A career with NIDEC
What drives NIDEC forward? Global megatrends – and people like you!
First, the important things: We want to inspire you, get you and your good mind on our team and motivate you to join us soon. That is why we are taking this opportunity to present NIDEC as what we really are, without any false modesty: an innovation-driven trendsetter with ambitious growth targets. Second, we would like to invite you to grow alongside with us, both professionally and personally, as part of a team that pulls together to make our shared vision a reality – a vision that centers on the latest issues, like electrification, reducing carbon emissions and self-driving cars. We also want to give you the opportunity to work with the latest technologies, push our innovation projects forward and make your mark in doing so.
Our profile
We are NIDEC: Innovator in the areas of electric motors, engine cooling and lubrication systems, and subsidiary of NIDEC Corporation of Japan, with annual revenues of approximately USD 11.4 billion (2015). Working out of our European headquarters in Bietigheim-Bissingen/Stuttgart, Germany, and our other locations in Merbelsrod/Thuringia, Niepołomice/Cracow (Poland) and Santa Perpètua de Mogoda/Barcelona (Spain), we strive to delight our customers. We focus on electric motors and pumps for automotive electronics and drivetrain solutions. Our product ranges:
- DC brush and brushless motors with and without gears
- Separate or integrated engine control sensors and electronics Integrated electronic systems supporting additional control functions
- On-off and adjustable water and oil pumps to control flow volume directly connected with the engine control system.
- We also produce electric motors for a variety of industries.
Our working environment
Our close ties with our parent company mean that you work in an environment that is an exciting mix of local and Japanese corporate culture. In line with this, you will find that life on our multicultural teams is unusually multifaceted and inspiring. That’s because we leverage the interaction between European and Japanese employees, unite the best of both types of workplaces and cultivate a friendly, close-knit atmosphere that really allows you to grow.
As an international community of shared values, we put our passion into practice and tackle every new challenge with a fierce enthusiasm that you can see. We love an intellectually challenging activity and we are not afraid of hard work. Whatever we do, we do it immediately and do not let up until the work is done. Is that a good match for the way you think and work? If so, let’s go!
As an international community of shared values, we put our passion into practice and tackle every new challenge with a fierce enthusiasm that you can see. We love an intellectually challenging activity and we are not afraid of hard work. Whatever we do, we do it immediately and do not let up until the work is done. Is that a good match for the way you think and work? If so, let’s go!
„For us, there’s no conflict between being a global player and treating one another like family. On our multicultural teams, they go hand in hand.“
Olav Schulte, Managing Director & CEO
Our values as an employer
INTERNATIONAL AND GROWING
NIDEC MOTORS & ACTUATORS is a global player on a growth trajectory whose dynamic and innovative capacity significantly contributes to long-term global market leadership in electrical actuators. The integration of the four European branches into the Japanese parent company, NIDEC, provides for fresh input and new, exciting challenges for the employees in their working environment on a daily basis. This comes with the opportunity for professional and personal development.
INTERCULTURAL AND TRUSTFUL
The technical, interdisciplinary and (work-)cultural exchange and collaboration between the employees from Europe and Japan, to which both sides bring their strengths, give rise to an increasingly powerful team. This provides an ideal breeding ground for ideas and innovation. And the best of both worlds has even more to offer: The people at NIDEC work both for a large Japanese corporation that is globally present and for a regionally based company that has a trusting approach. The friendly, family-like interaction with each other is an integral part of the company culture in Europe as well as in Japan.
„We are globally present and yet work regionally in small units in which specialists and their teams can react effectively to the latest trends and developments in innovative fields.“
Bernd Kronawitter, Managing Director and COO
RESPONSIBLE AND SUPPORTIVE
Flat hierarchies, interesting career opportunities, high safety standards and an atmosphere where it is obvious that people enjoy working together – these aspects contribute to the quality of both work and life of each individual. Daily challenges, the possibility for active participation and individual opportunities for further training ensure necessary diversification and further personal development.
TECHNOLOGICALLY CHALLENGING
NIDEC offers the chance to lead challenging innovative projects to success in the latest areas of technology that are as diverse as they are exciting. For example, the responsible development of motors and actuators for all classes of the automotive industry.
„We are a learning organisation and we support the individual paths of our employees. In doing so, the main focus is placed on the character of the individual.“
Yoshio Fujii, CTO AMEC EU
SOCIAL AND CONNECTIVE
The willingness to continually improve as a team and to make dreams a reality together give rise to exceptionally intense cooperation. Here, it is not just about advancing NIDEC MOTORS & ACTUATORS as a company but also about the advancement of each individual employee. This inner drive becomes clear in the cooperativeness and loyalty of each employee and results in an open, trustful and solution-oriented culture of communication.
Why join NIDEC?
You can answer that question on your own. Still need more help to decide? Have a look at the heading for the target group that you belong to. There you will find focal areas and employee benefits listed by location.