靖紘 塚本

Project manager

Greater Tokyo Area

About

Automotive Project Manager with 16+ years of experience in vehicle development, validation, quality engineering, and global project management. Currently leading customer programs for Japanese OEMs and managing global cross-functional teams across engineering, quality, manufacturing, purchasing, and program management functions. Key achievements include: • Leading an FCEV project for a major Japanese OEM • Managing a global organization of more than 80 team members • Successfully supporting customer production launches while meeting quality, cost, and timing targets • Building hands-on experience across the entire automotive product lifecycle, from design and validation to quality assurance and project management My career has provided experience in both OEM and Tier-1 environments through roles at Suzuki, Honda, Bosch, Schaeffler, ZF WABCO, and Vitesco Technologies. Core Expertise • Project Management • Global Team Leadership • Customer Management • Risk Management • Budget & Resource Planning • Powertrain Systems • Transmission Systems • Vehicle NVH • Brake Systems (ABS / ESP / EBB) • Vehicle Validation • Quality Engineering • FMEA / FTA • Functional Safety (ISO 26262) Languages Japanese: Native English: Business Level (Experienced in daily communication with global teams, customer meetings, presentations, and project discussions.) Experience: Schaeffler Japan (Former Vitesco Technologies) Project Manager | Apr 2022 – Present • Leading customer programs for Japanese OEMs. • Managing a global project team of 80+ members. • Coordinating engineering, quality, manufacturing, purchasing, and customer activities. • Delivering project milestones and supporting successful production launches. ZF WABCO Japan Application Engineer | Oct 2019 – Mar 2022 • Responsible for wheel-end solutions and air brake systems for commercial vehicles. • Supported Japanese customers and coordinated with global engineering teams. Bosch Japan Technical Project Manager | Feb 2019 – Sep 2019 • Managed ABS, ESP, and Electronic Brake Booster projects for Subaru. Schaeffler Japan Validation Engineer | Sep 2015 – Jan 2019 • Responsible for validation of transmission and clutch systems. • Conducted vehicle evaluations with major Japanese OEMs. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Quality Engineer | Mar 2013 – Aug 2015 • Responsible for transmission NVH quality evaluation and improvement activities. Suzuki Motor Corporation Transmission Design Engineer | Apr 2010 – Dec 2012 • Responsible for automatic transmission quality control and design support.

Experience

  • Project Manager at Schaeffler
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    Vitesco was officially merged and integrated into Schaeffler as of October 1, 2025.

  • Project Manager at Vitesco Technologies
    Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • WABCO (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Application Engineer
      Oct 2019 - May 2023 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    • Senior Application Engineer
      Oct 2019 - May 2023 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Handling more than 5 projects simultaneously. Having project meeting with global design team and PjM to fulfill customer's requirement. Specialize in wheel end solutions of heavy duty and middle duty truck.(air brake system).

  • Project Manager at Bosch Japan
    Feb 2019 - Sep 2019 · 8 mos

    Project manager of ABS and ESP for Subaru project

  • Schaeffler (Permanent · 3 yrs 5 mos)
    • Project Management Assistant
      Jun 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Handling Suzuki development project additionally Nissan and Honda project simultaneously.

    • Validation Engineer
      Sep 2015 - Jan 2019 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      NVH validation, test driving and measurement the its noise reduction level of total clutch system in a test vehicle. Make test plans to carry out the validation test without any delay from the development schedule. Discuss with EU factory members, designer and engineers to fulfill customer requirements.