Manage IP litigation and contracts, analyze licensing and alliances, assess risks, negotiate agreements, and advance projects with internal and external stakeholders.
Canon is a technology manufacturer spanning printing, medical, imaging and industrial businesses. It makes office and production printers, cameras and network video systems, CT, MRI and ultrasound equipment, and semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment. Its customers include consumers, offices, commercial printers, healthcare providers and manufacturers.
Canon earns revenue mainly from equipment, supplies and related services. Printing is its largest business by sales. Imaging includes interchangeable-lens and network cameras, while the industrial portfolio applies optical and precision technologies to lithography and display-production systems.
- Salary range
- ¥4.3M – ¥10.5M
- Median
- ¥5.3M – ¥8.7M
- Can be worked in English
- 2%
- Remote or hybrid
- 7%
- Most requested
- Machine learning 8
- C++ 7
- C# 3
- Python 3
- AWS 2
- JavaScript 2
- Japanese posting, level unstated 42
- Common areas
- Business development 5
- Finance & accounting 4
- Marketing 4
- Operations 4
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42
open positions at Canon
Design and develop web, cloud, mobile, PC, image-analysis and AI applications for Canon imaging and network-camera products. The role covers architecture, infrastructure, development, testing, operations and DevOps, with remote work available.
Conduct J-SOX internal audits for Canon Corporation and domestic and overseas group companies, coordinating with business units, accounting teams and external auditors to strengthen internal controls.
Support clinical applications, product marketing, education, research, and global promotion for CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, angiography, and healthcare IT imaging products.
Conduct internal audits of the Canon Group’s ISO 14001 environmental management system and support EMS development, risk reduction, and performance improvement across domestic and overseas sites.
Develop electrical hardware, image sensors, FPGA, firmware and AI-based image processing for professional video cameras, including cinema, broadcast, IP remote and surveillance products. Collaborate with mechanical, software, evaluation, production and overseas teams.
Lead corporate legal work covering domestic and international contracts, legal consultations, disputes, M&A, governance, risk management and compliance, while approving matters and developing junior staff.
Plan business initiatives and product launches for in-vitro diagnostic products, while supporting instrument setup, validation, troubleshooting, seminars, exhibitions, and technical presentations for clinical users.
Manage financial metrics and develop and execute sales strategies for Canon’s overseas service business. Coordinate with overseas subsidiaries, distributors, and internal teams to improve revenue, profitability, customer satisfaction, and global service operations.
Handle regulatory applications and certification for medical devices in Japan and overseas. Plan submissions, prepare documents, coordinate with authorities and certification bodies, and respond to post-submission inquiries.
Manage export, import and domestic logistics operations, including shipping documents, shipment coordination, schedule tracking, warehouse and inventory control, dispatch arrangements, and logistics system data entry.
Manage procurement for parts and materials used in electronic tube and electronic device products, including supplier research, sourcing, contract negotiations, price assessment, delivery control, and quality improvement.
Design electrical hardware for medical equipment, including analog, digital and power-electronics circuits, FPGA work, testing and verification through product development and launch.
Design mechanical systems for medical equipment, including housings, drive mechanisms and fluid-control structures. Develop sensor technologies, perform strength, vibration and thermal simulations, and support prototyping, evaluation, manufacturing launch and product lifecycle activities.
Develop cloud-based remote maintenance platforms and customer service solutions for medical equipment, including AWS systems, C# edge software, device data management, dashboards, authentication, and security patch management.
Develop firmware, clinical applications, hospital information systems, and embedded software for medical imaging equipment. The role covers AI and image-processing diagnostic support, design, implementation, evaluation, and verification.
This full-time legal role supports Canon’s business through contract review and drafting, legal consultations, disputes, M&A, corporate law, risk management, and compliance.
Handle standalone and consolidated financial closing, tax, and funding-related work at Canon’s headquarters in Tokyo. The role also offers broad exposure through job rotation and requires accounting experience, bookkeeping knowledge, MS Office skills, and TOEIC 600 or above.
