Is it true that we do not have much locals picking up jobs as Control Engineers

[think_too_much]

Of all the EE/ EEE graduates I've met, I've never met anyone who specialises in control feedback systems and PLC.

In the industries, almost all the control engineers I've met are foreigners.

In my current company, we got four. One Portuguese, one Filipino and two Malaysians.

Is it true that we do not have much Singaporeans who are qualified and willing to take up such a job?

 

[Sauron]

Maybe more wanna be office workers or youtubers , wfh types

 

[ballastic90]

How much pay?

 

[JustForFun]

Same or similar pay as security guards and cleaners with no OT pay ?

 

[buttbERry]

fewer wants to be engineers these days

 

[Hyruga]

Everywhere is foreigners la.

You may find the pay low but they find it okay and now they dominate the industries.

 

[archie7]

depends on who control the job of who are the control engineers

 

[WWH123]

There is a company in Bedok that provides DCS/SCADA systems. Google and easy to know which company I am referring to. All pinoys/pinays. Not a single sinkie.

 

[tokong]

Of all the EE/ EEE graduates I've met, I've never met anyone who specialises in control feedback systems and PLC.

In the industries, almost all the control engineers I've met are foreigners.

In my current company, we got four. One Portuguese, one Filipino and two Malaysians.

Is it true that we do not have much Singaporeans who are qualified and willing to take up such a job?

It is very niche. You need to be in a production environment for many years to get a grip on plc and its control on robots, machines and conveyor belts. The pay is not high, about 4.5k, plus the unattractive environment, it always fails to attract youngsters. You can see the reality: got uni grads apply bus driver but no one apply manufacturing. You drive bus at least you can see outside and see people, driving got some form of freedom too. You are not confined to a hectic environment. Production very siong one you know, during production if got machine faulty you have to get it running immediately otherwise they production lead cannot hit their target.

 

[cyke69sg]

It is very niche. You need to be in a production environment for many years to get a grip on plc and its control on robots, machines and conveyor belts. The pay is not high, about 4.5k, plus the unattractive environment, it always fails to attract youngsters. You can see the reality: got uni grads apply bus driver but no one apply manufacturing. You drive bus at least you can see outside and see people, driving got some form of freedom too. You are not confined to a hectic environment. Production very siong one you know, during production if got machine faulty you have to get it running immediately otherwise they production lead cannot hit their target.

4.5k for engineer?
That's damn sad.

 

[heroking]

Ther is a company in Bedok that provides DCS/SCADA systems. Googled and easy to know which company I am referring to. All pinoys/pinays. Not a single sinkie.

Yokogawa?

 

[Zephyr777]

Not limited to that. Seemingly any perceived 'difficult and technical' job that starts with lower pay doesn't entice locals. That's a fact. But I can tell you with roughly a decade of experience with a senior eng, payscale grows to close to 10k, with some may exceed that and comes with international opportunities. Being niche comes with demand thus stability. Locals are just more drawn to quick money and titles such as PM, scrum master, administrative, sales, account manager, 'analyst', 'manager-titled', rando stuffs like that and when they hit 30's when you realise their skillset is generic and not niche-ly deep. Seen like >80% pivot out from eng during their early years, and now all ended up in random not-so-high-value jobs which otherwise FT had to be filled in. And mind you such jobs require YEARS and YEARS of experience and knowledge built-up which skillsfuture bootcamp does f all to bridge these gap. Being a proper full fledge eng is not akin to many other fields where you work only 1-3 years and slap yourself a glorified 'project manager' title. at least in my field the PM's come with 20years exp minimum and that draws close to 20k and yes difficult to hire; and whom all started from scratch with measly 2-3k. How many locals can slog through/durable in the mind before ending up as FA, property, own business, etc. mid way?

 

[cet87]

In my house, the control engineer is my wife.

 

[mynickname]

But I can tell you with roughly a decade of experience with a senior eng, payscale grows to close to 10k, with some may exceed that and comes with international opportunities.

This

 

[psyger-zero]

In my house, the control engineer is my wife.

are u the monitor lizard then?

 

[killing_my_dreams]

alot of EEE grads transition to software engineering

 

[WWH123]

Yokogawa?

Yes. Staging area may be in Bedok but actual DCS is in Philippines. Not a single sinkie maybe admin staff and receptionist.

 

[dreamcast18]

control systems and comms systems are very difficult classes back in college i recall - only took them cuz core classes; only matched in complexity by my VLSI design class.

in US....electrical/electronic engineers get the highest fresh grad pay.

 

[ninjaghost]

what is the base pay for uni fresh grad?
when they recruit these engineers, are they have few yrs working experience in their origin country? how much your coy pay them?

If you can truly reply above, then you got the answer when you consider the median pay of fresh grad that reported in news.

 

[Hyruga]