System Architect/ Principal Mechanical Engineer (Robotics), Singapore

Design the system/software architecture of a Robot Planning and Management System (RPMS); ensuring scalability to manage a large number of Heterogeneous robots. The incumbent would also be required to work on software applications and mechanical components within the RPMS and robot platforms. This role reports directly to the Head of Autonomous System of Systems Strategic Engineering Centre.

• Analyse, design and develop roadmaps and implementation plans based on system/software architecture.
• Formulate the conceptual and detailed system/software architecture and mechanical designfor the development of robotic systemsto meet customer requirements.
• Develop system/software architecture requirements and maintain oversight.
• Work with the Product Owner of the RPMS on the product roadmap.
• Lead the product development effort:
• Participate in system/code reviews, troubleshooting, and continuous enhancement of the system design/codebase.
• Lead and facilitate the system/software architecture governance processes.
• Review and approve recommendations to system/software architectural standards.
• Align architectural requirements with IT strategy.
• Oversee the development of guidelines and standards to be used in system/software development, integration and testing.
• Provide recommendations on relevant emerging technology to senior management.
• Identifying and leading strategic technical capability development.
• Collaborate on research and development projects to explore new capabilities and applications for robotics technology.
• Familiar with system engineering/software development tools and standards.
• Familiar with the relevant software platforms on which the solution is deployed on.
• Drive adoption of RPMS modules by the Business Units through projects and project management.

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering or Mechatronics.
• 10+ years of experience in two or more of the following areas:
• System Engineering Analysis and Design.
• Autonomous Command and Control Systems.
• Unmanned Systems Architecture.
• Cloud native software architecture design.
• Distributed software development.
• Cloud based robot fleet management.
• ROS and ROS 2 or any robotic middlewares.
• Developing the applications with micro-service architecture.
• Hands‑on experience in working with docker platform.
• Working on Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat) and Windows OS.
• Working on MySQL or MSSQL database server.
• Working with communication protocols like WebSocket, Restful API, Open DDS or protobuf etc.
• Experience of AWS or Azure or GCP
• Project management
• Business developement for robotic solutions