Staff Software Engineer (Mechanical Engineering & Agentic AI)
TE Connectivity6 hours ago
Singapore, SingaporeStaff+
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for engineering AI initiatives and define technology direction, reusable solution approaches, and project roadmaps.
- Lead strategic, cross-functional projects applying data science and AI to product development, design, manufacturing, materials, testing, simulation, and engineering workflows.
- Develop AI and machine learning solutions using engineering, simulation, CAD, manufacturing, and enterprise data, including surrogate modeling, optimization, inverse design, computer vision, and generative design.
- Develop agentic AI workflows and multi-agent orchestration integrated with CAD/CAE, simulation, PLM, and internal knowledge systems.
- Establish evaluation and validation approaches covering model performance, robustness, uncertainty, engineering and physics consistency, safety, guardrails, traceability, and business impact.
- Collaborate across business units and disciplines to identify opportunities, define requirements, make technical trade-offs, and deliver validated implementations.
- Mentor less-experienced engineers, promote reusable AI methods, and support adoption across engineering teams.
- Work with global TE sites, customers, technology partners, and research institutes to develop advanced techniques, validate results, and transfer knowledge.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Computational Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a closely related field, with relevant experience alternatives accepted.
- Typically 4+ years with a PhD, 7+ years with a Master's degree, or 10+ years with a Bachelor's degree in relevant industrial or research work.
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead technically complex R&D or engineering AI projects and deliver measurable impact.
- Deep understanding of data science and AI, including machine learning model development, feature and data engineering, validation, optimization, and algorithm or architecture selection.
- Hands-on knowledge of generative AI and agentic AI, including large language models, RAG, embeddings, vector search, tool or function calling, agent orchestration, and secure enterprise integration.
- Understanding of multiphysics simulation and finite element analysis, with practical CAD and engineering design experience; generative or AI-assisted design experience is preferred.
- Strong programming skills in Python or similar languages and experience with data science or machine learning frameworks and software development practices.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes, material behavior, product design, and physical engineering constraints affecting data-driven and AI models.
- Strong project leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills across functions, business units, and distributed teams.
- Preferred qualifications include familiarity with TE products and molding, extrusion, plating, stamping, or assembly; AI integration with engineering or enterprise systems; MLOps or LLMOps; model and agent evaluation; data governance; security; enterprise AI deployment; publications, patents, funded research, or university collaboration; and project management or software collaboration tools.
Benefits
- The position is based at TE Connectivity's Singapore headquarters.
- The role offers collaboration with local and global TE sites, external customers, technology partners, and research institutes.
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About TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity designs and manufactures connectors, sensors, and interconnect systems used by automotive, industrial, energy, aerospace, data center, and medical OEMs. It sells these components and related engineering services to equipment makers and system integrators worldwide, supporting applications from e-mobility and factory automation to communications infrastructure. The company is publicly traded as TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) and was previously known as Tyco Electronics after its 2007 separation from Tyco International.