Application Engineer (Electrical)

Job Description

Location: Tukang, Singapore (West)

Only candidates with the legal right to work in Singapore will be considered. Please note that applicants without this eligibility will not be considered.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Position Summary

The Application Engineer (Electrical) is responsible for providing strong systems engineering expertise across systems design integration activities throughout the product lifecycle.

This role focuses on defining requirements, designing and integrating products and systems, performing technical analysis, resolving complex technical issues, and verifying products, physical systems and functional systems to ensure compliance with performance, safety, quality and regulatory requirements.

The role works closely with customers, internal engineering functions and cross-disciplinary teams to deliver robust, integrated electrical and system solutions.

What you will be doing:

• Provide sound technical knowledge in Systems Design Integration, taking ownership of system-level engineering activities
• Define, manage and flow down system, functional and physical requirements, ensuring full traceability across products, systems, sub-systems and components
• Design and integrate electrical and multi-disciplinary systems, ensuring alignment with product architecture and system interfaces
• Lead and support problem resolution activities, including root cause analysis, technical investigations and corrective actions across the product lifecycle
• Perform technical analysis to assess system performance, integrity, safety, compliance and reliability
• Support and execute verification and validation activities, ensuring systems and components meet defined requirements and standards
• Verify products, physical systems, functional systems and components through structured reviews, testing and analysis
• Support change management activities, including technical assessments, design approvals and engineering governance processes
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional and extended engineering teams, which may be geographically distributed
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including customers
• Ensure adherence to Rolls-Royce engineering standards, quality requirements and regulatory frameworks

Position requirements:

Education / Work Experience / Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience working in systems engineering, application engineering or system integration roles, ideally within complex engineered products or power systems
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements management, design integration, verification and lifecycle engineering
• Experience in technical problem solving, root cause analysis and structured investigation methodologies
• Knowledge of electrical systems, control systems, power systems or integrated product systems is strongly preferred
• Exposure to product integrity, safety, quality, certification or regulatory frameworks is an advantage
• Ability to work effectively in structured engineering environments with defined governance and processes
• Strong analytical, logical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage ambiguity
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills

About mtu Power Systems

Power Systems is the Rolls-Royce business which provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalization and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.

We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These technologically advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Mechanical Systems

Posting Date

31 Dec 2025; 00:12