Translation & Requirement Management Support Associate (Japanese + English Required)

Job Description

• Translate technical documents from Japanese to English and vice versa

• Translate technical specifications, user manuals, software documentation, and other project-related documents from Japanese to English and vice-versa.

• Ensure accuracy, linguistic quality, and consistency across all translated materials.

• Maintain technical accuracy and appropriate terminology by utilizing glossaries, style guides, and translation memory tools.

• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and technical writers to clarify technical concepts and terminology.

• Perform quality assurance reviews and proofreading of translated content.

• Real-time Interpretation experience is highly preferred.

• Provide high-accuracy consecutive interpretation during technical discussions, requirement reviews, stand-up meetings, internal team meetings and taking Minutes of meeting.

• Import the content of specification in various formats (word, excel, pdf, matrix...) into Doors system, manage version, set attribute and layout as per customer requirement.

• Ensure consistency of attribute, layouts for all modules.

• Reflect changes of specification into system when having updates.

• Develop and manage project metrics.

• Be in charge of other activities such as system configuration management, baseline copy, tracking report...

• Other tasks as assigned.

Fluency: Native-level proficiency in both spoken and written Japanese and English (JLPT N2 or above for Japanese proficiency).

Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a professional interpreter and translator in a fast-paced, technical environment, preferably within software development, IT, or engineering.

• Ability to quickly grasp new technical concepts and terminology.

• Exceptional active listening, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• Proficiency with Translation Memory (TM) tools (e.g., Trados, MemoQ, Memsource) and terminology management systems.

• Excellent research skills to ensure accurate technical terms.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

• Good at MS Office (Word, Excel, PDF, PPT).

Education: Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, Translation, or a related technical field is highly preferred. Professional certification in interpretation/translation is a significant asset. Chinese competence is a plus.