The Technology Office drives the development and deployment of technology to boost Singapore’s competitiveness as an air hub.
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Director (Technology)
Fixed Terms
Closing on 27 Nov 2025What the role is
What you will be working on
- Develop aviation technology road map and sustainable engineering capability plan in consultation with various stakeholders in the aviation/airport operations ecosystem.
- Develop business plan and an integrated technology and engineering development roadmap.
- Lead system architecting and system development efforts.
- Conduct system trade-off analysis
- Assess technical performance metrics, identify and manage risks factors.
- Evaluate and implement new technologies and solutions.
- Supervise new product development.
- Collaborate with the industry and key stakeholders to define and execute goals, strategy, and vision.
- Design strategies for future development projects based on aviation sector’s overall objectives and resources.
- Work with Research performers to evaluate suitability of projects for eventual deployment.
- Review the delivery of research outputs to ensure adequacy for translation into industrial applications.
- Review and update policies relevant to internal systems and processes.
- Develop Strategy to build sector’s engineering capability.
- Coordinate with key stakeholders to identify, build and retain sector’s key engineering capability.
- Enhance the recruitment, training and retention of key engineering capabilities.
- Develop and implement strategies to ensure the sustenance of core engineering competencies.
- Develop strategies and framework to ensure projects under evaluation can comply with industry security, safety and compliance standards.
- Lead on multiple cross-functional quality initiatives for improve QA process improvements.
What we are looking for
- Trained in Engineering, Computer Science or related disciplines
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to influence and drive win-win outcomes with stakeholders
- Experience in technology and solution development for real-world applications, i.e. from concept to productization, the candidate must have solid system engineering approach and thinking process
About your application process
This job is closing on 27 Nov 2025.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore or the wider Public Service.
About Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore's raison d'etre is to develop the air hub and aviation industry in Singapore, expanding Singapore's links to the rest of the world. We enable opportunities through aviation, making connections, opening doors and enabling choices in people's lives.
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