Growing demand for engineers driven by advanced technology development
First written in FY2017-Q1. 25 of 42 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
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- FY2027-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Research and development at customer companies remained solid. As our group has a high proportion of engineers assigned to research and development and design and development, demand for engineers from automotive-related manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers remained strong.」
The company continued to explain that research and development at customer companies remained solid and demand for engineers from automotive-related manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers remained strong. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Japan's economy during the interim accounting period showed signs of uncertainty due to US tariffs and other factors, but customer companies' research and development remained firm. Because a high proportion of our engineers are assigned to research and development and design and development work, demand for engineers from automobile-related manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers remained strong.」
The company continued to explain that research and development at customer companies remained solid and demand for engineers from automotive-related manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers remained strong. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Among our major customer automobile-related manufacturers, development of electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, fuel-cell vehicles and other vehicles aimed at achieving carbon neutrality was active, progressing at a faster pace than last year. In addition, demand for engineers from semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers was strong due to growing demand for semiconductors for generative AI.」
The company continues to report throughout the fiscal year that demand for engineers from semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers is strong, driven by carbon-neutrality-related development by automobile manufacturers and demand for semiconductors for generative AI. - FY2025-H1Expansion of demand for semiconductors for generative AIAnnual report
「Among our major customer automobile-related manufacturers, development of electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, fuel-cell vehicles and other vehicles aimed at achieving carbon neutrality was active, progressing at a faster pace than last year. In addition, demand for engineers from semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers was strong due to growing demand for semiconductors for generative AI.」
The company states that, in addition to carbon-neutrality-related development by automobile manufacturers, demand for engineers from semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers was strong against the backdrop of growing demand for semiconductors for generative AI. - FY2025-Q1Demand for engineers exceeds available supplyAnnual report
「Our major customer manufacturers have continued to indicate a policy of increasing research and development budgets. Development appetite has remained strong across all industries, and demand for engineers from customer companies exceeds the number we can supply.」
The company reported that major customers continued to move toward increasing research and development budgets and that strong development appetite across a broad range of industries had caused demand for engineers from customer companies to exceed the company's available supply. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Across all industries, including automobile-related manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers, our major customers, development appetite remained strong and demand for engineers was active.」
The company continues to report active development appetite and demand for engineers across a broad range of industries, including automobile-related and semiconductor manufacturing equipment-related sectors. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Major customers, including automobile-related manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers, performed well, continued to show strong development appetite, and generated strong demand for engineers.」
Strong development appetite and demand for engineers among automobile-related manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers have continued. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Major customers, including automobile-related manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers, continued to show strong development appetite, and demand for engineers was strong.」
The company continues to report strong development appetite and demand for engineers among automobile-related manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The automotive industry, one of our major customer industries, is in the midst of technological innovation toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and in areas such as CASE. Semiconductor needs have also surged as products have become increasingly software-based. As these industries were in an environment that encouraged accelerated development regardless of near-term economic conditions, demand for engineers was strong.」
The company continues to report throughout the fiscal year that demand for engineers is strong, driven by carbon neutrality, CASE, software development in the automotive industry and semiconductor demand. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Japan's economy during the cumulative third-quarter period was gradually recovering as society sought to balance containment of the spread of COVID-19 with economic activity, and demand for engineers from our major customers in the automotive and semiconductor industries remained firm.」
The company states that demand for engineers from the automotive and semiconductor industries remained firm, reaffirming the demand trend reported in the previous quarter. - FY2023-Q2Increased activity in carbon-neutrality-related demandAnnual report
