How to become a manufacturing engineering technician
Official title: Manufacturing engineering technician
Also called: Medical manufacturing specialist, Motion study technician, Time study technician, Engineering and Maintenance Senior Technician, Engineering and Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering and Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Supervisor, Process Technician/Maintenance Technician, Medical manufacturing specialist
Manufacturing engineering technician provides technical support and services in the development of production methods, facilities and systems, and the planning, estimating and scheduling of work. He/she develops tools, implements designs or integrates machinery, equipment or computer technologies for effective manufacturing processes and also sets up, tests and adjusts manufacturing machinery or equipment.
Main tasks
- Carrying out operational activities according to required work specification, quality and safety standards
- Reading/studying technical product documents, manufacturing specifications etc
- Performing routine maintenance on processes/equipment/plant facilities
- Identifying faults and troubleshooting production processes/machinery and equipment
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Advanced Manufacturing. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Advanced & Digital Manufacturing (Nanyang Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $45,000 a year. The middle half earn $37,812 to $56,040 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Production engineering technician
- Process engineering technician
- Automation technician
- Quality assurance technician
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Questions people ask
How do I become a manufacturing engineering technician?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.
How much does a manufacturing engineering technician earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $45,000 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $37,812 to $56,040.
Will AI change the work of a manufacturing engineering technician?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, 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