STAFF R&D/PRODUCT DVL ENGINEER Posting Start Date: 12/16/25 At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. Job Description: **Job Overview** **Overview / Role purpose** Serve as the technical point of contact for automotive customers regarding TE products. In addition to handling technical discussions and requirement collection, this role plays a proactive part in the early stages of projects—engaging with customers before formal requirements are defined, shaping their needs into actionable specifications, and proposing innovative solutions. You will collaborate closely with development teams, provide technical insights, and contribute to concept creation that aligns with both customer expectations and company strategy. **Job Requirements** **Role& R** **esponsibility** **:** + Proactively engage with customers during the pre-requirement phase to identify emerging needs and translate them into clear technical specifications. + Lead technical discussions and negotiations with customers to ensure alignment and mutual understanding. + Deliver clear technical explanations of products and related technologies to support customer decision-making. + Collect, clarify, and communicate customer technical requirements to internal development teams effectively. + Propose and conceptualize technical solutions, leveraging your own ideas and expertise to address customer challenges and create value. + Support product specification alignment and resolve technical issues across all stakeholders. + Collaborate with internal teams to ensure early-stage concepts are technically feasible and commercially viable. **What your background should look like** **R** **equirements** : + Bachelor degree or above in engineering field + 10+ years as connector development engineer in automotive industry + Technical knowledge related to electronic components or automotive parts. + Experience in customer-interaction roles especially for Toyota and its tier suppliers. + Native-level proficiency in Japanese **Competencies** Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork **Job Locations:** TOYOTA-SHI AICHI, Aichi 471-0027 Japan Posting City: TOYOTA-SHI AICHI Job Country: Japan Travel Required: 50% to 75% Requisition ID: 145293 Workplace Type: External Careers Page: Engineering & Technology TE Connectivity and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and operating units (collectively, the "Company") is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.