「Japan's economy during the cumulative second-quarter period was shaped by efforts to balance containment of the spread of COVID-19 with economic activity, while demand for engineers from the automotive and semiconductor industries remained firm. In particular, demand for engineers related to carbon neutrality, including next-generation batteries for EVs, was active.」
The company specifies the demand areas, stating that demand for engineers from the automotive and semiconductor industries remained firm, particularly demand related to carbon neutrality, including next-generation batteries for EVs. - FY2023-Q1Recovery trend in demand for engineersAnnual report
「In addition to the increase in the number of engineers, the number of personnel deployed on assignments exceeded the year-earlier level because utilization remained high amid a recovery trend in demand.」
The company states that demand for engineers was recovering against the backdrop of a policy by major customers to increase research and development budgets, and that utilization remained high. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「As development themes, demand for engineers related to carbon-neutrality initiatives, including electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs), as well as automated driving and semiconductors, was more active than in the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that demand for engineers related to EVs and FCVs for carbon-neutrality initiatives, automated driving and semiconductors was more active than in the previous fiscal year. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the automotive industry, research and development of electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) in response to CASE and the government's policy of decarbonization was notable. In the semiconductor industry, design and development of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment required for electronic devices used in vehicle electrification, IoT, telework and other applications was active.」
The company continues to state that research and development of EVs and FCVs for CASE and decarbonization, as well as semiconductors for vehicle electrification, IoT and telework, is notable and active. - FY2022-Q2Greater specificity regarding research and development trendsAnnual report
「In the automotive industry, research and development of electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) in response to CASE and the government's policy of decarbonization was notable. In the semiconductor industry, design and development of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment required for electronic devices used in vehicle electrification, IoT, telework and other applications was active.」
The previous description of an increase in customer research and development budgets has been expanded into specific trends, namely notable and active research and development of EVs and FCVs for CASE and decarbonization, and semiconductors and manufacturing equipment for vehicle electrification, IoT and telework. - FY2022-Q1Direction toward increased customer research and development budgetsAnnual report
「Our major customer manufacturers have indicated a policy of increasing research and development budgets.」
The description has changed from maintaining research and development budgets through the previous fiscal year and uncertainty over capital investment budgets to a statement that major customers have indicated a policy of increasing research and development budgets. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「Among our major customer automobile manufacturers, needs remain for the development of electric vehicles, fuel-cell vehicles and other vehicles that reduce reliance on gasoline in response to the government's policy of decarbonization, as well as for CASE development. In the semiconductor industry, needs also remain for the development of semiconductors, including manufacturing equipment, required for electronic devices used in vehicle electrification, IoT, telework and other applications. However, the scale of capital investment budgets remained uncertain.」
The company has specified the drivers of technology development, shifting from the previously cited automated driving and eco-friendly vehicles to decarbonization, vehicles that reduce reliance on gasoline, CASE, vehicle electrification, IoT and semiconductors for telework. It continues to state that, although development needs exist, capital investment budgets remain uncertain. - FY2021-Q3Greater uncertainty over capital investment budgetsAnnual report
「Although our major customer manufacturers have needs for forward-looking development, capital investment budgets remain uncertain.」
While needs for forward-looking development remain, the company now states that capital investment budgets remain uncertain, replacing the previous quarter's statement that research and development budgets would be maintained. - FY2021-Q2Policy of maintaining customers' research and development budgetsAnnual report
「Japan's economy during the cumulative second-quarter period remained in a difficult situation due to the impact of COVID-19, but our major customers, the manufacturers, have indicated a policy of maintaining research and development budgets at their usual levels.」
While the previous quarter stated that demand for engineers for forward-looking development projects had been restrained, this report states that major customer manufacturers indicated a policy of maintaining research and development budgets at their usual levels. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Demand from manufacturers, our major customers, for engineers for forward-looking development projects remained at normal levels during the first half of the cumulative first-quarter period, but was subsequently restrained in the second half.」
The company states that demand for engineers for forward-looking development projects was at normal levels during the first half of the quarter but was restrained in the second half. - FY2020Expansion of demand for software engineersAnnual report
