Senior Japanese-English Automotive Technical Interpreter

About the role

The Senior Japanese‑English Automotive Technical Interpreter will support project teams and customers by providing high‑quality consecutive interpretation and translation of technical content. This role bridges language gaps in automotive software development, ensuring clear communication between Japanese and English speakers.

Key responsibilities

• Provide consecutive interpretation during automotive technical meetings between project teams and customers.
• Moderate and facilitate technical discussions to ensure mutual understanding.
• Translate technical documents, specifications, and matrices from Japanese to English and vice‑versa.
• Import, update, and maintain specification content in various formats such as Word, Excel, PDF, and matrix files.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Business Administration or a related field.
• Fluent in spoken and written Japanese and English (JLPT N2 and IELTS 6.5 or higher).
• Minimum four years of experience in automotive, IT or software interpretation/translation.
• Experience living or working in Japan is a plus.

Required skills

• Japanese interpretation and translation.
• English interpretation and translation.
• Technical translation of automotive terminology.
• Knowledge of automotive software and specifications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PDF handling.