Bridge System Engineer (Manufacturing)

• Job description for Bridge System Engineer (Manufacturing) at SotaTek
• Position: Bridge System Engineer (Manufacturing)
• Level: Middle - Senior
• Location: Tokyo, Japan (Onsite at the client's office in Yokohama during the first 3 months; prefer candidates currently based in Japan)
• Open for candidates currently based in Vietnam

JOB DESCRIPTION

Act as the bridge between Japanese clients in the manufacturing industry and the project team; gather and analyze requirements, create and maintain project documentation.

Work with the team to design, build, deploy and operate network/server infrastructure for factories (office network, production network OT/FA, servers, virtualization).

Work with the team to build and deploy MES (Manufacturing Execution System), including integration with other factory systems (ERP, SCADA, PLC, production equipment).

Directly communicate with clients using Japanese via online/onsite meetings, email, slack channels (or other chat tools) to meet the requirements; join factory surveys at client sites when needed.

Translate and review technical documents (requirements, basic design, parameter sheets, test specifications, operation manuals) between Japanese and Vietnamese/English.

• Report the progress of work status as well as any difficulties to the clients daily and/or weekly.
• Actively voice out any ideas or solutions for the issues during the progress in order to enhance the quality and results of the project.
• Support Project Manager in managing members, tasks, and project timeline when needed.
• Support the quality assurance and acceptance testing activities to ensure that the final deliverables meet client expectations.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Must have

Good at Japanese for 4 comprehension skills (Japanese skill at least N2 or equivalent; N1 is a plus), able to communicate fluently with clients in business settings.

At least 3 years of experience as a BrSE or working on IT projects with Japanese clients.

Experience working with a team to design, build, deploy and operate network/server infrastructure for factories, and/or to build, deploy, and operate MES systems. If not, experience in IT projects in the manufacturing domain in general is acceptable.

• Basic understanding of network (L2/L3, VLAN, Firewall), server (Windows Server/Linux, virtualization) and/or system development.
• Leadership potential, high responsibility, good teamwork spirit.

Nice to have

• Understanding of factory operations and systems such as MES, ERP, SCADA, PLC, production management, quality control and traceability.
• Understanding about manufacturing practices (5S, Kaizen...).
• Prefer candidates currently living and working in Japan.
• Experience involved in medium to big projects.
• Able to write high-level design documents (basic design, external design), system integration.
• Good at English.
• Communication skills: Ability to listen, convey information clearly and coherently.
• Time management skills: Work efficiently under high pressure.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

🎯Allowances & support

• Housing/dormitory allowance
• Commuting allowance
• Overtime pay per Japanese labor law
• Annual airfare support
• Certification support
• Seminar allowance
• Referral bonus

🎯 Leave & insurance

• Saturday & Sunday OFF, Japanese national holidays
• Paid leave 10–20 days/year per Japanese labor law; 3 days summer leave; special leave (marriage, childbirth, bereavement)
• Full social insurance, welfare pension and employment insurance (社会保険・厚生年金・雇用保険); annual health check-up

🎯 Fair evaluation

Annual salary review; performance review twice a year (April & October); performance-based bonus

🎯 Dynamic environment & strong learning culture

• Year-end party, sports day, company trip, team building, monthly Happy Hour, club allowance
• Modern workspace, friendly and open culture
• Free technical/soft-skill training, online learning system (LMS), workshops and tech talks with experts