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Key Responsibilities

• Participate and manage the industry project as Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI and team members to ensure all project deliverables are met


• Involve in customer engagements, includes gathering of systems requirements and formulate scope


• Involve in the full development life cycle, i.e., design, development, and testin


• Generate technical proposals, design documents, test documents

Job Requirements

• A degree in Food Science and Technology, or a related field. Masters and PhD would be advantageous.


• Proven track record of technical expertise with minimum 7 years of R&D experience in food industry.


• Good knowledge and hands-on experience in food ingredients/ packaging/ processing, and their applications in food products.


• Good understanding in food chemistry/ microbiology/ texture/ sensory evaluation, with discerned laboratory skills for food analysis would be advantageous.


• Good knowledge / understanding in quality control and food safety management would be an added advantage.


• An innovative mindset in exploration, valuation, and application of new technologies in food product/ process/ packaging research and development.


• Experience in writing project grants will be an added advantage.


• Extensive experience and knowledge of industry practices to bring industry perspective to SIT.


• Keen interest in innovation projects, with demonstrated ability in developing solutions to technical problems.


• Strong supervisory skills and enjoy working closely with students in an educational environment.


• Demonstrate proficiency to keep abreast of development in the field and pursue professional certification programs. Possess industrial certifications in relevant areas will be an added advantage.