Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer (Design)
Contract: Full time on site
Location: Singapore, S00, SG.
This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.
We are supporting a client delivering large-scale, technically complex, and fast-track engineering projects across Semiconductor sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the conceptual and detailed design of mechanical systems for large and complex engineering projects.
- Develop mechanical design solutions while considering technical performance, constructability, cost, programme, sustainability, and client requirements.
- Prepare preliminary construction budgets and cost estimates for mechanical systems during the design and planning stages.
- Establish project sustainability objectives and ensure these requirements are incorporated throughout the project lifecycle.
- Review mechanical designs prepared by engineers and designers to ensure compliance with contractual, technical, and client requirements.
- Review and manage mechanical tender documentation, tender clarifications, technical evaluations, and contract award activities.
- Implement design review processes, checklists, and progress tracking to maintain design quality and project schedules.
- Conduct and participate in internal multidisciplinary design reviews together with engineering leadership.
- Represent the Mechanical Engineering team in client meetings, technical discussions, design workshops, and coordination sessions.
- Identify potential design, cost, or programme issues and develop effective recovery and mitigation plans.
- Provide technical support during construction and commissioning, including troubleshooting, site investigations, surveys, technical assessments, and system performance reviews.
- Support RFQ pricing, technical report preparation, commercial evaluations, and final account assessments where required.
- Promote strong safety practices, professional engineering standards, and effective collaboration across project teams.
- Mentor and guide junior and intermediate Mechanical Engineers to strengthen overall technical capability.
Technical Project Exposure
- Semiconductor / Wafer Fabrication Facilities
- Advanced manufacturing and other high-specification industrial developments
- Experience with mechanical systems such as HVAC, chilled water systems, ventilation, process cooling, cleanroom environmental control, utilities, and related building services systems
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree / Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Diploma holders may be considered with additional relevant experience and/or recognised professional qualifications.
- Approximately 10–15 years of relevant Mechanical Engineering experience, preferably within engineering consultancy, EPC, design-and-build, or major project environments.
- Strong track record in mechanical design, technical reviews, tendering, construction support, and testing & commissioning.
- Direct project experience within Semiconductor industry is strongly preferred.
- Experience managing technical deliverables covering design quality, cost, project schedule, sustainability, and compliance.
- Previous experience leading engineering teams and managing client relationships will be highly advantageous.
Key Competencies
- Strong knowledge of current Mechanical Engineering standards, design practices, codes, and industry developments.
- Excellent technical analysis, engineering judgement, and problem-solving capability.
- Ability to manage competing technical, commercial, cost, and schedule requirements.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
- Confident communicator with excellent client and stakeholder-management capability.
- Able to work effectively across multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams.
- Strong negotiation, coordination, and decision-making skills.
Preferred Safety Certifications
- Building Construction Supervisor Safety Course
- Workplace Safety and Health Risk Management Course
- Other relevant Singapore WSH certifications will be advantageous.
Candidates with strong mechanical design experience supporting high-value Semiconductor projects are especially encouraged to apply.