Meitec

Name

Meitec

Legal name

株式会社メイテック

Website

https://meitec.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Staffing and Outsourcing Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Engineering solutions services
• Engineer dispatch services
• Technical contract services
• Manufacturing engineering outsourcing
• Engineering staffing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Dispatch Services (労働者派遣): Dispatch of Meitec's own full-time engineers to client manufacturing sites under the client's direction and command. Provided under labor dispatch contracts. All engineers are permanent (無期雇用) employees, exempt from the 3-year dispatch period limitation.
2. Engineering Contracted Services (受託): Meitec takes responsibility for the completion of specified development work as an independent contractor, with Meitec directing and managing the engineers. Projects include AD/ADAS, electrification, connected vehicles, powertrain, image sensors, and more across automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, and industrial sectors.
3. Group Subsidiary Services: Group companies provide specialized services: Meitec Fielders (middleware engineering), Meitec Cast (general staffing), Meitec EX (senior engineer dispatch), and Meitec Next (engineering recruitment placement).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Meitec provides engineering solutions services to Japanese manufacturing companies, deploying approximately 7,932 permanent full-time engineers across mechanical design, electrical/electronic design, control systems, IT/software development, and chemical engineering disciplines. Services are delivered through two models: labor dispatch contracts (派遣) where engineers work under client direction, and contracted services (受託) where Meitec assumes responsibility for project completion. Services span mobility, robotics, aerospace, semiconductor, industrial machinery, and next-generation technology sectors, with engineer selection powered by the proprietary Best Matching System® database.

Product overview

Meitec is an engineering solutions company (エンジニアリングソリューション事業) that provides design and development services to Japanese manufacturing clients through approximately 7,932 full-time engineers deployed across about 42 domestic locations. The company offers Engineering Solutions Services using both dispatch (労働者派遣) and contract (受託) models, where Meitec engineers work at client sites under client direction (dispatch) or where Meitec takes responsibility for deliverable completion (contract). The core offering is the Best Matching System®, a proprietary matching system that selects optimal engineers from its database of ~7,000 professionals for client projects. Services are organized by technical fields (Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Control, IT, Chemical, Composite) and product domains (Mobility, Robotics, Aerospace, Semiconductors, Industrial Machinery, Medical, etc.). Supporting services include technical training programs with 692 courses and a Learning Management System for career development. Meitec is part of the Meitec Group (メイテックグループ) which includes subsidiaries offering field engineering, staffing, and recruitment services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Dispatch Services (労働者派遣) Dispatch of Meitec's own full-time permanent (無期雇用) engineers to client manufacturing sites under the client's direction and command. Provided under labor dispatch contracts. All engineers are permanent employees, exempt from the 3-year dispatch period limitation. Covers mechanical design, electrical/electronic design, control systems, IT/software, and chemical engineering disciplines.
• Engineering Contracted Services (受託) Meitec takes responsibility for the completion of specified development work as an independent contractor, with Meitec directing and managing the engineers. Projects include AD/ADAS, electrification, connected vehicles, powertrain, image sensors, and more across automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, and industrial sectors. Priced based on project scope and deliverables.
• Technical Field Solutions Engineering solutions organized by technical discipline: Mechanical (機械), Electrical/Electronic (電気・電子), Control (制御), IT, Chemical (化学), and Composite Technologies (複合技術). Allows clients to source engineers by specialized domain expertise.
• Product Field Solutions Engineering solutions organized by product domain: Mobility (モビリティー), Robotics (ロボット), Aerospace (航空・宇宙), Semiconductors/LSI, Industrial Machinery, Electrical/Electronics, Materials (素材), Energy/Plants, Systems, Medical, and Next-Generation Technologies (次世代技術). Enables deployment of engineers with sector-specific product knowledge.
• Technical Training Programs Customized, advance, and high-end technical training programs covering CAD, embedded systems, AI, IoT, data science, and other specialized engineering disciplines with hands-on equipment utilization. 692 technical training courses offered as of March 2025. Tailored to client needs including integration of client's own training materials.
• Learning Management System Portal system enabling engineers to manage training information, course registration, correspondence education enrollment, and training history tracking. Supports engineer career development and skill management across the organization.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300 client commendations per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 株式会社メイテックフィルダーズ (Meitec Fielders)coreOthers · 1 October 2023Group company providing 'middle-range' field engineering solutions covering design through testing and evaluation. Extends Meitec's service depth into adjacent engineering segments.
• 株式会社メイテックキャスト (Meitec Cast)coreOthers · 1 October 2023Group company providing broad staffing services from general office work and CAD/design assistance through full-scale design and development. Covers a wider scope than Meitec's core high-end services.
• 株式会社メイテックEX (Meitec EX)coreOthers · 1 October 2023Specialized subsidiary dispatching senior engineers (ages 60+) who have reached retirement but continue contributing. Leverages experienced professionals for client projects.
• 株式会社メイテックネクスト (Meitec Next)coreOthers · 1 October 2023Engineering-focused recruitment placement (人材紹介) subsidiary placing engineers at client companies, complementing Meitec's dispatch model.
• 株式会社メイテックビジネスサービス (Meitec Business Service)minorOthers · 1 October 2023Subsidiary for employment of people with disabilities (特例子会社), supporting Meitec Group's diversity and social contribution objectives.
• 株式会社メイテックグループホールディングス (Meitec Group Holdings)coreOthers · 1 October 2023Pure holding company established October 1, 2023 as part of the holding company restructuring. Holds all group subsidiaries and manages group strategy, governance, and investor relations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves17 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• JAC Recruitment: Japan-focused mid-to-senior professional recruitment firm. Comparable to Meitec's Meitec Next placement subsidiary for permanent placement of engineering professionals, but operates placement-only, not dispatch.
• Hays Japan: Japan operation of global specialist recruitment firm focused on mid-to-senior professionals in engineering, technology, and life sciences. Comparable to Meitec's higher-seniority placement business for engineers in Japanese manufacturers.

