Assistant Engineer (Software, Equipment Maintenance and Lab Duties)

PSB ACADEMY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 days work week

Rotating shifts

Job summary

PSB ACADEMY PTE. LTD. seeks a Diploma-qualified Laboratory Technician to support our engineering labs and workshops. You will prepare equipment, maintain safety standards, assist lecturers, and manage lab inventories and software tools.

On weekdays you’ll work a 5-day week with rotating shifts, ensuring lab readiness for classes, performing basic troubleshooting, and providing technical assistance to students on projects.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Engineering required with at least 1 year of experience.
• Familiarity with operating laboratory equipment and software.
• Knowledge of lab safety requirements and objectives.
• Ability to troubleshoot lab equipment and software.
• Willingness to share knowledge and collaborate in a team.
• Good teamwork and adaptability to rotational shifts.

Responsibilities

• Understand experiment requirements and assist in lab sessions.
• Prepare lab equipment and software for classes.
• Maintain lab inventory and assist procurement.
• Provide basic servicing and troubleshooting of hardware/software.
• Deliver safety talks and enforce lab safety regulations.

Skills

Lab equipment operation

Troubleshooting

Team player

Shift work willingness

Education

Diploma in Engineering

Tools

Laboratory software

Job description

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Laboratory duties

• Understanding of the experiment requirement and objectives.
• Preparation of laboratory equipment, apparatus, hardware, software for lab classes.
• Housekeep the laboratory after each laboratory session.
• Support the Lecturer for the laboratory sessions/workshops.
• Arrange and provide lab familiarization sessions for new lecturers on experiments.

2. Responsible for laboratory inventory and procurement of laboratory materials and equipment

• Assist in the keeping of records and regular report to the reporting officer.
• To provide & maintain proper bookkeeping on lab matters such as feedback, problem tracking and follow-up actions.
• Obtain quotations and discuss requirements with the reporting officer.
• Provide technical assistance (software) and support to students in their projects.

3. Equipment maintenance (Hardware/Software)

• Ensuring required software are properly installed and running before class commencements.
• Provide servicing, maintenance, troubleshooting & minor repair of laboratory equipment.
• Assisting in managing of software licenses, installations or updating, setup, and maintenance of lab computers and software.
• Liaising with vendors on issues log and status.

4. Workplace Safety & Health

• Deliver WSH and Risk Assessment Talks to students
• Ensuring lab safety at all times and all users (e.g. students, lecturers, etc) to comply with the lab rules & regulations.
• Assist in conducting risk assessment for engineering laboratories.
• Taking the role as Occupational First Aider.
• Monitor FYP and workshop activities and collect suggestions for possible improvements.

5. General Matters

• Any ad hoc duties as assigned by Reporting Officer

Requirements

• Diploma in Engineering discipline(Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics) with at least 1 year of experience
• Familiar and able to operate laboratory equipment, software & perform troubleshooting if required.
• In-depth domain knowledge which includes the understanding of lab objectives, applied principles and lab safety requirements
• Knowledge of laboratory safety requirements
• Able and willing to share knowledge with others
• A good team player
• Willing to work on rotational shift duties
• Able and willing to share knowledge with others
• A good team player

More details

• 5 Days work week
• Weekdays Shift: 8.30am to 5.30pm /1pm to 10pm
• Sat duty (once a month)

1. No class/lab - 8.30 am to 5.30 pm
2. With class/lab - 9 am to 6 pm