IoT Field Engineer - China & Region

<p><strong>Role Summary</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ubuntu is the most widely used Linux for innovation from cloud to connected device. Our growing team of IoT field engineers help customers deliver sophisticated IoT products and services across a wide range of industries - from autonomous vehicles to refrigeration solutions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Field engineers carry a significant responsibility - helping customers understand the range of silicon and board options, helping them deliver their unique applications, and helping them ensure the security of critical infrastructure. Our team hires software engineers with experience in the full stack of Linux from firmware to GUI. We represent Canonical and its capabilities to some of the most important companies in the world. Our customers have tremendously varied goals - from mission critical and very expensive machines to tiny and low-cost things. We aim to bring the right insights at each stage of the process and to help these customers make effective choices. Most importantly, we aim to help them deliver devices that meet their business goals, on time.</span> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Responsibilities include consulting, developing, demonstrating, and presenting some of the most advanced operating systems and application technologies available in the enterprise world. The role is a fast-paced, problem-solving environment and the questions require answers can be challenging yet very exciting. The right candidate must be resourceful, quick-thinking, and able to deliver on a wide variety of solutions across cloud, server, desktop and IoT technologies.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This role will support customers in China and the broader Asia-Pacific market.</span></p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Build strategic relationships with key technology partners and customers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Conduct yourself as a trusted technical advisor</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apply expertise in analysing a customer's business or technical challenges and correctly map the appropriate solution</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leverage deep knowledge of Ubuntu and related technologies to provide technical subject matter expertise to sales staff, partners, and customers for the development and implementation of complex IoT products and end-end solutions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work in conjunction with Canonical’s IoT and Cloud sales, delivery and business development teams to grow existing customer accounts as well as winning new customers, including the interaction with other offices in APAC (Taipei, Tokyo and Beijing). </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Develop and present technical sales collateral such as presentations, how-to guides, and technical competitive documents to project teams.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Propose and present custom technical solutions to Canonical’s clients and partners based upon Ubuntu technologies such as Ubuntu Core, Snaps and other Canonical technologies.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Understand and champion the technical knowledge and product skills required to meet customer requirements and close new business.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Assist in coordinating and preparing responses to RFx documents.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Based in Shenzhen, travel required; mix of domestic and international up to 30%.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills and Experience</strong></p> ... (truncated, view full listing at source)