Senior Embedded Systems Engineer – NPI & Manufacturing

Illumina; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumina, a leader in genomics, is seeking a Sr Product Engineer to support product lifecycle activities from NPI through mass manufacturing. You will drive product transfer, perform data analysis, and apply robust problem-solving methods to improve quality, yield, and costs while collaborating across disciplines to ensure design-for-manufacturing and regulatory readiness.

The role requires hands-on development of embedded systems, hardware, firmware, and software releases; mentoring junior

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of embedded systems architecture, microcontrollers, peripheral interfaces, and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, Ethernet).
• Experience in embedded system bring-up, programming, debugging, and troubleshooting hardware-firmware interactions.
• Excellent knowledge of PCBA design and ICT/FCT processes.
• Experience with Altium Designer or similar PCB design tools.
• EMC/EMI design knowledge and countermeasures.
• Advanced problem-solving techniques (FMEA, 5 Whys, 8D) and DOE.
• Ability to lead technical discussions with manufacturing and service teams.
• Experience with LabView, Python, Visual Basic, SAP and PLM is a plus.
• Strong BOM structuring and Engineering Change Management knowledge.
• Hands-on FPGA programming (VHDL/Verilog) and HPC exposure.

Responsibilities

• Support and drive product transfer into manufacturing.
• Perform data trending and analysis.
• Apply FMEA, DOE, and statistical analysis to optimize product quality and reduce costs.
• Drive process improvements, cost reduction, and product sustaining activities.
• Manage Engineering Change Requests and Notifications (CRs/CNs).
• Support documentation: drawings, BOMs, test reports, assembly procedures, validation plans.
• Participate in continuous improvement and operational excellence programs.
• Frequent cross-functional collaboration and travel to other sites.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
• Lead embedded systems integration, verification, and diagnostic activities during NPI and ramp-up.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for embedded system issues across manufacturing and field returns.
• Define best practices for component selection and obsolescence management.
• Develop embedded system designs and PCB layouts for current and new products.
• Collaborate with product development for design-for-manufacturability and compliance.
• Drive design reviews, risk assessments & readiness reviews.
• Coordinate embedded testing at module and product levels for production deployment.
• Manage PCA fabrication/testing methodologies with suppliers.
• Lead corrective/preventive actions during NPI and sustaining phases.
• Validate prototypes for EMC/EMI and safety compliance.
• Generate thorough documentation (drawings, BOMs, validation plans).
• Mentor engineers in troubleshooting and RCA.

Skills

Embedded systems

Electrical design

FMEA/DOE/5 Why's

Manufacturing support

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership mentoring

Data trending & analysis

Troubleshooting

Programming (FPGA)

Tools

Altium Designer

LabVIEW

Python

Visual Basic

SAP

PLM systems

FPGA (VHDL/Verilog)

Job description

Illumina, a leader in genomics, is seeking a Sr Product Engineer to support product lifecycle activities from NPI through mass manufacturing. You will drive product transfer, perform data analysis, and apply robust problem-solving methods to improve quality, yield, and costs while collaborating across disciplines to ensure design-for-manufacturing and regulatory readiness.

The role requires hands-on development of embedded systems, hardware, firmware, and software releases; mentoring junior