Huawei Technologies plans to lure gifted new recruits with “top-notch” salaries, as the world’s largest telecommunication equipment supplier moves to reinforce its army of researchers amid its struggles with a US trade ban. Shenzhen-based Huawei will hire 20 to 30 top talents from around the world this year in a bid to build up its “combat capabilities”, according to a widely-circulated email signed by company founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei.
“If you are the best of the best and you want to push the boundaries of science: we want you,” read a recruitment advertisement posted on its official WeChat account. Huawei is looking for people “who have made extraordinary achievements in mathematics, computer science, physics, materials science, chips, smart manufacturing, or chemistry – and who are hungry to become leaders in their fields.”
“Innovation is the core necessity to win future wars of technology and business, and talent is the key driver of technological innovation and business innovation. We will attract top talents with top challenges and top salaries,” said the corporate document.
According to Liu Chenglin, instructor of Zhong and deputy director of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, it’s normal to see these students getting high salaries as artificial intelligence is a hot field in recent years that sees higher demand for quality talents. However, he is still amazed by what Huawei has offered, saying that it was rare to see fresh graduates gaining annual salary exceeding 1 million yuan.
“Priority will be given to people whose research has produced tangible and impactful results, research papers, or patents; people from top-notch labs or honors programs; and winners of top international competitions in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines,” according to Huawei.
Huawei has been going through a critical phase in recent months since, in the major American market, the Trump administration has imposed tough sanctions on it and stepped up efforts to bar the firm from the 5G race. Amid growing American pressure, the company insists on collaboration on a broader scale and prioritizing acquisition of top talent, which is expected to promote its long-term growth, according to Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei.
Huawei’s Ren said in June that they will have to continue their lead in setting up technological standards and trying to attract more talents worldwide. Huawei at present has over 700 mathematicians, 800 physicists and 120 chemists, with a total of 15,000 researchers.
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