A Moving Experience.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior / Principal Voice Product Engineer (ASR) with strong Japanese language expertise to drive the design and delivery of in-vehicle voice interaction solutions.
This role focuses on intelligent cockpit voice products, combining ASR knowledge with product requirements analysis, system evaluation, customer communication, and cross-team coordination, particularly for the Japanese market.
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver automotive voice interaction solutions, with a focus on Japanese ASR use cases.
- Analyze product and customer requirements and translate them into technical and system-level specifications.
- Support ASR data preparation, evaluation, tuning, and validation.
- Define and execute ASR and voice feature testing, including competitive benchmarking.
- Perform ASR error analysis and work 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 to customers for requirement clarification and issue analysis.
- Collaborate with product, R&D, QA, and program teams to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.
- Communicate effectively with cross-regional teams (Japan, China, and global).
Qualifications
- Native Japanese; strong English communication skills.
- 3+ years of experience in ASR, voice interaction, speech systems, or intelligent cockpit products.
- Solid understanding of voice-enabled cockpit products (navigation, media, phone, assistants).
- Ability to analyze product requirements and communicate effectively with customers.
- Hands-on experience in ASR evaluation, tuning, or system integration.
- Programming experience in C/C++, Python, or Java; familiarity with Linux/Unix.
- Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant technical field.
Preferred
- Experience with Japanese automotive OEMs or joint ventures (e.g., Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda).
Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and ) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world's leading automakers – from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC – to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 500 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.
As Cerence looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cerence's passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry.
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