Apple watches are displayed following an Apple event in San Francisco, California March 9, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]

Intelligent hardware engineer

The proposal says to implement intelligent manufacturing engineering, build a new type of manufacturing system and promote the development of industries such as information communication, advanced numerically-controlled machine tools, robots, and aerospace equipment.

"From the Xiaomi smart wristband to the Apple Watch, the intelligent hardware will be used in more devices and equipments, but the cultivation of talents is still lagged behind the industrial development, " Zhao Peng said, "Those working on R&D of the intelligent hardware will be popular over the next few years."

Case: After two years on the job, a hardware circuit engineer surnamed Pan earns 30,000 yuan per month in a smartwear company.