Senior System Architect

International Permanent RMB1,200,000 - RMB1,500,000 per year View Job Description
This role is responsible for shaping the system architecture and technical direction of intelligent products, automation systems, and digital solutions.
  • Work across software, electronics, sensors, AI, and mechanical engineering.
  • Contribute to system and product architecture

About Our Client

Our client is an international industrial technology organisation operating across quality inspection, in-line process control, sensing technology, automation equipment, analytics, and digital platforms.

Job Description

  • Define system and product architectures for intelligent products, automation systems, and AI-enabled solutions.
  • Establish system requirements, architecture concepts, performance specifications, and technical documentation.
  • Integrate software, electronics, sensors, optics, connectivity, AI, and mechanical technologies into scalable product platforms.
  • Coordinate feasibility studies, prototype development, and emerging-technology evaluation.
  • Perform system-level analysis and coordinate the resolution of complex technical challenges.
  • Develop and execute verification and validation strategies to support product performance and reliability.
  • Define technology and architecture roadmaps aligned with customer, market, and business requirements.
  • Provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Collaborate with international R&D teams and external technology partners.
  • Support product industrialisation, release, and deployment activities.

The Successful Applicant

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • At least eight years of experience in systems engineering, product development, or a related technical discipline.
  • Experience in industrial automation, robotics, instrumentation, smart equipment, or connected products.
  • Demonstrated experience developing complex multidisciplinary products from concept through market introduction.
  • Previous involvement in engineering project teams, technical programmes, or architecture initiatives.
  • Ability to define product and system architectures for complex multidisciplinary solutions.
  • Strong understanding of sensors, signal processing, electronics, embedded systems, connectivity, optics, or machine vision.
  • Ability to assess emerging technologies and translate them into technically and commercially viable product concepts.
  • Experience in system integration, verification, validation, and technical documentation.
  • Familiarity with industrial and connected-system architecture.
  • Knowledge of Ethernet, CAN, RS485, OPC UA, MQTT, or edge-to-cloud connectivity.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Good English communication skills.
  • Experience working with international or cross-cultural engineering teams would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

  • Work on multidisciplinary products combining software, electronics, sensing, optics, AI, and mechanical engineering.
  • Exposure to research, concept development, prototyping, system validation, industrialisation, and deployment.
  • Collaboration with international R&D teams and external technology partners.
  • Involvement in technology roadmaps, architecture decisions, and system-validation strategy.
Contact
Eva Yu
Quote job ref
JN-082026-7088490
Phone number
+862160268072

Job summary

Function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Specialisation
Production, Manufacturing
What is your area of specialisation?
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
International
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Eva Yu
Consultant phone
+862160268072
Job Reference
JN-082026-7088490

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