Lead/Senior Engineer (IoT/IIoT)

Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT) in Singapore seeks an experienced senior engineer to drive end-to-end IoT/IIoT product development, leading hardware, firmware and system design for reliable, scalable industrial solutions.

You will collaborate across software, quality and operations while ensuring cybersecurity, governance compliance, and adherence to global IoT standards. Mass production readiness and cross-disciplinary teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of direct hardware or system design experience.
• Degree or Master’s in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across teams.
• Comfort working with governance constraints (auditability, security, privacy).

Responsibilities

• Lead full product lifecycle (NPI) for new categories, from concept to production.
• Define system architecture and hardware development including firmware.
• Ensure reliable connectivity between industrial equipment, edge devices and cloud platforms.
• Conduct laboratory validation, troubleshooting, and optimization of circuits and protocols.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners, providing planning, estimates and risk management.
• Apply cybersecurity considerations and adhere to IoT standards (ETSI, CISPR, Bluetooth SIG, UK PSTI).

Skills

Embedded hardware design

Firmware development

System design

Cybersecurity & governance

Education

Bachelor/Master in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

KiCad

Job description

We are seeking an experience/senior engineer to drive the end to end development of innovative IoT and IIoT products. In the role, you will lead the design, build, and deployment of IoT-enabled electrical and embedded systems, taking ownership of complex assemblies from early concept through to mass production. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to solve unfamiliar problems, ensuring our solutions meet rigorous standards for performance, reliability, security and user experience.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Product Development: Lead the full product lifecycle (NPI) for new product categories, translating technical challenges into clear design requirements, creating concepts, building prototypes, and validating designs for production.
• Hardware & System Design: Define the overall system architecture and lead complex hardware development including firmware from concept to production, ensuring optimal PCB layout, sensor integration, power circuits, and communication interfaces.
• Connectivity & Integration: Ensure reliable connectivity between industrial equipment, edge devices, and cloud platforms. Implement sensing strategies, edge compute solutions, and data ingestion/storage systems while maintaining high availability
• Testing & Optimization: Conduct laboratory validation, troubleshooting, and optimization of circuits, communication protocols and system performance. Define metrics to measure success and support product decisions.
• Collaboration & Leadership: Collaborate with internal teams (software, quality, operations) and external partners to integrate smart platforms and industrial networking solutions. Provide technical planning, effort estimates and risk management.
• Compliance & Security: Apply principled engineering practices including cybersecurity considerations, change control and adherence to global IoT standards (e.g., ETSI, CISPR, Bluetooth SIG, UK PSTI)

Requirements (Minimum Qualifications)

• Degree or Master's in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of direct experience in hardware or system design with a proven track record in embedded
• Resilient, methodical, and curious approach to design
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across internal and external teams
• Comfort working with governance constraints (auditability, security, privacy) and designing practical solutions within them

Technical Expertise

• Design experience and knowledge in the following: SoC/Processors, DDR4, Flash memory, USB, PCIe, NVMe and GbE technologies
• Strong background in wireless design and validation (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE)
• Experience with CAD tools (e.g. KiCad)
• Familiarity with industrial networking (VLANs, switches, firewalls)
• Knowledge of industrial cybersecurity principles, endpoint security and remote device management

Good to have

• Experience in RF engineering and antenna design

As CSIT is an agency under the Ministry of Defence (Singapore), only Singapore Citizens will be considered.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.