**Senior Technical Manager – National Innovation Platform**
**Advanced Precision Manufacturing & Large-Scale Structural Engineering**
**The working location can be based in your home country (remote collaboration) or in China.**
We are supporting a national-level innovation platform as part of a large-scale strategic talent programme focused on strengthening industrial capabilities across:
- Advanced precision metal manufacturing for high-end electronics and smart mobility systems
- Intelligent production systems and digital factory architecture
- Large-scale bridge steel structures and heavy structural engineering
- Automated fabrication, welding systems, and industrial-scale process optimisation
- Industrial internet integration within complex manufacturing environments
This initiative is designed to connect globally trained technical leaders with strategically important industrial ecosystems undergoing structural upgrade and intelligent transformation.
**Candidate Criteria (Strict)**
We are seeking individuals who meet all of the following:
- PhD from a QS Top 100 university
- Graduated in 2022 or earlier
- Currently:
- Conducting research at a QS Top 200 university, or
- Holding a technical/research role within a Fortune Global 500 company
This programme is particularly relevant for senior researchers, principal engineers, and technical leaders whose work bridges:
- Precision machining & structural systems
- Materials and advanced manufacturing technologies
- Industrial automation & digitalisation
- Large-scale infrastructure and heavy fabrication systems
**About the Opportunity**
This is part of a nationally supported innovation platform with long-term strategic orientation.
It is not a predefined position tied to a single enterprise. Rather, it is a broad industrial-scale recruitment initiative aimed at attracting globally trained experts to contribute to next-generation manufacturing and structural engineering ecosystems.
The emphasis is on industry direction and technical domain alignment rather than narrow role definitions.
If your background aligns with the above profile and you are open to exploring a high-level industrial innovation platform with long-term strategic relevance, I would be pleased to connect.