Innovation Project Specialist

Hardware and System Laboratory is seeking an Innovation Project Specialist to drive innovation in next-generation device hardware technologies. This role will be leading collaborative research initiatives with academic and industry partners to develop breakthrough consumer device hardware technologies; Drive innovation across three key domains: thermal management, hardware simulation and material development. Shaping our technological roadmap by identifying emerging trends and translating academic research into actionable strategies.

Main Responsibilities:

• Driving Strategic Innovation Roadmaps. Defining long-term technology roadmaps, identifying opportunity areas, and aligning cross-functional teams on target outcomes and development priorities.
• Managing Multi-Project R&D Portfolios. Planning and structuring multiple research and technology projects simultaneously, ensuring milestones, resources, and risks are clearly tracked and communicated.
• Facilitating Cross-Team Collaboration. Connecting different business teams; organizing smooth communication and information flow; resolving coordination gaps; and ensuring shared understanding across groups.
• Overseeing External Partnerships & University Collaborations. Identifying academic or industrial partners, managing agreements, coordinating joint research activities, and tracking deliverables and partner performance.
• Supporting Early Concept Development & Prototyping. Assisting sourcing and technology benchmarking for early step technologies, helping to create charter & report, and managing the TC/POC project.
• Implementing Innovation Governance & Reporting. Setting up structured review processes (e.g., progress reviews, KPIs, risk logs), preparing management-level reports, and ensuring compliance with internal procedures.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience:

• Majored in material, fluid or solid mechanics, mechanical engineering, electromagnetics, mathematics, data analysis, or AI algorithm etc.
• Be familiar with the following professional knowledge, including but not limited to: finite element analysis, numerical algorithm, machine learning, material design and process, fluid mechanics, statistics, data analysis, etc.
• Project management experience is preferred.
• Be proficient in programming languages such as Python, R, or C++, love programming, and have good programming habits.
• Experience in technology scouting, competitive analysis, and translating global research trends into product applications.
• Be able to work independently and solve problems, be good at communication, be willing to cooperate, be keen on new technologies, be good at summarizing, sharing, and practicing.
  
  

This role is ideal for a visionary technologist who thrives at the intersection of global research and real-world applications, shaping the future of smart devices hardware technologies through international innovation ecosystems.

Location: This position is located at our R&D office in Ruoholahti, Helsinki, Finland.

Employment type: Full-time consultant position, work contract arranged via one of Huawei's suppliers.

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

We seek and reward talent! At Huawei, if you are dedicated to creativity, engagement of technical risks and delivery of target-driven results, your efforts will be rewarded with outstanding career prospects.

About Huawei Finland R&D

Huawei Finland Research Center was established in 2012. At our sites in Helsinki and Tampere, you will have an outstanding opportunity to be part of the leading research and development of future smart devices. We offer a career in a forward-looking industrial research team with a solid track record in innovation and publication and delivering its result as factual contributions to on-the-market devices.