Prior to that, he held the positions of deputy director of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense from 2008 to 2014 and secretary general of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense of China from 2006 to 2008.

Before joining the Chinese government, Huang was employed at the First Group Corporation of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, where he served as president of the affiliated First Aircraft Design and Research Institute from 2003 to 2006, and as director of the affiliated 603rd Institute from 2000 to 2003.

[1] Huang is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

[4] In December 2020, Huang was named Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary and acting governor of Sichuan.

On 28 June 2024, Huang was appointed party secretary of Jilin, succeeding Jing Junhai.