Tianxiong (Tim) Fu, a software engineer senior manager at Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software, was awarded the 2014 Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) at the 13th AAEOY award ceremony recently held in Burlingame, California.

Fu leads the NX Part Modeling core software development team, a group of engineers who are responsible for the core architecture of the company's NX Part Modeling application. He directs the development of architectural and core enhancements to the application for each NX version release.

Fu earned a BS and MS in mechanical engineering from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) and has a PhD in mechanical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark). He has been active in the Asian American community. He founded the HUST Alumni Association of Southern California in 2002, which has grown to be a thriving network of Asian American professionals.

AAEOY annually recognizes Americans of Asian descent who have made exceptional contributions to the field of engineering or science, or excelled as corporate leaders.

The selection is based primarily on the merit of the honorees' contribution and positive impact on society.