8 months ago
Tokyo, JapanSenior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver automotive voice interaction solutions focused on Japanese ASR use cases.
- Analyze product and customer requirements and translate them into technical and system-level specifications.
- Prepare, evaluate, tune, and validate ASR data and voice systems.
- Design and execute ASR and voice feature testing, including competitive benchmarking.
- Perform ASR error analysis and collaborate with R&D teams on optimization and issue resolution.
- Support end-to-end system testing, customer validation, and project delivery.
- Act as a technical interface for customers during requirement clarification and issue analysis.
- Collaborate with product, R&D, QA, and program teams to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
- Communicate effectively with teams in Japan, China, and other global locations.
Requirements
- Native Japanese language ability and strong English communication skills.
- At least 3 years of experience in ASR, voice interaction, speech systems, or intelligent cockpit products.
- Understanding of voice-enabled cockpit products covering navigation, media, phone, and assistant domains.
- Ability to analyze product requirements and communicate effectively with customers.
- Hands-on experience with ASR evaluation, tuning, or system integration.
- Programming experience in C/C++, Python, or Java, with familiarity with Linux/Unix.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant technical field.
- Experience with Japanese automotive OEMs or joint ventures such as Toyota, Honda, Nissan, or Mazda is preferred.
About Cerence
Cerence builds automotive voice and conversational AI—speech recognition, natural language understanding, text-to-speech, and generative assistants—embedded in vehicles for automakers and transportation OEMs. Spun out of Nuance in 2019 and headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, the public company (NASDAQ: CRNC) licenses software and services for in-car infotainment and HMI. Its technology ships in over 500 million vehicles, with customers including brands such as BMW, Audi, Ford, and Daimler.