Blast Engineer (Structural Engineer), PSS CoE (PED)

HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency); Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HTX, Singapore's science and technology agency, seeks a Blast Engineer to support civil/structural projects that focus on blast effects and progressive collapse. You will review submissions for Security-By-Design, advise on building components, and apply FEM analyses within a safety-focused environment.

Ideal candidates hold a Civil/Structural Engineering degree with FEM experience and are prepared to advance capabilities within a mission-driven public safety agency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree / Master / PhD in Civil and/or Structural Engineering.
• Good knowledge in conventional building designs involving reinforced concrete, structural steel, and composite structures.
• Either already registered as a practicing Professional Engineer (Civil) or has the intention to progress towards such accreditation, is preferred.
• Broad knowledge in Finite Element Method (FEM) calculations.
• At least 1 year of prior experience in blast engineering is ideal, but not mandatory.
• Team player with strong willingness and motivation to be trained towards developing advanced capabilities related to blast engineering.
• Good command of written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Reviews external submissions for special developments and infrastructures subjected to Security-By-Design (SBD) framework under Infrastructure Protection Act (IPA), with regards to technical domains such building components against blast effects and global structural response under progressive collapse.
• Participates in planning of security events by providing in-house technical consultancy, with regards to technical domains such building components against blast effects and global structural response under progressive collapse.

Skills

Blast engineering

Structural engineering

Finite Element Method

English proficiency

Team player

Education

Civil/Structural Engineering degree

Job description

What The Role Is

HTX is Singapore's Science and Technology agency that brings together diverse scientific and engineering capabilities to develop transformative, operationally ready solutions for public safety. As a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower the Home Team with cutting‑edge capabilities. Guided by our mission to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team's advantage, we are committed to keeping Singapore the safest place on planet Earth.

What The Role Is

HTX is Singapore's Science and Technology agency that brings together diverse scientific and engineering capabilities to develop transformative, operationally ready solutions for public safety. As a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower the Home Team with cutting‑edge capabilities. Guided by our mission to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team's advantage, we are committed to keeping Singapore the safest place on planet Earth.
We are looking for a suitable candidate with passion for Blast Engineering with good knowledge in conventional building designs involving reinforced concrete, structural steel, and composite structures with broad knowledge in Finite Element Method (FEM) calculations.

Responsibilities

What you will be working on

The principal roles of the blast engineer are as follows:

• Reviews external submissions for special developments and infrastructures subjected to Security-By-Design (SBD) framework under Infrastructure Protection Act (IPA), with regards to technical domains such building components against blast effects and global structural response under progressive collapse;
• Participates in planning of security events by providing in-house technical consultancy, with regards to technical domains such building components against blast effects and global structural response under progressive collapse.

Requirements

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree / Master / PhD in Civil and/or Structural Engineering.
• Good knowledge in conventional building designs involving reinforced concrete, structural steel, and composite structures.
• Either already registered as a practicing Professional Engineer (Civil) or has the intention to progress towards such accreditation, is preferred.
• Broad knowledge in Finite Element Method (FEM) calculations.
• At least 1 year of prior experience in blast engineering is ideal, but not mandatory.
• Team player with strong willingness and motivation to be trained towards developing advanced capabilities related to blast engineering.
• Good command of written and spoken English.