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About the Role
Minth California Inc. is seeking an Innovation Manager to support its frontier technology initiatives in North America, focusing on robotics, Physical AI, AI infrastructure hardware, and advanced manufacturing. This role involves tracking market trends, researching companies, preparing management briefings, and supporting key meetings.
Responsibilities
- Track technology and market trends in robotics, Physical AI, AI infrastructure hardware, data center cooling, thermal management, and advanced manufacturing.
- Monitor industry news, funding activities, product launches, customer movements, competitors, and supply chain changes.
- Build and maintain a pipeline of relevant startups and technology companies in North America.
- Prepare one-page company profiles, market summaries, and opportunity assessments.
- Identify potential fit between target companies and Minth’s manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and product capabilities.
- Support customer visits, VC/startup meetings, university connections, industry events, and executive meetings.
- Prepare briefing materials, meeting notes, follow-up lists, and internal presentation materials.
- Maintain an internal opportunity pipeline and update management regularly.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or above in engineering, robotics, mechanical/electrical engineering, materials, computer science, business, finance, or a related field.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in market research, technology scouting, startup scouting, corporate innovation, VC/CVC research, consulting, hard-tech, robotics, AI hardware, data center infrastructure, or advanced manufacturing.
- Strong research, analysis, and information organization skills.
- Ability to quickly understand new technologies, markets, and business models.
- Able to turn complex information into clear, concise management-level materials.
- Strong English writing, communication, and presentation skills.
- Chinese language capability is preferred.
- Self-driven, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a small, fast-moving, cross-cultural team.
- Familiarity with Silicon Valley or North American startup ecosystem.
- Experience in robotics, humanoid robotics, AI hardware, data center infrastructure, thermal management, or advanced manufacturing.
- Experience working with startups, VCs, incubators, accelerators, or hard-tech companies.
- Experience preparing company research, industry reports, or investment screening materials.
Skills
- Robotics
- Physical AI
- AI infrastructure hardware
- Advanced manufacturing
- Data center cooling
- Thermal management
- Market research
- Technology scouting
- Startup scouting
- Corporate innovation
- VC/CVC research
- Consulting
- Hard-tech
- AI hardware
- Data center infrastructure
- Humanoid robotics
- Metal forming
- Plastic components
- Composites
- Surface treatment
- Lightweight structures
- Analysis
- Information organization
- English writing
- Communication
- Presentation skills
- Chinese language capability
Location
- North America
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or above
About the Company
- Minth Group is a global manufacturing technology company with deep experience in automotive components, engineering development, global supply chain management, and scalable manufacturing.
- Minth is expanding its role from a traditional automotive supplier toward a broader frontier technology manufacturing platform.
- Minth California Inc. serves as Minth Group’s strategic interface with the Silicon Valley and North American frontier technology ecosystem.
- Minth California Inc. is focused on identifying emerging technologies, potential customers, startup companies, and new product opportunities that can support this strategic transformation.