「Among our major customers, product software development accelerated, and demand for software engineers grew more rapidly than demand for hardware engineers. In forward-looking development projects in the transportation equipment industries, centered on automotive, demand remained firm for engineers related to eco-friendly vehicles, including electric and hybrid vehicles, and automotive driver-assistance technology.」
The company states that, in addition to increased demand in the automotive and information and communications sectors, product software development accelerated, causing demand for software engineers to grow more rapidly than demand for hardware engineers. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Among our major customers, demand for engineers related to eco-friendly vehicles, including electric and hybrid vehicles, and automotive driver-assistance technology remained firm. In addition, as software engineers were actively hired, the company strengthened efforts to develop customers to whom they could be assigned, resulting in growth in demand for engineers in the information and communications sector.」
The company continues to report that demand for engineers related to eco-friendly vehicles and driver-assistance technology remained firm, while demand for engineers in the information and communications sector also grew. - FY2020-Q2Growth in demand for engineers in the information and communications sectorAnnual report
「Among our major customers, demand for engineers related to automotive themes such as eco-friendly vehicles and driver-assistance technology remained firm. In addition, as software engineers were actively hired, the company strengthened efforts to develop customers to whom they could be assigned, resulting in growth in demand for engineers in the information and communications sector.」
The company states that, while demand for automotive-related engineers remained firm, demand for engineers in the information and communications sector also grew. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Among our major customers, forward-looking development projects in the transportation equipment industries, centered on automotive, remained active. Demand for software engineers increased in projects involving advanced safety vehicles equipped with driver-assistance technology. Demand for engineers also increased in the production machinery sector, where development of automation technology is active.」
The company continues to report growing demand for software engineers for advanced safety vehicles and for engineers in the production machinery sector, where automation technology development is active. - FY2019Expansion of fields requiring engineersAnnual report
「Among our major customers, forward-looking development projects in the transportation equipment industries, centered on automotive, remained active, as in the previous fiscal year. Demand for software engineers increased for projects involving advanced safety vehicles equipped with driver-assistance technology. Demand for engineers also increased in the production machinery sector, where development of automation technology is active.」
While demand for software engineers continued to increase, the company also explicitly reported growing demand for engineers in the production machinery sector, where automation technology development is active. - FY2019-Q3Increase in software-sector revenueAnnual report
「Among the fields in which our engineers specialize—mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and software—the software sector's revenue increased as projects involving advanced safety vehicles equipped with driver-assistance technology became more active in the automotive industry.」
The company states that, in addition to the previous shift in the mix of fields generating demand for engineers, software-sector revenue increased as automotive-related projects became more active. - FY2019-Q2Shift in the mix of fields generating demand for engineersAnnual report
「Among our major customers, demand for engineers was strong not only from automobile manufacturers of finished vehicles but also from parts manufacturers and electrical equipment manufacturers. In the automotive industry, projects involving forward-looking themes such as advanced safety vehicles equipped with automated driving technology, electric vehicles powered by electricity, and fuel-cell vehicles using hydrogen energy technology have become more active. Accordingly, the fields generating demand for engineers have shifted in weighting from mechanical engineering toward electrical and electronic engineering and software. In the semiconductor sector, we are involved on both the hardware and software sides, including the development of semiconductor chip manufacturing equipment and software embedded in semiconductors.」
Although strong demand for engineers has continued, the company states that, as automotive-related forward-looking themes have become more active, the fields generating demand have shifted in weighting from mechanical engineering toward electrical and electronic engineering and software. In the semiconductor sector, it is involved on both the manufacturing equipment and embedded software sides. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Among our major customers, demand for engineers was strong not only from automobile manufacturers of finished vehicles but also from parts manufacturers and electrical equipment manufacturers. Projects involving automotive-related forward-looking themes, such as advanced safety vehicles equipped with automated driving technology, electric vehicles powered by electricity, and fuel-cell vehicles using hydrogen energy technology, as well as associated road infrastructure, traffic signals and sensors, became more active. Demand for software engineers supporting these projects was strong.」
