Principal Engineer, R&D(Electronics)

Venture Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Corporation Limited, headquartered in Singapore, is seeking a Principal Engineer, R&D (Electronics) to drive hardware architecture for life science instrumentation and medical devices. The role is based at the HQ in Ang Mo Kio.

You will lead embedded system design, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure regulatory compliance with medical device standards. Overseas travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Masters/Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in embedded microprocessor system design, power management electronics and small signal analog design.
• Knowledge in PC architecture, High Speed IO Bus protocols (DDR, FSB, PCI-X), signal integrity techniques and high-speed hardware design.
• Experience in product development is a MUST HAVE.
• Strong understanding of electronics fundamentals and principles.
• Experience in medical product compliance standards such as ISO13485 is an added advantage.
• Simulation tools & programming skills (e.g. PSpice, Python) are an added advantage.
• Overseas travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable hardware architectures using Venture embedded SOMs/SOCs to support compute-intensive processing.
• Design interfaces and telemetry for continuous environmental and fault monitoring of laboratory instrumentation.
• Ensure hardware sub-systems comply with IEC 60601-1 and EMC standards.
• Lead FMEA and Risk Management per ISO requirements.
• Collaborate with Optical, ME, Firmware and software teams to align edge hardware with software needs.
• Create and maintain ISO 13485 compliant design documentation and verification protocols.
• Lead board bring-up, testing and product-level verification; drive reliability testing.

Skills

Embedded systems

Power management

High-speed I/O

Medical device experience

ISO13485 knowledge

Python

PSpice

Education

Masters in Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSpice

Python

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 12,000 people 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.
• 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.

Requirements:

• Masters/Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering
• Experience in embedded microprocessor system design, power management electronics and small signal analog design
• Experience in product development is a MUST HAVE
• Knowledge in PC architecture, High Speed IO Bus protocols (such as DDR, FSB, PCI-X), signal integrity techniques and high-speed hardware design
• Good understanding of product safety, environmental testing and EMC advantageous
• Strong knowledge of electronics fundamental and principles
• Team mentoring with strong passion for product design
• Experience in medical product compliance standard such as ISO13485, is an added advantage
• Simulation tools & programing skills (eg. PSpice, Python) is added advantage
• Overseas travel may be required

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