Principal Engineer, R&D(Electronics)

Venture Corporation Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Corporation Limited, a global technology leader, seeks a Principal Engineer, R&D (Electronics) in Singapore to drive hardware architecture for life-science instruments and medical devices. You will balance execution with aggressive business goals and ensure regulatory compliance.

The role requires embedding SOMs/SOCs, designing scalable architectures, and leading cross-functional teams across engineering disciplines to meet time-to-market targets while maintaining quality and reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience in embedded hardware design and architecture for life-science instrumentation or medical devices.
• Knowledge of IEC 60601-1/IEC 60601-1-2 and ISO 13485 quality systems.
• FMEA and risk-management processes across product lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable hardware for life-science instrumentation using embedded SOMs/SOCs.
• Design and deploy hardware sub-systems with regulatory compliance in mind.
• Lead FMEA and risk-management workflows per ISO requirements.
• Collaborate with Optical, ME, Firmware and Software leads to align hardware with software needs.
• Develop and document architectural specifications, design histories, and verification protocols.

Skills

Embedded systems

Hardware architecture

Regulatory compliance

FMEA

Cross-functional

Power electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Verilog/VHDL

PCB design

Job description

Venture, a public listed company in SGX, is a leading global provider of technology services, products and solutions with established capabilities spanning marketing research, design, research and development. Over the years, Venture has built know-how and intellectual property with expertise in several technology domains. These include life science & genomics, molecular diagnostics, medical devices and equipment, healthcare and wellness technology, lifestyle consumer technology, health improvement products, instrumentation, test and measurement technology, networking and communications, fintech, as well as computing, printing and imaging technology.

Headquartered in Singapore, the Group comprises over 30 companies with global clusters in Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, America and Europe, and employs over 12,000people globally.

At Venture, our people are our most valuable asset. We are committed to unifying culture, encouraging innovation, and harnessing the collective strengths and synergies of our human capital to deliver compelling differentiation, advancing Venture’s position as a leading global provider of technology solutions, products and services.

We’re looking to add a Principal Engineer, R&D(Electronics) in Singapore. The position is based in our HQ at Ang Mo Kio.

As a Principal Engineer, R&D(Electronics), you will:

The Principal EE Architect drives overall hardware architecture for next-generation life science instrumentation and medical devices. This role balances in-depth technical execution — leveraging Venture embedded SOM/SOC solutions and systems— with aggressive business goals. The ideal candidate must optimize total cost of ownership, mitigate supply chain risks, accelerate time-to-market, and directly influence product profitability while ensuring full regulatory compliance.

• System & Compute Architecture: Architect scalable electrical architectures utilizing Venture embedded SOMs and SOCs to handle compute-intensive analytical processing, high-speed data pipelines, and peripheral connectivity.
• Facility & Telemetry Integration: Design, interface, and deploy standalone Picobox controller platforms (e.g., Modbus DAQ, telemetry) to ensure continuous 24/7 environmental, thermal, and critical fault monitoring of sensitive laboratory instrumentation.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all hardware sub-systems comply with rigid medical device standards, including IEC 60601-1 (safety) and IEC 60601-1-2 (EMC).
• Lead system-level Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Risk Management workflows in accordance with ISO requirements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work alongside Optical, ME, Firmware, and software team leads to align edge hardware architectures with software requirements
• Life-Cycle Documentation: Author architectural specifications, design histories, and verification protocols compliant with ISO 13485 quality systems
• Experienced in Design and Development in the following areas:
• Embedded micro-processor system design.
• IO standards and protocol such as USB, IR, LAN, Blue tooth, etc.
• Power electronics – DC-DC, AC-DC converter, etc.
• Analog – sensing technologies, signal conditioning.
• Developing and testing algorithms to ensure electronics, software and hardware integrated successfully.
• Overall lead on boards brings up, testing and verify board to product level functionality.
• Work with extended team on reliability tests to ensure design robustness.
• Solving electronics challenges to create better, faster, more cost-effective solutions.

If you embody the spirit of excellence, passion for discovery, innovation and enterprise, and the desire to make a difference in the world of technology and electronics, come join the Venture team!

Be Part of the Global Venture Family.

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