Senior / Principal Voice Product Engineer (ASR)

Cerenceでは，音声認識分野のプロダクトエンジニアを求めています．日本語音声認識の専門知識を発揮し，先進の車載AI音声アシスタントを開発してみませんか．

このポジション，Senior/Principal Voice Product Engineer(ASR)は，音声認識の技術・知識，市場要求の分析，顧客とのコミュニケーション，そして社内の関連チームとの連携により
コックピット向けのAI音声製品を開発し，市場に展開する役割を担います．

【具体的な職務】
・日本語音声認識のユースケースにフォーカスした音声対話ソリューションの設計・開発
・製品要求・顧客要求の分析から技術・システム仕様の作成
・音声認識のデータ作成・評価・チューニング・検証
・競合他社とのベンチマークを含む評価方法の設計と評価
・エンドツーエンドのシステムテスト，検証，顧客へのデリバリのサポート
・顧客要求の明確化・課題分析のための顧客とのインタフェース
・納期を遵守し高品質な製品を提供するための，社内プロダクトチーム，研究開発，QA，プロジェクトチームとの連携
・日本，中国，グローバルチームとの効率的コミュニケーション

【要求スキル】
・日本語を母国語とし，英語でのコミュニケーションのスキル
・音声認識，音声インタラクション，音声システム，あるいはインテリジェント・コックピット製品に関する3年以上の経験
・車載音声製品（ナビゲーション，音楽，電話などのドメインを扱う音声アシスタント）に関する理解
・製品への要求分析能力，顧客との効果的コミュニケーションスキル
・音声認識，チューニング，システムインテグレーションの実務経験
・C/C++, Python, あるいはJavaのプログラミング経験，Linux/Unixの基本知識
・関連技術分野における学士以上の学位

日本の自動車メーカ，あるいはその関連企業での業歴があれば尚可

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

Required

• 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 www.cerence.com) 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. 

Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications. Cerence Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.

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