North American engineering arm for Aisin-AW transmissions and vehicle IT
AW Technical Center USA supports Aisin-AW's powertrain and vehicle information technology development for customers across the Americas. Hiring tilts heavily toward manufacturing roles, and job-post themes center on scrap reduction, IATF 16949 and customer part approval, pointing to production-floor quality work rather than pure R&D. The stack pairs a Microsoft-centric data layer (SQL Server, Power BI, Fabric) with legacy FileMaker and Access, alongside a push to consolidate tools.
AW Technical Center USA, incorporated in 1999, is a group company of Aisin-AW headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It supports development of automatic transmissions, vehicle information technology and advanced automotive R&D for Aisin-AW's North and South American customers. The company operates technical centers in Ann Arbor and Plymouth (MI), Los Angeles and San Jose (CA), and Plano (TX). It employs 51–200 people and hires within the United States.
Its stack includes Oracle, SQL Server, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, GitLab, ASP.NET Core, VMware, Veeam, Fortinet and Microsoft Intune and Entra, plus HR tools like ADP, Kronos and Paycom.
It is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with additional technical centers in Plymouth (MI), Los Angeles and San Jose (CA), and Plano (TX).
Job posts point to IATF 16949 implementation, a customer part approval process, laser marking, auto deburring improvements, new equipment installation and a contract lifecycle management program.
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