Semiconductor Equipment Sales Engineer – Japanese & English (¥6.7M - ¥9.5M)

Location: Tokyo, Japan (hybrid, 2–3 remote days a week)

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Annual Salary: JPY 6,700,000 – 9,500,000

United World is a recruitment agency. This role is with one of our client companies; the company name will be shared with shortlisted candidates.

This position is open only to people living in Japan.

About the Company

A listed specialty trading company with more than 130 years of history, active in chemicals, electronic materials, housing materials and food. It operates about 70 sites in 19 countries, and more than half of its sales come from outside Japan.

The Role

As a sales engineer for semiconductor equipment (mainly back-end test, tester and reliability equipment):

Visit clients with the sales team to introduce and propose products and solutions

Understand client needs, propose customised solutions and follow up after installation

Gather technical requirements and provide technical support

Provide ongoing support, including troubleshooting and maintenance

Requirements

Engineering experience at a semiconductor equipment manufacturer

Technical expertise you can apply in front of clients

Strong communication and sales skills

Bachelor's degree or higher

Japanese: business level (JLPT certificate not required; communication matters most)

Nice to Have

Business-level English

Chinese or Korean

Conditions

3-month probation (contract employee for the first 3 months, then permanent)

9:00–17:10

Weekends and public holidays off, summer and year-end holidays

Full social insurance, commuting allowance

Selection Process

Résumé and CV → document screening → 1st interview (online available) → aptitude test → 2nd interview → final interview with executives (in person). Interviews in Japanese.