Manufacturing Equipment Engineer I — Uptime & Automation

Illumina Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumina Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 1 to provide technical leadership in sustaining smart manufacturing equipment in a high-volume consumables environment. You will define maintenance strategies across optical, mechanical, electrical, and fluidics systems to improve uptime and reliability.

You will train Technicians, lead maintenance tasks, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring strict adherence to cGMP, safety, and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or diploma in a relevant engineering discipline with manufacturing exposure.
• Experience in GMP controlled environments and equipment maintenance.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic systems and PLCs.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance activities for optical, mechanical, electrical and fluidics systems.
• Ensure safety, quality and work instructions are followed at all times.
• Maintain 6S housekeeping and timely production targets.
• Support training and mentoring of Technicians and shift teams.
• Identify spare parts, update SAP records, and enable uptime improvements.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives (6S, process optimization).
• Lead incident investigations and produce formal reports when needed.
• Develop on-the-job training for Technicians on PLC and automation troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet KPI and site goals.

Skills

Electrical/Electronics knowledge

Mechanical knowledge

PLC troubleshooting

GMP awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering

Diploma in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering (NTC/NiTEC 6+ years or higher)

Tools

Beckhoff PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

SAP

Job description

Illumina Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 1 to provide technical leadership in sustaining smart manufacturing equipment in a high-volume consumables environment. You will define maintenance strategies across optical, mechanical, electrical, and fluidics systems to improve uptime and reliability.

You will train Technicians, lead maintenance tasks, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring strict adherence to cGMP, safety, and quality standards.