Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE) – Industrial AI

This role is posted on behalf of Innowave, a startup supported by SGInnovate.

Background

About Innowave Tech

Innowave Tech is a Singapore-headquartered AI company specialising in the semiconductor and advanced manufacturing industry. Our flagship products — ZeroDefect (AI-powered defect detection), Autopilot (drag-and-drop workflow automation), and iWave Insight (LLM-powered analytics) — help leading fabs and manufacturers achieve higher yields, faster cycle times, and smarter decision making.

With offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Wuxi (China), and Dresden (Germany), we work alongside global clients including tier-1 IDMs, foundries, and OSATs. We are growing rapidly across all our locations and are looking for top talent to join our expanding team.

Role Overview

The Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE) is a critical bridge between advanced AI capabilities and real-world industrial deployment. This role works at the intersection of customer needs, domain expertise, and product evolution—ensuring AI solutions deliver measurable outcomes in production environments.

FDEs translate complex manufacturing challenges into deployable AI workflows, enabling scalable, high-impact transformation across factories.

Job scope

Key Responsibilities

1. Customer-Facing Deployment & Execution

• Lead on-site or remote deployment of AI solutions in industrial environments (semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, etc.)
• Translate customer requirements into practical system configurations and AI workflows
• Drive end-to-end implementation: integration, validation, and optimization

2. Problem Solving & Solution Design

• Diagnose complex production and system challenges using data, domain knowledge, and engineering principles
• Rapidly find the solutions or communicate the problem through internal system to product or Development team for the problem fix
• Ensure solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with real production constraints

3. Bridge Product & Reality

• Act as the feedback loop between customers and product teams
• Convert deployment insights into product improvements, new features, and reusable modules
• Contribute to building standardized, scalable deployment frameworks

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with AI engineers, product managers, and domain experts
• Communicate effectively with customer stakeholders across engineering, operations, and management levels

Required Qualifications

Must be legally eligible to work in Malaysia or Singapore without the need for a work pass or visa sponsorship.

Technical & Domain Background

• Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields

• Strong understanding of industrial systems, manufacturing processes, or equipment data environments

• Experience with system integration, data pipelines, or edge/cloud deployment is a strong advantage

Core Capabilities

• Strong problem-solving ability in complex, real-world environments

• Fast learner with the ability to adapt to new domains and technologies quickly

• Hands-on mindset with a bias toward execution and outcome

Communication & Leadership

• Good communication skills—able to translate between technical teams and business stakeholders

• Comfortable working directly with customers in high-stakes environments

• Ability to influence and align cross-functional teams

AI & Data (Preferred)

• Exposure to AI/ML concepts, data analytics, or industrial AI applications

• Experience with deploying or operationalizing AI models is a plus

Working Conditions

• Hybrid or on-site work depending on business needs.

• Ability to travel and support regional project development and deployment.

Level of relevant working experience

1 - 2 years

Required Skills

• System Integration
• Data Pipelines
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management
• Problem Solving
• Cloud
• Computer Science
• Communication Skills
• Data Engineering

Interested candidates may apply directly via: https://central.sginnovate.com/hub/marketplace/openings/63f1a3c5-ecb7-46ed-82cc-1feb62ec303a?filter=ALL&keyword=innowave