Support environmental regulatory compliance for medical products by monitoring regulations worldwide, determining applicability, coordinating required actions across development, procurement, production and overseas sales teams, and managing implementation schedules.
Plan and coordinate printing-business projects across product planning, development, production, supply chain, budgeting, sales strategy and delivery, working with internal departments and overseas sales companies.
Plan and operate HR systems, personnel allocation, evaluations, labor relations, employee consultation, and training initiatives at Canon headquarters in Tokyo.
Plan imaging products and services from market and customer analysis through concept development, commercialization, product development, launch strategy, and market introduction. The role covers cameras, lenses, imaging equipment, cloud services, and applications.
Plan and create graphic-design-led communications for Canon products, services, corporate activities and sustainability projects. Collaborate with partners to make messages clear.
Develop optical and imaging technologies for cameras, including distance sensing, 3D imaging, autofocus, subject recognition and tracking. Design algorithms and firmware, evaluate performance, and support product implementation.
Design hardware that drives focus lenses, apertures and image-stabilizing optics in RF, broadcast and cinema lenses, and develop actuator-control technologies for next-generation camera products.
Manage development projects for medical imaging and specimen testing equipment, including system design, schedules, progress, specifications, regulatory submissions, and technical documentation. Coordinate with marketing and hardware and software development teams.
Design and develop mechanical systems for remote camera products, create 3D-CAD drawings, evaluate prototypes, and support mass production. The role also covers actuator-driven mechanisms, new technology studies, and patent proposals.
Develop wireless communication hardware and software, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Qi antennas, circuits, firmware, middleware, digital systems and communication standards.
Design electrical systems and circuits for imaging-production and solution equipment, including Cinema EOS and IP remote camera systems. The role covers power, interfaces, networking, evaluation and emerging AI-enabled imaging technologies.
Design mechanical housings, mechanisms, lens barrels and circuit boards for digital cameras and camera peripherals. Use 3D-CAD, board CAD and simulation tools, collaborate across development teams, and explore future technologies.
Design electrical systems and circuit boards for mirrorless and other digital cameras and camera peripherals. The role covers device evaluation, digital and analog circuits, imaging systems, signal verification, EMC, prototyping, and related patent work.
Design optical systems for ophthalmic medical imaging products such as fundus cameras and OCT devices. Conduct clinical and market research, define specifications, evaluate performance, support production launch, and explore technologies with cross-functional teams.
Design and evaluate prototype and production circuit boards for medical imaging and specimen testing equipment, including FPGA-based systems, and support revisions to existing products. The role is based at Canon’s Tokyo headquarters and includes EMC and electrical safety compliance work.
Develop embedded software for imaging products, covering algorithms, implementation and testing, camera control, AI-based autofocus, UI, and communications.
Develop image-processing functions and image-quality designs for cameras and VR/MR systems, including sensor algorithms, AI/deep learning, and PC, smartphone, and cloud applications.
Develop product software for medical imaging devices and medical workstations, contributing to architecture design, new features, product-line development, and shared components using C, C++, or C#.
Develop AI and image-processing technologies for video, images, documents, imaging and medical products. Work includes deep learning, reinforcement learning, data mining, image-quality improvement, quantitative image-quality assessment and 3D technologies.
Lead global supply and inventory planning for Canon’s medical imaging products, establish PSI management policies and processes, analyze data, coordinate sales and factories, and support international teams.
Sell semiconductor and display exposure equipment directly to customers worldwide or support sales at overseas subsidiaries. Manage customer relationships, propose services, conduct negotiations, and collaborate with development, factory, and service teams.
Improve the usability of software, hardware, products, applications, and web services through user research, usability testing, interface and workflow design, analysis, and requirements definition.
Conduct global user and trend research, identify needs and opportunities, develop concepts, validate ideas, and define user requirements for new products, services, and businesses across Canon’s diverse domains.
Develop and validate prototypes for mirrorless and compact cameras, video cameras, and RF lenses. Use 3D CAD and CAE, develop assembly tools, evaluate performance, analyze issues, and establish processes and inspection standards for mass production.