The company continues to report strong demand for engineers in automated driving, electric vehicles, fuel-cell vehicles and related infrastructure and software. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Among our major customers, demand for engineers remained strong, as in the previous fiscal year, not only from automobile manufacturers of finished vehicles but also from parts manufacturers and electrical equipment manufacturers. Projects involving automotive-related forward-looking themes, such as advanced safety vehicles equipped with automated driving technology, electric vehicles powered by electricity, and fuel-cell vehicles using hydrogen energy technology, as well as associated road infrastructure, traffic signals and sensors, became more active. Demand for software engineers supporting these projects was strong.」
The company continues to report strong demand for engineers in automated driving, electric vehicles, fuel-cell vehicles and related infrastructure and software in its full-year results. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the transportation equipment industries, where our major customers operate, demand was strong for engineers involved in various automobile components, systems development related to advanced safety vehicles, and infrastructure development including road IoT aimed at achieving automated driving, centered on finished automobiles.」
The company continues to report strong demand for engineers involved in automobile components, systems development for advanced safety vehicles, and infrastructure development including road IoT for automated driving. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the transportation equipment industries, where our major customers operate, demand was strong for engineers involved in various automobile components, systems development related to advanced safety vehicles, and infrastructure development including road IoT aimed at achieving automated driving, centered on finished automobiles.」
The company continues to report strong demand for engineers involved in automobile components, systems development for advanced safety vehicles, and infrastructure development including road IoT for automated driving. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the transportation equipment industries, where our major customers operate, demand for engineers in mechanical design and development, electrical and electronic design and development, and software development increased as research and development spending on fuel-cell vehicles using hydrogen energy technology and advanced safety vehicles equipped with automated driving technology remained firm. In the information and communications sector, demand for software development engineers was also strong.」
The company continues to report that research and development spending on fuel-cell vehicles and automated driving technology remained firm, with demand for engineers active and strong in the transportation equipment and information and communications sectors. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the transportation equipment industries, where our major customers operate, demand for engineers was strong not only from automobile manufacturers of finished vehicles but also from parts manufacturers. Demand also increased due to the development of fuel-cell vehicles using hydrogen energy technology and advanced safety vehicles equipped with automated driving technology, as well as infrastructure development including IoT. In the information and communications sector, demand increased as a result of the active hiring of software engineers and stronger proposals to customer companies.」
The company continues to report increased demand for engineers in the transportation equipment and information and communications sectors in its annual results. It states that demand from automobile parts manufacturers was also strong. - FY2017-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「Among the transportation equipment industries, particularly automotive, where our major customers operate, demand for engineers increased due to the development of fuel-cell vehicles using hydrogen energy technology and advanced safety vehicles equipped with automated driving technology. In the information and communications sector, demand also increased as a result of the active hiring of software engineers and stronger proposals to customer companies.」
Although the increase in demand for engineers has continued, the company now cites the hiring of software engineers in the information and communications sector and stronger proposals to customers as drivers of increased demand, replacing the previously cited precision equipment, IoT and next-generation semiconductor manufacturing equipment factors. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Among the transportation equipment industries, particularly automotive, where our major customers operate, demand for engineers increased due to the development of fuel-cell vehicles using hydrogen energy technology and advanced safety vehicles equipped with automated driving technology. In the precision equipment sector, demand also increased due to the development of next-generation semiconductor manufacturing equipment accompanying the expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) market, in which all things are equipped with Internet connectivity.」
The company continues to report increased demand for engineers driven by development in fuel-cell vehicles, automated driving, IoT and next-generation semiconductor manufacturing equipment. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Among the transportation equipment industries, particularly automotive, where our major customers operate, demand for engineers increased due to the development of fuel-cell vehicles using hydrogen energy technology and advanced safety vehicles equipped with automated driving technology. In the precision equipment sector, demand also increased due to the development of next-generation semiconductor manufacturing equipment accompanying the expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) market, in which all things are equipped with Internet connectivity.」
The company states that demand for engineers increased against the backdrop of development in fuel-cell vehicles, automated driving, IoT and next-generation semiconductor manufacturing equipment.