Denso plans to train 1000 component engineers as software developers

Japanese auto parts maker Denso plans to retrain 1,000 of its parts engineers as software developers by 2025. Competition for employees with software skills is heating up in the auto industry as vehicles become more tech-savvy, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. 

The industry predicts that by 2030, the software will account for 50% of the cost of a car, and the number of lines of code in luxury car software will increase from 100 million to 700 million per vehicle.

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It is reported that Denso will start a program in 2021 to encourage engineers responsible for components to change their careers. Participants in the program leave the workshop for about half a year to focus on re-education and training.

Under the program, superiors observe the characteristics of subordinate engineers and recommend selected workers for voluntary re-education. Those participating in the program vary in age; many of them are in their 20s and 30s, according to company sources.

In addition to the educational program, DENSO also held an “Internal Competition to Solve Cloud System Problems” with more than 200 employees in 2021 to increase internal employees’ understanding and awareness of the software.

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