Job Description

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

The Position is Created to:

Empower innovation in humanoid robotics by serving as the technical bridge between humanoid OEM customers and Schaeffler’s humanoid component portfolio (actuators, bearings, transmissions, motors, controllers). Translate customer needs into tailored component solutions and actionable requirements for product development, enabling successful adoption and scaling of humanoid systems.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Engage with humanoid OEM customers to conduct technical interviews, clarify use cases, and accurately identify technical requirements, challenges, and pain points.
• Structure and translate customer needs into clear technical requirements by organizing requests, issues, constraints, and evaluation criteria.
• Propose optimalcomponent and technical solutions leveraging deep product/engineering knowledge, including (but not limited to) actuators, bearings, transmission mechanisms, motors, and control systems.
• Provide hands-on technical support to customers, including support during evaluation/validation phases, troubleshooting, and guidance for implementation and performance assessment.
• Deliver customized technical assistance and product recommendations based on customer-specific conditions and custom requirements, supporting feasibility studies and solution selection.
• Feed back unmet needs and insights to R&D, actively contributing to new specification definition, and co-developing technical specifications for next-generation solutions with internal stakeholders.
• Continuously monitor market and technology trends in humanoid robotics, researching emerging technologies, competitive offerings, and industry direction to inform strategy and proposals.

As the business is in a start-up/launch phase, the role requires to be prepared to support a broad range of additional tasks beyond the above responsibilities as needed.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience/knowledge).
• System-level knowledge of humanoid robots, with hands-on experience and/or strong expertise in one or more of the following (multiple areas preferred): actuators, bearings, transmission mechanisms (gearboxes/transmissions), motors, controllers
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both customers and internal teams
• Problem-solving mindset, and the ability to translate customer requirements into technical feedback that can be incorporated into development.
• Strong interest and passion for the robotics domain.
• Native-level Japanese language proficiency, with the ability to conduct complex business negotiations exclusively in Japanese with key decision-makers of targeted Japanese companies.
• Business-level experience using English in a professional environment.

As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

www.schaeffler.com/careers

Your Contact

Schaeffler Korea Corporation

Yasuko Kawahara

+81452879510

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