to build up our application development expertise with our Japanese customers. As a Senior Software Engineer (or actually Technical Manager), you will work closely with premium automotive brands in Japan, advising them on Kanzi within their automotive application and UI cockpit. Most OEMs in Japan are not targeting rich graphics or content in good HMI / UI, but we are. Our pure 3D graphics interface HMI is literally the best in the business. Need proof? Check out new the new Audi TT cockpit cluster, powered by Rightware’s Kanzi solution! Now its time to take that technology into Japanese cars..

After spending a week or two in Finland mastering how to use Kanzi, you will return home traveling occasionally within Japan to visit our premium automotive customers there, showing a brief demo or advising them how to get the best out of our Kanzi software. You will be based in downtown Tokyo in a modern office (100 employees there), while we continue to recruit the best engineering and design talent to reinforce our Kanzi explosive expansion.

Who are you:

  • ambitious, flexible, highly enthusiastic 
  • excellent communication skills in Japanese and English, both verbally and written
  • open to travel 50%
  • brilliant in application development, interest in graphics APIs, real-time programming
  • excellent experience using engines for application development
  • strong in making superb proof of concepts or demos for customers

You have Proven technical expertise in:

  • game or application development using C or C++
  • embedded software development (mobile, automotive, consumer)
  • basic knowledge about UI frameworks, good understanding of how UI framework works-  qt, WPF etc
  • excellent customer facing skills combined with the ability to create technical presentations, documentation and deliver product demonstrations
  • ability to apply technical experience to identify and develop business opportunities
  • you are self-motivated, excellent attention to detail and follow-up, and can work independently

Bonus skills:

  • automotive application development experience
  • graphical concepts and programming OpenGL ES in 3D and User Interfaces in C/C++
  • practical understanding/appreciation of industry standard 2D/3D Digital Content Creation (DCC) Tools such as Photoshop, 3DSMax, Maya and Softimage
  • graphics APIs, real-time programming

Does this sound like you? If so, please send your English CV and cover letter to jobs (a) rightware.com  (jobs (a) rightware.com)   with the subject heading Technical Manager. We look forward to meeting you!


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