Direct peers

• WDB Holdings: Japan-listed specialist in scientific and technical staffing, including dispatch of chemists, biologists, and engineers. Comparable to Meitec in permanent-employee dispatch, focused technical verticals, and female-engineer positioning.
• Nisso Holdings: Japanese manufacturing-focused staffing and dispatch group serving automotive, electronics, and industrial customers. Comparable operating model to Meitec with dispatch, contract, and placement business lines.
• Outsource Technology (OSC): Japanese engineering dispatch and contract services firm serving automotive, electronics, and industrial machinery clients. Competes directly with Meitec for engineer placement at Japanese manufacturers under the dispatch/haken model.
• TechnoPro Holdings: Japan-listed engineering staffing and solutions firm, dispatching engineers (mechanical, electrical, IT) to Japanese manufacturers. Closest direct competitor to Meitec's high-end engineer dispatch model with similar customer mix and dispatch structure.

Broad incumbents

• Persol Holdings: Large Japanese staffing group covering temporary staffing, placement, and outsourced services. Overlaps with Meitec's dispatch and Meitec Next placement subsidiaries but competes mainly in broader staffing categories rather than high-end engineering specialists.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan-headquartered global HR/staffing and information services conglomerate. Operates Indeed and other staffing platforms; includes Japan staffing operations that overlap with Meitec's dispatch and placement business but at vastly larger scale and broader scope.
• Pasona Group: Japan-listed staffing, placement, and HR services group. Overlaps with Meitec in general staffing and recruitment placement (Meitec Next equivalent) but spans a broader set of clerical and professional categories.
• ManpowerGroup Japan: Japan arm of global staffing firm providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions. Comparable as a multi-category Japan staffing provider, but lacks Meitec's specialization in high-end engineering talent for manufacturing R&D.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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