DENSO Included on Forbes America’s Best Employers for Tech Workers 2025 Ranking
Forbes worked with research firm Statista to survey more than 25,000 tech workers across the U.S., evaluate employers across several criteria including innovation, professional development and workplace flexibility
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (Oct. 15, 2025) ― DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, has been officially recognized as one of America’s Best Employers for Tech Workers in 2025, a prestigious award given by Forbes and Statista.
Why DENSO was Recognized
This award ranking places DENSO among the top 300 employers for tech professionals in the U.S., chosen through a nationwide survey of over 25,000 tech workers from companies employing at least 1,000 people from all industry sectors. It also reflects DENSO’s ongoing commitment to fostering a dynamic, inclusive and forward-thinking environment for tech professionals.
Data from over a 3-year period was considered, allowing for a robust differentiation between organizations that consistently perform well from those that may only have had a single good year. Over 300,000 employer evaluations were considered. The analysis is based on the following two evaluations:
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Personal Evaluations: Those given by employees themselves.
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Public Evaluations: Those given by friends and family members of employees, or members of the public who work in the same industry.
The ranking evaluated companies based on compensation, workplace culture, employee satisfaction, career development, and innovation.
DENSO’s tech workforce spans many disciplines, including software development, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data management, electrification and safety systems, connectivity and more.
“Our teams don’t just develop cutting-edge technology,” said Tomoyuki “Tom” Arakawa, CEO of DENSO in North America and executive officer of DENSO Corporation. “We’re using it to solve social issues, support personal development, and ultimately, contribute to a better world.”
“This honor is a powerful affirmation of our people and purpose-driven culture,” said Santosh Singh, senior vice president of North America Human Resources, Government Affairs, Corporate Communications and Legal at DENSO. “DENSO people feel empowered to grow, innovate and apply their skills to solutions that make a meaningful impact to the society.”
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Driving Innovation through Green and Peace of Mind
Part of what makes DENSO a great place to work for tech workers is how they are able to combine their passions for technology and supporting the needs of society.
This philosophy puts DENSO tech teams at the forefront of advancing the company’s Two Great Causes: Green and Peace of Mind. Green represents DENSO’s goal of becoming carbon neutral through its products, processes and energy use by 2035, and Peace of Mind represents how the company strives to support a safer and more seamless world.
Green:
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Digital transformation is helping DENSO reduce waste and improve outputs in manufacturing, engineering and product performance.
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DENSO’s digital tools, like AI-driven platforms and digital twins, enable predictive production maintenance, adaptive manufacturing controls, and smarter resource planning.
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They also foster speedier breakthroughs in product development, helping DENSO get its green technology on the road faster and with higher performance.
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All of this contributes to DENSO’s carbon neutrality goals.
Peace of Mind:
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DENSO engineers are improving safety through ADAS technologies like Lane Keep Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, and Automatic Emergency Braking.
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The company’s work on these solutions, as well as radar tech, camera systems, and perception algorithms, all support DENSO’s goal of eliminating traffic accidents by 2035.
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Other solutions like the Keyless Access and smart instrument clusters make vehicle access simpler and easier, and can enhance driver focus, while V2X solutions contribute to the safer and more efficient movement of people and goods within intelligent transportation systems.
A Culture of Collaboration and Growth
Across DENSO groups, the company is focused on upskilling, agile practices, and AI adoption to ensure resilient, future-ready operations. These efforts are supported by DENSO’s North America Information Technology Digital Center (ITDC), which helps foster a boundaryless organization where employees collaborate across regions and disciplines.
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AI Acceleration: Embedding predictive analytics and diagnostics into engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain systems.
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Application Modernization: Upgrading legacy systems to support next-gen supply chain capabilities.
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IT-OT Convergence: Integrating enterprise platforms with production floor technologies for real-time responsiveness.
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Digital Twin & Thread Deployment: Enhancing traceability and continuous improvement across the product lifecycle.
DENSO also leads working groups within industry consortiums and collaborates with top universities and startups to develop the solutions of tomorrow.
To explore opportunities at a leading manufacturer committed to innovation and its team members, visit densocareers.com.
About DENSO
Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO is a $47.9 billion leading mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today. With manufacturing at its core, DENSO invests in around 180 facilities worldwide to provide opportunities for rewarding careers and to produce cutting-edge electrification, powertrain, thermal and mobility electronics products, among others, that change how the world moves. In developing such solutions, the company’s 158,000 global employees are paving the way to a mobility future that improves lives, eliminates traffic accidents, and preserves the environment. DENSO spent around 8.6 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. For more information about DENSO’s operations worldwide, visit https://www.denso.com/global/en/.
In North America, DENSO is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, and employs 27,000+ team members across nearly 50 sites in the U.S, Canada and Mexico. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, DENSO in North America generated $12.5 billion in consolidated sales. To learn more about DENSO operations in the region and explore career opportunities, please visit https://www.denso.com/us-ca/en/.