ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS II (Cont’d)

How to become an electronics engineer

Official title: Electronics engineer

Also called: Automatic fare collection (AFC) equipment engineer, Circuit designer, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) engineer, Electronics design engineer, Facilities engineer (electronics), Microelectronics (MEMS) engineer, Nanoelectronics engineer, Radar engineer, Signal systems engineer (electronic), Facilities Engineer, Principal Engineer, Process Engineer

Electronics engineer researches on, designs, develops and advises on electronic devices, equipment and systems and plans and supervises their development, construction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair, and checks completed work to ensure compliance with specifications and safety standards. He/she studies operating requirements for electronic equipment in fields such as telecommunications, acoustics, instrumentation and automatic control systems and also engages in research and development work. He/she designs electronic systems and equipment, prepares working drawings and specifications, and supervises technical aspects of manufacturing processes.

Main tasks

Advising on and designing electronic devices or components, circuits, semi-conductors, and embedded systems
Specifying production or installation methods, materials and quality standards and directing production or installation work of electronic products and embedded systems
Establishing control standards and procedures to ensure efficient functioning and safety of electronic systems, motors and equipment
Organising and directing maintenance and repair of existing electronic systems, and equipment
Designing electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls
Researching and advising on radar, telemetry and remote control systems, microwaves and other electronic equipment
Designing and developing signal processing algorithms and implementing these through appropriate choice of hardware and software
Developing apparatus and procedures to test electronic components, circuits and systems

Ways in

University: Engineering degrees, Offered by 4 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $94,332 a year. The middle half earn $73,104 to $109,620 a year.
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How do I become an electronics engineer?

Ways in include: Engineering degrees.

How much does an electronics engineer earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $94,332 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $73,104 to $109,620.

Will AI change the work of an electronics engineer?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026