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Job Title: R&D Senior Manager, Engineering, China
Location: Beijing, Shanghai
Employment Type: full-time
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, and optimize their 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.
This role is primarily accountable for building 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 pilot delivery and continuing through its ongoing evolution beyond that initial delivery.
Customer discovery, requirements definition, technical and solution architecture, and the exploration of AI capabilities in China engineering scenarios remain part of the role but are 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: representing China’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.
Lead and Grow the China R&D Organization
Provide regular updates to the China leadership on R&D progress, technical risks, and resource requirements.
Strategy and direction setting
Lead the local team in completing customization content adaptation, extension development, customized packaging, and validation in localized and Xinchuang environments.
Support Customer Engagement and Market Insight
You will be working with teams in China and the UK, so you will work across time zones and cultures daily. Your key relationships include:
The China leadership team
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. We are prioritizing proven leadership experience within B2B enterprise software organizations over deep domain-specific engineering knowledge, although the latter would also be advantageous.
Deep understanding 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).
First-hand engineering project experience in process industries such as power, oil and gas, chemicals, and green energy.
Bachelor’s degree or above in engineering or a related discipline (Master’s preferred) — for example Computer Science, Automation, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
10+ years of experience in engineering software R&D, product technology, or technical management, including 4+ years of team management experience.
This role is based in Beijing, China, and is delivered jointly with colleagues in the UK and across AVEVA’s global R&D organization, so you will collaborate across multiple time zones daily, and some travel should be expected for customer engagement and knowledge transfer. Strong remote collaboration skills are essential.
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.
Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/r-and-d-careers/
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