Lead Engineer (Modeling and Simulation)

IMDA is spearheading Singapore’s drive to be a world leading Digital Economy. IMDA aims to empower our companies and workforce with digital technologies and enable Singapore to be a leading Digital Economy.

We are currently seeking a Modelling and Simulation Lead with a focus on End-to-End Systems to join our team and help us analyse the performance of enterprise applications across various communication networks. You will play a crucial role in modelling and simulating the performance of enterprise applications, including industrial applications, across communication networks such as mobile, wired, and quantum networks. Your expertise in end-to-end system modelling and simulation techniques will ensure a thorough understanding of application performance metrics, such as response time, latency, and error rates. The successful candidate is a strategic and analytic thinker who also enjoys understanding new and emerging technologies.

Join us in our journey and jointly architect Singapore’s digital future.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of 1 or 2 members specializing in end-to-end system modelling and simulation for enterprise and industrial applications.
• Develop and utilize modelling and simulation tools to analyse the performance of various communication networks, including mobile, wired, and quantum networks/internet.
• Conduct scenario analysis and simulations to assess application response time, latency, estimated error rates, and other performance metrics.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, researchers, and industry partners to understand the requirements and constraints of various communication networks.
• Identify potential bottlenecks, inefficiencies, or areas for improvement in end-to-end systems and propose solutions to optimize performance.
• Stay current with advances in communication technologies, end-to-end system modelling, and simulation tools to contribute to the development of new techniques and methodologies.
• Prepare technical documentation and present project updates to stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and leadership to junior team members.
• Collaborate with whole of government teams, industry and academic partners to develop strategies on developing emerging technologies.
• Work in a cross-functional teams to develop strategy, implementation design and plan for nationwide communications infrastructure solutions.
• Stakeholder management of internal and external stakeholders and to write think pieces on technology use and technology fundamentals to non-technical audience.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
• At least 7 years of experience working on end-to-end system modelling and simulation projects, with a focus on enterprise and industrial applications.
• In-depth understanding of various communication networks, including mobile, wired, and quantum networks/internet.
• Proficiency in end-to-end system modelling and simulation tools, such as OPNET, NS-3, QuNetSim, or similar.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing small teams.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

This position will commensurate with experience.

Only shortlisted applicants will be notified