Principal Engineer, Equipment Reliability & Automation

MARKONO PRINT MEDIA PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Markono Print Media Pte Ltd in Singapore seeks a Principal Engineer, Equipment Maintenance, to act as the technical authority and strategic leader for reliability, automation, and maintenance excellence across its production facilities.

You will lead complex troubleshooting, drive capital projects, and mentor engineers and technicians to world-class standards, ensuring maximum uptime and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering.
• 10 - 15 years of hands-on experience in maintenance engineering or equipment reliability roles.
• Proven expertise in PLC systems, motion controls, automation, and complex troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated experience as a sign-off or approving authority for engineering changes, maintenance validations, or capital project completion.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Certified in Predictive Maintenance, Lean or Six Sigma methodologies would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as the final point of technical escalation for complex electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and control system issues across printing presses, bindery lines, digital printers, and auxiliary systems.
• Conduct in-depth root cause analysis (RCA) and implement long-term corrective actions to eliminate recurring failures.
• Interpret and troubleshoot from advanced electrical schematics, PLC ladder logic, and mechanical drawings with precision and speed.
• Lead troubleshooting and repair strategies that balance equipment uptime, cost efficiency, and long-term reliability.
• Lead technical engagements with OEMs and vendor service engineers during equipment breakdowns, installations, and major upgrades.
• Evaluate and challenge vendor recommendations using data-driven analysis, ensuring solutions are technically sound and cost-effective.
• Validate the quality, completeness, and sustainability of vendor-delivered work.
• Drive strategic vendor partnerships to continuously improve equipment reliability and support innovation.
• Drive continuous improvement and capital projects that enhance machine reliability, automation, and performance.
• Provide technical mentorship and on-the-job guidance to engineers and technicians, uplifting the team’s overall competency.
• Serve as the engineering sign-off authority for technical assessments, design changes, machine modifications, and project completion validations.
• Contribute to the long-term maintenance strategy, aligning engineering initiatives with production and business goals.
• Deploy predictive technologies (e.g. vibration analysis, thermal imaging, ultrasonic inspection) to proactively prevent failures.
• Analyse performance data to refine maintenance strategies, intervals, and spare parts optimisation.
• Ensure best-in-class preventive maintenance practices aligned with OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) targets.
• Lead or support capital and improvement projects from design to commissioning — including automation, machine upgrades, and system retrofits.
• Identify engineering solutions to eliminate bottlenecks, improve OEE, and reduce waste and downtime.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to embed lean and digital maintenance practices across operations.
• Champion a zero-incident safety culture, ensuring all activities meet company and statutory safety standards.
• Lead risk assessments, equipment safety validations, and compliance audits.
• Serve as sign-off authority for safety validations and engineering control changes, ensuring full compliance with safety and engineering integrity standards.
• Drive safe design principles in all maintenance and project activities.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers and technicians through structured development plans.
• Develop and conduct technical training programmes to build deep domain expertise within the team.
• Maintain and enhance technical documentation, SOPs, and knowledge repositories for long-term learning continuity.

Skills

PLC systems

Motion controls

Automation

Complex troubleshooting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering

Job description

Markono Print Media Pte Ltd in Singapore seeks a Principal Engineer, Equipment Maintenance, to act as the technical authority and strategic leader for reliability, automation, and maintenance excellence across its production facilities.

You will lead complex troubleshooting, drive capital projects, and mentor engineers and technicians to world-class standards, ensuring maximum uptime and safety.