R&D Senior Manager, Engineering, China
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Job Title: R&D Senior Manager, Engineering, China
Location: Beijing, Shanghai
Employment Type: full-time
About AVEVA
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software, headquartered in Cambridge, UK, and part of the Schneider Electric group. More than 20,000 industrial enterprises across over 100 countries use AVEVA’s technology to engineer,operate, andoptimizetheir assets more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. This role sits within AVEVA’s Engineering business, home to the Unified Engineering platform and a wider portfolio of design and engineering software used by owner-operators and EPCs worldwide.
Role Purpose
This role is primarily accountable forbuilding and leading a local R&D organization in China for delivering AVEVA Unified Engineering’s China strategy through that organization- beginning with compliance exploration and pilotdelivery andcontinuing through its ongoing evolution beyond thatinitialdelivery.
Customer discovery, requirements definition, technical and solution architecture, and the exploration of AI capabilities in China engineering scenarios remain part of therole butare not its primary accountability: you will build a team around you to lead these activities day to day, while you set direction and make the final calls.
A defining element of the role is finding pragmatic intersections between global architectural constraints and China market realities:representingChina’s voice within the global product organization, translating local customer requirements into executable R&D pathways, and maximizing local technical innovation within defined authorization boundaries.
This is a role for someone who combines strong organizational leadership with technical judgement and business acumen - able to build and lead a local team that collaborates closely with Engineering teams around the world on an ongoing basis.
WhatYou’llDo
Lead and Grow the China R&D Organization
Build, develop, and lead a high-performing local R&D team in China.
Recruit, develop, and manage the performance of the local R&D team.
Coordinate resources effectively within a global matrix organization and drive cross-time-zone, cross-cultural technical collaboration.
Provide regular updates to theChinaleadershipon R&D progress, technical risks, and resource requirements.
Strategy and direction setting
Represent China in global R&D strategy discussions and ensureChina strategy engineering requirementsare givenappropriate priorityin the global product roadmap.
Define the technical boundaries andfeasibledelivery scope for the China version of UE andestablisha practical path that balancesXinchuangrequirements with global architectural constraints.
Direct your team’s ongoing evaluation ofthe domestic LLM and AI technology ecosystem forpotentialintegration into engineering design scenarios.
R&D delivery leadership
Lead technical decision-making and milestone managementfrom compliance exploration and pilot release through to production readiness and beyond, as the China version of UE continues to evolve.
Lead the local team in completingcustomizationcontent adaptation, extension development, customized packaging, and validation in localized andXinchuangenvironments.
Direct your team’s explorationof AI agents and copilots to enhance the efficiency of local engineering workflows, building differentiated capabilities thatleveragedomestic AI models.
Support Customer Engagement and Market Insight
Guide your team in conducting in-depth technical interviews with strategic customers, translating real engineering execution scenarios from owner-operators and EPCs into product requirements.
Overseetechnical solution design and on-site deployment for pilot projects,with your team leading day-to-day delivery andensuring priority workflows run reliably in compliant environments.
Build technical trust with customers and provide credible technical endorsement for the commercial team.
WhoYou’llWork With
You will be working withteams in China and the UK, so you will work across time zones and culturesdaily. Your key relationships include:
The local China R&D team you build and lead
The UK global R&D organization
The Portfolio Lead, on scope, priorities, and delivery sequencing
The China leadership team
Global product management and the global product roadmap community
Strategic customers and pilot accounts - owner-operators, EPCs, and their engineering teams
WhatWe’reLooking For
Above all else, we are looking for the right person, not the perfect CV. We value clear thinking, strong judgement, and the ability to make pragmatic technical decisions under real constraints, not just familiarity with tools or terminology.Weare prioritizing proven leadership experience within B2B enterprise software organizations over deep domain-specific engineering knowledge, although the latter would also beadvantageous.
Core Skills (Required)
Proven leadership experience within a B2B enterprise software organization,ideally leading R&Dor engineering teams through the full product lifecycle.
Strong understanding ofXinchuangcompliance technologies, with hands-on experience adapting software to localized environments.
Practical experience with, or strong interest in, AI and LLM applications in industrial or engineering scenarios.
Experience serving as the China technical leader within a global matrix organization.
Fluent business English, with the ability to lead technical and strategic discussions with global headquarters.
Core Skills (Beneficial)
Deepunderstanding of the digital engineering design stack: 1D data (P&ID tags and attributes), 2D drawings (process flow and layout drawings), and 3D models (piping, structures, equipment).
Deep user or development experience with AVEVA E3D, Unified Engineering, or similar engineering software platforms.
Experience integrating domesticLLMs intoengineering-scenarioAI applications.
First-hand engineering project experience in process industries such as power, oil and gas, chemicals, and green energy.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or above in engineering or a related discipline (Master’spreferred) - for example Computer Science, Automation, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
10+ years of experience in engineeringsoftwareR&D, product technology, or technical management, including 4+ years of team management experience.
Location and Travel
This role isbased in Beijing, China, andis delivered jointly with colleagues in the UK and across AVEVA’s global R&D organization, so you will collaborate across multiple time zonesdaily, and some travel should be expected for customer engagement and knowledge transfer. Strong remote collaboration skills are essential.
R&D at AVEVA
Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name.
Our track record of innovation is no fluke - it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems, join us.
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