Job Description:
The A*STAR's National Metrology Centre (NMC) is the national metrology institute (NMI) of Singapore, dedicated to advancing measurement science and technology for an innovative and competitive economy. NMC is looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and innovative staff with good leadership potential and interpersonal skills to join our multi-disciplinary team.
Successful candidate will be working with a team of technical associates, metrologists and scientists to build a competent and internationally recognized national measurement infrastructure for Singapore.
Responsibilities:
- Leading the development, establishment and upgrading of internationally recognized measurement standard.
- Leading activities of quality assurance programme of national measurement standards and systems in temperature and humidity areas to ensure their compliance with NMC's quality system based on ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
- Leading establishment of internationally equivalent calibration and measurement capabilities (CMC) in temperature and humidity measurement areas through participation and leading in international comparisons and successfully completing peer-reviews by external experts.
- Dissemination of the national temperature and humidity standards and measurement technologies to industries through high-value-added calibration and measurement services.
- Leading the development of new metrology capabilities and services based on emerging needs of industries.
- Raising the level of measurement capabilities of industry by providing measurement solutions, conducting consultancies, trainings and proficiency testing in temperature and humidity measurements.
- Supervision of students and trainees under attachment programmes.
- Conducting technical assessments under Singapore Accreditation Council-Singapore Lab Accreditation Scheme, and training of new technical assessors.
- Representing NMC to participate in standards and conformity activities.
- Representing NMC in global and regional metrology fora.
- Lead the lab team in ensuring lab operation meets NMC?s requirement in Health Safety and Environment.
Job Requirement:
- PhD degree in science or engineering.
- 4 years or more of relevant work experience preferred.
- Experience in optical/thermal radiation, temperature and humidity measurement and research
- Knowledge of instrumentation and statistical analysis
- Capability in working autonomously yet collaboratively with teams
- Capability in writing research proposals and conducting research independently as well as in a team setting
- A proactive team leader and contributor, who is self-driven, eager to learn, and adopts a positive approach to challenges
- Coding and simulation skills
- Physical work required to carry lab instruments
- Automation and digitalisation skills will be an advantage
The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
