Job Description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

TE Connectivity\'s R&D/Product Development Engineering Teams conceive original ideas for new products, introduce them into practice. They are responsible for product development, and qualification from market definition through production and release; assist in the qualification of suppliers for new products to ensure suppliers deliver quality parts, materials, and services for new or improved manufacturing processes; conduct feasibility studies, testing on new and modified designs; direct and support detailed design, testing, prototype fabrication and manufacturing ramp.

The R&D/Product Development Engineering Teams provide all required product documentation including, but not limited to, Solid Model, 2D/3D production drawings, product specifications, and testing requirements. They create and modify detailed drawings and drafting or conceptual models from layouts, rough sketches or notes and contribute to design modifications to facilitate manufacturing operation or quality of product. Typical fields of expertise include: materials, mechanics and systems, electrical, optics, chemistry, software, automation systems, packaging, testing and measurement, and manufacturing of electrical, mechanical and electronic components, products, and their integration into systems.

Tyco Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd (TE Connectivity) is looking for an R&D Manager to join our Corporate R&D Center. The manager will lead the newly formed Artificial Intelligence team to create an AI Hub for TE in Singapore. Team members will collaborate with R&D peers, business unit partners as well as local university and government research centers to undertake projects that will embed AI in TE\'s design and process development work flows to deliver a competitive advantage to TE\'s technologies. This position is based at our Singapore HQ.

The Singapore Corporate R&D Center is chartered to work with the CTO\'s and Advanced Development Groups of TE Business Units to identify technical areas of interest for R&D and develop forward looking technologies that will deliver broad value to the business. In order to improve the New Product Development process, TE is expanding our Artificial Intelligence capabilities as a part of our Digitalization strategy to improve efficiency, decrease cost, and decrease time to market.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the AI Hub that deliver high quality data science solutions and AI/ML infrastructure to support new product development (NPD) in TE

• Lead the team to adopt cutting-edge data science techniques (using in-house coding tools or commercial software) and develop machine learning algorithms to solve engineering problems (such as material formulation, manufacturing process, product design, etc.) based on experimental and simulation data setso
• Collaborate with multi-discipline specialists in data science, electronics, material science, mechanics, additive manufacturing and other fields
• Work with local and global TE sites, and external customers/vendors, to address urgent or strategic needs
• Partner with Singapore research institutes and universities to develop advanced AI techniques
• Develop and execute the roadmap and strategy of AI
• Manage portfolio of projects to drive completion of tasks, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality results with impact
• Enhance the awareness across TE of the AI modelling capabilities of the Singapore center, and promote the democratization of AI in TE

Job Requirements

• Master or PhD degree in Mechanical/Material Engineering (or related) with 8-12 years relevant working/research experience
• Knowledge of data science and machine learning (having a second degree on data science is a plus)
• Experience in R&D with a proven track record of technical leadership
• Strong multitasking, prioritization, and ability to delegate where appropriate and keep resources aligned with critical priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication, and presentation skills with interpersonal skills to work with multiple level and multi-discipline stake holders
• Project management expertise, PMP Certification Preferred

Preferred:

• Familiarity with some or all of the following: Additive Manufacturing, material development and product design
• Knowledge of TE\'s business, products, material and manufacturing processes
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes (molding, extrusion, plating, stamping, assembly etc.)
• Broad knowledge of different materials\' mechanical, electric, thermal properties, including polymer, metal and alloy
• Hands-on experience of data science and machine learning algorithms involving multiple data types
• Strong programming skill in Python, C++, Java or similar languages

Competencies

Motivating Others

Managing and Measuring Work

Building Effective Teams

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

Location:

Singapore, 01, SG, 239920

City: Singapore

State: 01

Country/Region: SG

Travel: 10% to 25%

Requisition ID: 111394

Alternative Locations:

Function: Engineering & Technology

TE Connectivity