Senior Technology Cooperation Engineer

Beijing Foreign Enterprise Management Consultants Co.,Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Singapore invites applications for a Senior Technology Cooperation Engineer to scout ICT innovations and prepare insights reports. The role requires Mandarin proficiency to liaise with China HQ and partners, plus strong networking and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities include cultivating international partnerships, negotiating IPR and collaboration agreements, and coordinating budgets and timelines across multiple projects with stakeholders in Singapore and China.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in CS or EE is required.
• Proficiency in Mandarin is required for effective communication with China HQ and stakeholders.
• Strong networking and leadership skills are essential for cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with industry-university-research cooperation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform technology scouting and prepare technology insights reports in ICT, consumer electronics and smart devices.
• Identify and evaluate new technological trends or business opportunities.
• Cultivate partnerships and exchange with international innovation teams; establish collaboration with universities, research institutes and startups.
• Provide guidance on IPR and usage; review agreements and lead negotiations for collaboration projects in consultation with stakeholders.
• Manage timelines and multiple tasks, ensuring coordination with China HQ and other teams.

Skills

Mandarin proficiency

Networking skills

Leadership in matrix orgs

Analytical thinking

Entrepreneurial thinking

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Job description

On behalf of Huawei, a world-renowned information and communication technology company, we are seeking passionate and talented individuals to join our team as Senior Technology Cooperation Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Perform technology scouting relevant to innovations for ICT, consumer electronics and various smart devices. Prepare the technology insights reports in selected fields.
• Identify and evaluate new technological trends or business opportunities
• Cultivate partnerships and exchange with international innovation teams.
• Establish the partnership with universities, research institutes and startups. Support existing research collaboration relationships.
• Work in close collaboration and constant communication with peers. Assist with identifying collaborative projects partners, budgets and timelines. Provide guidance and advice on IPR and usage. Review agreements and lead the negotiation of business and IPR position for the collaboration projects in consultant with relevant stakeholders.
• Manage timelines and capacities to handle multiple tasks at a time.
• To collaborate and communicate directly with Chinese speaking officers, stakeholders, counterparts, and customers in China HQ team.

Requirements

• Master's and above degrees in Computer Science or Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Proficiency in Mandarin is required to ensure effective communication with the Chinese-speaking stakeholders, including head office, business counterparts, and customers based in China.
• Excellent networking skills, both internal and external.
• Strong aptitude for working with a broad range of scientific and innovative disciplines.
• Strong willingness to learn and gain deeper competencies in various fields.
• Strong eagerness to translate insights into opportunities.
• Advanced creative, deductive and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Conscientious, responsible, self-motivated. Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• People leadership skills and a proven capability to lead in matrix organizations without formal disciplinary responsibility
• Analytical and conceptualization skills.
• Advanced ability to structure, illustrate and or communicate complex concepts in an understandable, practicable manner
• More than 2 years of experience in industry-university-research cooperation
• Have a basic understanding of tax and legal knowledge
• Advanced engineering experience within research and development
• Experience in performing technology scouting, trend research, innovation, benchmarking.