Illumina

Senior Product Engineer (Electrical & Electronics)

Illumina
BiotechSingapore - Woodlands - NorthTechFull-time1 months ago

About the role

AI summarised

Senior Product Engineer responsible for supporting product lifecycle activities including new product introduction, product transfer, and ongoing manufacturing operations in the electronics manufacturing industry. The role involves electrical design, embedded systems, PCBA, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure product quality and compliance.

BiotechFull-timeGeneral

Key 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 Request and Notifications (CRs and CNs), including updates to work instructions and test requirements.
  • Support documentation: engineering drawings, BOMs, test reports, assembly procedures, and validation plans.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence programs.
  • Frequent cross-functional collaboration and occasional travel to other sites.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
  • Lead component lifecycle management for multiple projects, ensuring timely updates and accuracy in Altium Vault and database. Define best practices for component selection and obsolescence management.
  • Develop embedded systems, electrical designs, schematics, and PCB layouts for current and new products.
  • Collaborate with product development teams to ensure design compliance and manufacturability.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
  • Excellent working knowledge of embedded systems, circuit theory, and analog/digital electronics.
  • Excellent knowledge of PCBA design and solid understanding of ICT/FCT and PCBA manufacturing processes.
  • Excellent knowledge of Altium Designer or similar PCB design tools.
  • Experience in EMC/EMI design and countermeasures.
  • Advanced problem-solving techniques (FMEA, 5 Whys, 8D) and statistical engineering tools (DOE).
  • Ability to lead technical discussions and interface with manufacturing and service organizations.
  • Experience with LabView, Python, Visual Basic, SAP and PLM systems is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of BOM structuring and Engineering Change Management.
  • Hands-on experience with FPGA programming (VHDL/Verilog) and exposure to high-performance computing for data-intensive applications.
  • Experience in FDA-regulated product development and life sciences/biotech industries preferred.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills; ability to manage multiple priorities.