Senior Research Engineer (IF), SIMTech

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A*STAR invites applications for an Electronics Hardware Design Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary design team in Singapore. You will work with engineers to build world-class products and applications by translating customer needs into robust hardware solutions using power electronics, embedded MCUs, and DSP/FPGA技术.

As a subject matter expert, you will drive schematic capture, PCB layout, simulations, and reliability analyses while ensuring compliance with IEC/UL/EMC standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electronics/electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 3–5 years in design and development of electronics hardware circuits and systems.
• Experience in power electronics, motor drive, battery management, analogue/digital and sensing tech.

Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in electronics design; create schematics for digital, mixed-signal and power electronics.
• Develop power electronics, analogue/digital, and MCU-based circuits for industrial products.
• Design embedded systems including A/D, D/A, high-speed MCUs, DSPs, FPGA, and I/O communications (CAN, SPI, I2C, RS485/RS232, Ethernet).
• Produce detailed engineering materials: schematics, layout guidelines, PCB layouts, FMEA, failure analyses, and technical reviews.
• Ensure designs meet performance, reliability, DFM, cost and regulatory requirements (IEC, UL, EMC).
• Diagnose issues and mitigate risks; evaluate performance, quality, time, and cost.

Skills

Embedded MCUs platforms

Multi-tasking in fast-paced env

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Simulation tools

Product launches

DFMEA/DFX/DFM

Analytical skills

Team communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Schematic capture software

PCB layout software

Job description

Job Summary

We are a multi-disciplinary design team whose primary role is to identify opportunities and problems that others choose to ignore and solve them with innovative and ingenious solutions that defy convention using proven technologies or innovations. Through compelling presentations with stunning product visuals to highlight the benefits of the featured innovation, it encourages technological adoption. We bridge the gap between technologies and customers by acting as a catalyst for greater idea generation and getting customers to understand innovation better from a layman’s perspective.

Job Summary

We are a multi-disciplinary design team whose primary role is to identify opportunities and problems that others choose to ignore and solve them with innovative and ingenious solutions that defy convention using proven technologies or innovations. Through compelling presentations with stunning product visuals to highlight the benefits of the featured innovation, it encourages technological adoption. We bridge the gap between technologies and customers by acting as a catalyst for greater idea generation and getting customers to understand innovation better from a layman’s perspective.

You will work together with other engineers to build world class products and applications for our customers. By understanding our customers’ real business and product needs, you strive to deliver goals, create impacts, and enjoy working in a dedicated cross-functional team environment. Highly motivated, creative and methodical, you can drive discussions and translate business needs into business and technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in electronics design. Designs schematic of digital, mixed-signal and power electronics that meet requirements.
• Develop power electronics, analogue/digital, and microcontroller-based electronic circuits for products in industrial applications
• Designs embedded systems including A/D, D/A, high speed Microcontrollers, Digital Signal Processors (DSP), FPGA, I/O communications (CAN, SPI, I2C, RS485, RS232, Ethernet, and others.), volatile and non-volatile memory.
• Create detailed engineering materials including design schematics, design rules and layout guidelines, PCB layouts, tolerance analysis, design notes, FMEA, failure analysis reports and technical review documents.
• Ensure designs meet specifications and functional requirements including performance, reliability, DFM, cost and compliance with international regulatory standards (e.g. IEC, UL, EMC)
• Diagnoses issues, understanding of typical failure in digital/mixed-signal circuits and troubleshoot designs.
• Identify and communicate potential risks with appropriate mitigations and evaluate requirements on performance, quality, time, and/or cost.

Desired Skills And Experience

• Understanding of Embedded microcontroller-based platforms, such as 8-bit/16-bit/ARM Cortex microcontrollers.
• Ability to multi-task and operate efficiently in a fast-paced product development environment with multiple projects at various stages of completion.
• Working knowledge of schematic capture and PCB layout software.
• Experience using simulation tools, developing requirements, verification and validation plans and risk analysis.
• Experience of product launches through multiple product development cycles.
• Experience is Design QA, DFM, DFX, DFMEA is essential.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work independently and effectively as a team.
• Highly motivated person with good communication skills and able to work within a team.

Required Background

• Degree in relevant Electronics / Electrical engineering or similar.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years’ experience in design and development of Electronics Hardware circuits and system.
• At least 3 years’ experience in Power Electronics, Motor Drive, Battery Management, Analogue, Digital and Sensing technology.