Lead Automation Engineer - Robotics & MES Integration

Ams Osram; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ams OSRAM's LSP – Light Sensors & Photonics unit in Singapore is seeking a seasoned Lead Automation Engineer to steer day-to-day technical work, set priorities, and mentor engineers. You will design and implement innovative automation solutions, including robotics, cobots, and AMR/AGV-based material handling, ensuring throughput targets and OEE improvements.

You will define system specifications across mechanical, electrical, controls, and software, manage end-to-end projects from concept to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics/Electrical/Mechanical.
• Min. 5 years of industrial automation and robotics.
• Experience with project management, PC/PLC programming, CAD/SolidWorks, electrical systems and smart factory environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day technical work of the automation engineers and assistant engineers; set priorities, assign tasks, review designs and provide hands-on guidance.
• Design and develop automation solutions, including robotic and cobot systems, AMR/AGV-based material handling, mechatronic and vision-guided applications, while evaluating technical and commercial options.
• Develop automation system specifications covering mechanical, electrical, controls, HMI, and software requirements; review vendor designs for compliance with requirements.
• Lead end-to-end automation project execution from concept through handover; manage schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and stakeholder communications; coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Manage vendor selection and execution by evaluating proposals, overseeing design, testing, installation, commissioning; ensure on-time delivery and quality.
• Lead reliability and lifecycle management: troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, implement upgrades, maintain asset documentation and spare parts strategies.

Skills

Industrial automation

Robotics

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics/Electrical/Mechanical

Tools

PC/PLC programming

CAD/SolidWorks

ROS 2

MES API Integration

C#

Python

C++

Job description

ams OSRAM's LSP – Light Sensors & Photonics unit in Singapore is seeking a seasoned Lead Automation Engineer to steer day-to-day technical work, set priorities, and mentor engineers. You will design and implement innovative automation solutions, including robotics, cobots, and AMR/AGV-based material handling, ensuring throughput targets and OEE improvements.

You will define system specifications across mechanical, electrical, controls, and software, manage end-to-end projects from concept to