China’s top EV maker BYD kicks off robotics recruitment drive for young talent

The Shenzhen-based carmaker is increasing its investment in humanoid robots amid a flurry of investment from local governments

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Published: 7:00am, 18 Dec 2024

China’s top electric vehicle maker BYD is conducting a new mass recruitment drive for robotics talent to staff its embodied intelligence (EI) unit, in a sign that the company is doubling down on robot-related research.

The Shenzhen-based company posted a global recruitment ad on the Chinese social media platform WeChat, describing job openings for 10 types of senior engineers in areas including sensory algorithms, robotics, and software. BYD did not specify how many people it will recruit.

The company did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.

The jobs are open to fresh graduates with master’s or doctorate degrees in mechanics, automation, computation, mathematics and electronics information. Workers can be posted in Shenzhen, Hefei or Changsha.

BYD’s EI research team, created in 2022, is engaged in developing various types of robotic bodies and systems, with a stated goal of improving robots’ decision-making capabilities and advancing EI applications in industrial use.

Robotic arms paint a car at the BYD’s auto plant in Xian, in Shaanxi province, on December 25, 2019. Picture taken December 25, 2019. Photo: Reuters

The team has already developed various types of collaborative robots, mobile robots, and humanoid robots, among other products, according to BYD.