Job Description
Innovation Engineer
Position type:  Full-time
Type of contract:  Permanent

HARTING stands for strong connections – across the globe. As one of the leading international suppliers of industrial connectivity, we are connecting customers to their digital future. And as an employer? We connect around 6,000 people at our headquarter in Espelkamp and at locations worldwide. Here you’ll find great colleagues, as well as ever new opportunities and innovations revolving around IoT and artificial intelligence. In everything we do, we remain true to our roots: as a regionally connected family business that always stays firmly grounded in spite of our stellar high-tech. Here’s to your unique future with us: Yours!

Location: Shanghai

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

  • Ideation, conceptualization, and development of new innovative products, including validation of development results in line with customer requirements in the field of connectivity.
  • Close coordination with internal and external customers or project teams, as well as project management.
  • Focus on rapid prototyping and testing, as well as collaboration with early adopters to validate market potential.
  • Communicating results and market potential to both technical and non-technical stakeholders or audiences.
  • Supporting the patent application process to protect new developments.
  • Participation in industry and trade fairs, as well as willingness to travel for customer appointments.
  • Scan and scout new technologies to pursue innovative approaches and applications
  • Initiate, plan, and execute projects with multiple levels of complexity that may require collaboration across regional and international teams  
  • Maintain, operate and manage lab equipment as necessary
  • Performs other duties as assigned

 

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in a technical field- prefer Mechanical Engineering or Electromechanical Engineering
  • Passionate and open minded with an entrepreneurial mindset: you are a “maker”
  • Enthusiastic about technology in core applications as well as adjacent related fields and scientific disciplines 
  • Over 3 years of experience in new product development
  • Strong networking skills and the desire to work in a cross-functional team
  • Outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Thorough understanding of the fundamental scientific process and engineering principles
  • Proficient with 3D&2D Modeling/drawing and simulation software tools (e.g.,Siemens NX, Creo, SolidWorks, ANSYS, etc.) used for design, analysis and reporting
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills that allow you to effectively present ideas to executives and customers
  • Proficient in English and Mandarin, with written and oral communication for technical and business purposes.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree or above in engineering from a renowned university
  • Knowledge of multiple functional areas such as product management, engineering design, and manufacturing
  • Familiar with products/components applicaion in data center and robotics industry
Benefits:  Social Insurance coverage (APAC), Staff insurance coverage (APAC)
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Company Code:  HARTING (Zhuhai) Sales Ltd.
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Job Location (Short):  Shanghai, China
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Position area:  Research / New Technologies