Hi, I am a 24 year old guy from Europe, I recently finished my MSc degree in Electrical Engineering. I currently work as an embedded sw engineer (mostly embedded linux, but there are projects, that are closer to “real embedded”).
I seriously consider moving to Japan in the next 3-5 years, my question is are companies hiring foreign engineers in this field? I would be thankful if someone could share some insights about the situation of this field in Japan. Any experiences with the subfields, like automotive, robotics, iot, etc.
My Japanese knowledge right now is close to non-existent, started learning on Duolingo a few months ago, but haven’t really put in too much effort. On some forums I read, that for this field companies usually expect a decent level in Japanese, in that case I am willing to learn it if course. Well, if I move there I am going to learn the language regardless, but the initial barrier for getting job matters.
Regarding salaries, from what I’ve seen maybe around 7-8M(?) is realistic. Is that enough to live a comfortable life in Tokyo? I don’t mean anything luxurious, just living in a decent, but not too overpriced area, eating out often, regularly going out partying, meeting new people, etc. Also saving up some money every month would be nice.
Thank you for your help.
by EngineerMoving2Japan