The data scientist joins Mazda’s AI team to analyze internal data using machine learning, reinforcement learning and deep learning, visualize findings, and program analytical simulations.
Mazda Motor Corporation is a Hiroshima-based automaker that manufactures and sells passenger cars and commercial vehicles worldwide. Its lineup includes SUVs such as the CX-5 and CX-60, the Mazda3, the MX-5 roadster and electrified models such as the Mazda6e. Customers are individual and fleet vehicle buyers across Japan, North America, Europe, China and other markets.
Mazda generates net sales primarily through vehicles and related parts distributed by its regional subsidiaries and dealer networks. In FY March 2026, it sold 1.223 million vehicles globally and reported consolidated net sales of ¥4,918.2 billion. A new CX-5 went on sale in Europe and North America in the second half of that year, and the Mazda6e electric model began full-scale sales in Europe.
- Salary range
- ¥4.5M – ¥12M
- Median
- ¥5.1M – ¥9.6M
- Remote or hybrid
- 25%
- Most requested
- C++ 4
- Linux 3
- Python 3
- C# 2
- Java 2
- JavaScript 2
- Japanese posting, level unstated 12
- Common areas
- Project management 2
- Data science 1
- DevOps 1
- Security 1
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12
open positions at Mazda
Develops autonomous-driving and ADAS technology through vehicle-motion-control design, driver-behavior analysis, traffic-participant modeling, and machine-learning-based control algorithms.
Develop HMI for autonomous driving and ADAS, covering driver, passenger and road-user communication, requirements definition, GUI and voice-interaction design, and validation.
Develop in-vehicle DCM software for connected cars, designing communication systems, interfaces, middleware and applications, and evaluating connectivity with vehicle and external centers.
Design and validate cybersecurity for IVI, digital cockpit, infotainment and connected services, defining security requirements and vulnerability responses across system layers.
Design software platforms for IVI and digital cockpits, including requirements, APIs, OTA updates, virtualization, vehicle integration, and cloud connectivity.
Design architectures and hardware for in-vehicle infotainment and digital cockpit systems, selecting devices and interfaces and allocating functions across ECUs, connected centers, and mobile devices.
Plan, design, and drive the redevelopment of domestic vehicle-sales and after-sales systems, covering requirements, project and vendor management, operations, and security improvements.
Develop GUI/HMI applications for Mazda Connect, including Android apps, Unity 3D content, software architecture, evaluation and upstream specification work for in-vehicle infotainment.
Build and operate AWS infrastructure, CI/CD automation, user-management environments, internal tools, and testing pipelines for IVI, digital cockpit, infotainment, and connected-car services.
Develop connected-car, IVI and digital-cockpit functions including meters, HUD, vehicle integration and connected services. The role covers requirements and specifications, embedded software, GUI/VUI and vehicle-project coordination.
Lead development management for connected-car IVI, meter, and HUD functions, coordinating plans, progress, issue resolution, and team development across Mazda’s Japan sites.