3Research Engineer, Remote Communication, XR Reality id-10513

About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota, a part of the Toyota Group, is challenging the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation and empowering mobility transformation. Through our AD/ADAS technology, our automotive software development platform Arene OS, our mobility test course Toyota Woven City, and Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital, we are pioneering the movement of people, goods, information, and energy, weaving a future of enhanced safety, connectivity and well-being for all.


TEAM
Toyota is redefining what it means to move. We're challenging the current state of mobility by enhancing the movement of people, goods, information and energy. Centered around three core concepts - A Living Laboratory™, Human-Centered, and Ever Evolving City™ - Woven City serves as a test course for mobility to fulfill our purpose of well-being for all.

We do this by bringing together a diverse community of people with a shared passion for the future of mobility to co-create, develop and refine innovative products and services. This cross-section of social infrastructure, mobility, and people provides a unique opportunity for inventors, residents and visitors to interact seamlessly with new technologies throughout daily life in an environment that emulates a real city.

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For more information about Woven City, please visit: https://www.woven-city.global/

 

We are researching and developing new remote services that apply our proprietary XR technology.

Our mission is to develop products reflecting the results of this research with our partner company and provide them to Woven City and others.

 

We are trying to develop a full-stack product from our research by bringing together engineers from various fields.

 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for engineers who are passionate about commercializing and popularizing cutting-edge technologies under research.

 

You are expected to design and implement an application that analyzes and understands the context of conversations, the situation of users, and the progress of meetings in remote communication, so that all participants can feel a sense of unity.

 

You will report to the lead of the sub-function. The work style is hybrid (remote and office).

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead research, development and demonstration of usability in remote Communication and seek innovative solutions

  ・Develop technology to automatically estimate the speaker’s opinion and stance using multimodal information available during remote communication.

  ・Develop technology that recognises and categorises agreement and disagreement, interest and concern with statements, and visualises the progress of meetings and points of conflict

  ・Develop verification applications using the above and verify their effectiveness in the actual user environment.

Communicate  research plan, status, and other aspects to project stakeholders

Collect data and develop machine learning product/services, (build, verify, and deploy models)

Propose patents or write research papers and give academic presentations

Follow research papers and the latest technological trends and introduce state of the art technologies in projects

Train team members in the area of expertise and encourage knowledge sharing

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Master's or PhD degree in computer science, data science, Psychology, cognitive science, or related field

  ・However, master's or doctoral degrees in fields other than the above and relevant work experience will also be considered

3+ years of working  experiences in scene analysis and situation understanding using multimodal information.

  ・ex) estimating opinions from the conversational context, estimating participants' aims and intentions, analysing the progress of the meeting

Development experience with libraries for machine learning / deep learning

Proficiency in business-level Japanese and commitment to improving English skills

 

NICE TO HAVES

Quick implementation skills from the the latest research papers

Experience in developing conference support and facilitation tools

Experience of being accepted to peer-reviewed conferences or papers, etc.

Experience in product development using machine learning. ( i.e. recommendation, Emotional Estimation, AI-assistant bot, etc.)

Development experience with vision, audio, and Natural language

  ・Conversation analysis, behavior recognition and analysis, sentiment and emotion analysis, context modelling, discourse analysis, etc.

Expertise in the field of psychology or cognitive science

 

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Important Points

All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.

The same job descriptions are available in both English and Japanese; therefore, we kindly ask that you apply to only one version.

We kindly request that you submit your resume in English, if possible. However, Japanese resumes are also acceptable. Please note that, depending on the English proficiency requirements of the role, we may request an English version of your resume later in the process.

 

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Salary - Based on experience

Work Hours - Flexible working time

Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)

Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)

Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company

Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance

Housing Allowance

Retirement Benefits

Rental Cars Support

In-house Training Program (software study/language study)

 

Our Commitment

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.

Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.

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