Senior Material Engineer

Senior Material Engineer

Huawei Helsinki Hardware System Lab is seeking a forward-thinking Senior Material Engineer to act as our technology scout and strategic partner in Europe.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct deep-dive analysis of industries where material science leads globally (e.g., luxury goods, automotive, semiconductors) to extract possible insights and technology trends.
• Write analysis report about industry findings to guide R&D department.
• Exploring advanced structural and functional materials resources across European universities, research institutions, and specialized suppliers.
• Establish technical collaboration projects, manage sample verification workflows, and deliver high-quality technical analysis reports.
• Lead the identification of key strategic directions in materials and processing.

Required qualifications and skills:

• Master's degree or above in material science, physics, mechanics, manufacture, or mechanical engineering. Ph.D. degree is preferred.
• Skilled in quickly understanding consumer electronics needs and translating them into material technical specifications; experience in this task is preferred.
• Good knowledge of structural and surface materials: such as composites and process technology (fiber/particle enhanced), metal and metal processing (Ti alloy, Al alloy, metallurgical powder processing like RSP/SPS), color ceramics and transparent ceramics, glass, bonding process technologies (metal-metal, metal-glass, glass-glass and other hybrid solutions), 3D printing (metal, ceramics or hybrid); Surface coating technologies for improving wear durability, colors, transmittance, and process for example PVD, plasma, etc.
• Background in PVD related metal/alloy/ceramics/glass will be preferred.
• Skillful in material validation and capable of handling material testing, for example, material fabrication, processing, characterization, etc.
• Fluent in written and spoken English. Good communication skills and multicultural environment adaptability.

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Contract Type: This is a full-time consultant position, the consultant shall be employed by Huawei's supplier. If you are interested, please submit your application before 30th March 2026.

Benefits

Huawei offers the opportunity to learn from the best in the mobile industry. Working at Huawei in an international atmosphere is fun and the opportunity to develop your skills and competencies is endless. As we are the second largest mobile phone brand in the world, in the long term you have the opportunity to relocate around the world. Are you ready for the challenge?

About Huawei Finland R&D

Huawei's European Research Institute (ERI) oversees fundamental and applied technology research, academic research cooperation projects, and strategic technical planning across our network of European R&D facilities. 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.