Overview
Overview Who we are Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota.
As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve.
We’re looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.
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Who we’re looking for
Toyota’s SEP4 Department is seeking a passionate, highly motivated circuitry engineer.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing the electrical backbone of next-generation vehicles, you’ll play a hands‑on role in bringing wire harness circuitry concepts to life—ensuring systems perform reliably, efficiently, and at scale.
- Success in this role means delivering high‑quality circuitry designs that meet cost, performance, and timing targets while collaborating across engineering and supplier teams to drive innovation forward.
- Create and review circuitry designs for power source distribution, connectors, joints, and grounding systems to meet cost, mass, and performance targets.
- Develop and align wire harness circuitry schedules with overall vehicle development milestones to ensure timely program execution.
- Drive the creation and release of wire harness drawings and change documentation, ensuring accuracy and readiness for production.
- Collaborate with suppliers to initiate and release design requests for power distribution components such as fuse and relay systems.
- Own and maintain wire harness parts lists, supporting traceability and configuration management across programs.
- Partner with system engineers and project leaders to manage wiring specifications, ensuring alignment, tracking, and timely distribution across teams.
- Apply Toyota Business Practices (TBP) to analyze challenges, develop solutions, and actively contribute to cross‑functional working groups with suppliers and manufacturing teams.
- Support continuous improvement and team success through additional responsibilities that expand your expertise and impact.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree that provides a strong foundation in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- 3+ years of experience where you’ve worked directly with wire harness suppliers in design, development, or production environments
- Ability to interpret and apply circuit schematics and wiring diagrams across a variety of electrical systems
- Foundational understanding of vehicle development and manufacturing processes that enables you to contribute across the full lifecycle
- Programming experience or coding skills (such as Python) that enhance automation and engineering efficiency
- Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT) to improve productivity and streamline engineering workflows
- Strong negotiation and influence skills that enable you to effectively partner across cross‑functional teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) to support documentation and collaboration
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills that enable effective collaboration in cross‑functional teams
- Added Bonus If You Have Advanced degree that deepens your expertise in engineering disciplines and strengthens your technical foundation
- Additional experience across full vehicle development cycles, giving you deeper insight into end‑to‑end program execution
- Hands‑on experience with wire harness design tools such as Cabling Designer, CR5000, or Zuken to accelerate design output quality
- Japanese language capability that enhances collaboration with global teams
What We’ll Bring
- A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
- Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
- Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute (if applicable)
- Paid holidays and paid time off
- Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
- Tax-advantaged accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
Belonging at Toyota Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star.
Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Career Possibilities:
Career Possibilities: Toyota is a place for people who dream big and are determined to make those dreams a reality. We encourage innovation and look for people who will challenge the status quo in order to make the world a better place. We thrive on teamwork and collaboration and know diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are not only the right thing for our people, they are a business imperative. Together, we’re empowered to forge our own paths — to be agile, curious and embrace a growth mindset and immerse ourselves in situations to gain new perspectives and to inspire bold, innovative ways of thinking and working. Our success as a company is directly tied to our team members’ success, and our collective ability to give back to society through an unwavering commitment to delight our customers and make people’s lives better.
If you want to be part of the next-generation of innovations that help keep the world moving, then join us. And let’s start our impossible, together.