INDUSTRY SECTORS
Engineering, Design and Manufacturing
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ngineering’s a thriving sector in Singapore, with companies benefitting from a strong local supplier base and vast connectivity to the region, along with formidable research and development (R&D) infrastructure. Key growth areas include electronics manufacturing, biomedical and chemicalrelated industries, medical technology, aerospace, precision engineering and marine engineering. The “green economy” is also growing as a potential source of employment through areas such as renewable energy sources. Other significant areas for jobs include the engineering solutions/control and automation sector, as well as research into nano- and biotechnology; fields the government is actively promoting.
You’ll need… • Strong technical ability • Communication skills • Project management skills
Types of jobs • Design and development • Production • Quality assurance • Electronic engineering • Mechanical engineering • Chemical and process engineering • Biomedical engineering • Civil and structural engineering • Environmental engineering • Business and management roles
Job-hunting tips • Large companies in need of engineers typically recruit directly through careers services centres. Though they do also advertise for job openings online, those typically tend to be for more experienced positions
Types of employers • Engineering consultancy firms
Work experience
• Problem-solving skills
• Manufacturers (food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, computers, telecommunications, among others) • The aviation industry • Process engineering companies • Construction companies • Public sector organisations • Research and development organisations • Medical device industry • Business consultants
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Despite the economic disruptions brought about by the global pandemic, Singapore’s manufacturing sector, buoyed by the biomedical manufacturing and precision engineering clusters, beat estimates and experienced growth of 7.3 per cent in 2020.
• Research and development roles
• Smaller companies normally recruit on an “as needed” basis, advertising through websites and newspapers. Keep an eye peeled for any that may pop up!
• To be a team player
Did you know?
For engineering students, the real takeaway of work experience is that it’ll let them see theory applied in real-world situations, and will give examples of how skills can be used – something which can be discussed at job interviews. Many employers in this sector also like to use work placements as a way of screening potential employees.
Deadlines Most employers in this sector fill vacancies through continuous recruitment.
Most popular employers 1. Micron 2. 3M 3. Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) 4. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 5. Rolls-Royce 6. ST Engineering 7. Arup 8. AECOM 9. Airbus 10. Bosch Source: Singapore Graduate Barometer 2021 edition
