Engineering

Engineering, Design and Manufacturing

Engineering’s a thriving sector in Singapore, with companies beneftng from a strong local supplier base and vast connectvity 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 potental source of employment through areas such as renewable energy sources. Other signifcant areas for jobs include the engineering solutons/control and automaton sector, as well as research into nano- and biotechnology; felds the government is actvely promotng.

You’ll need…

• Strong technical ability • Communicaton skills • Project management skills • To be a team player • Problem-solving skills

Types of employers

• Engineering consultancy frms • Manufacturers (food and beverage, pharmaceutcals, computers, telecommunicatons, among others) • The aviaton industry • Process engineering companies • Constructon companies • Public sector organisatons • Research and development organisatons • Medical device industry • Business consultants

Types of jobs

• Design and development • Producton • Quality assurance • Electronic engineering • Mechanical engineering • Chemical and process engineering • Biomedical engineering • Civil and structural engineering • Environmental engineering • Research and development roles • Business and management roles

Job-hunting tips

• Large companies in need of engineers typically recruit directly through careers services centres. Though they do also advertse for job openings online, those typically tend to be for more experienced positons • Smaller companies normally recruit on an “as needed” basis, advertsing through websites and newspapers.

Keep an eye peeled for any that may pop up!

Work experience

For engineering students, the real takeaway of work experience is that it’ll let them see theory applied in real-world situatons, 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 potental employees.

Deadlines

Most employers in this sector fll vacancies through contnuous recruitment.

Did you know?

Despite the economic disruptons brought about by the global pandemic, Singapore’s manufacturing sector, buoyed by the biomedical manufacturing and precision engineering clusters, beat estmates and experienced growth of 7.3 per cent in 2020.

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 editon