Overview
Smart Building and Innovation Engineer
Date: 2 Oct 2026
Location:
Singapore, Singapore
Company:
Singtel Group
An empowering career at Singtel begins with a Hello. Our purpose, to Empower Every Generation, connects people to the possibilities they need to excel. Every “hello” at Singtel opens doors to new initiatives, growth, and BIG possibilities that takes your career to new heights. So, when you say hello to us, you are really empowered to say…“Hello BIG Possibilities”.
Singtel is where Technology meets Purpose.
We’re building an AI-first telco for the future—connecting people, businesses and communities through trusted networks, intelligent digital services and next-generation technology.
From transforming everyday experiences in mobile, broadband, entertainment and lifestyle services to enabling enterprises with AI, 5G+, cloud, cybersecurity, data centres and digital platforms, we create the technology that powers how millions live, work and connect.
At Singtel, your work creates real impact. You’ll solve meaningful challenges, shape critical digital infrastructure and help build secure, resilient and AI-enabled solutions that serve businesses, digital ecosystems and communities across the globe.
This is where BIG Possibilities become reality. Whether you’re engineering intelligent networks, advancing sovereign AI cloud platforms, strengthening cybersecurity, designing seamless customer experiences or driving sustainable innovation, you’ll be part of teams shaping the future of technology.
Backed by decades of expertise and driven by a culture of continuous learning and innovation, Singtel offers the scale, opportunities and support to help you grow your career while making a difference where it matters most.
Be a Part of Something BIG!
Shape the future of Smart Buildings and intelligent infrastructure by turning emerging technologies and innovative ideas into real-world solutions.
As a Smart Building Solutions & Innovation Engineer, you will be part of a team responsible for envisioning, architecting, designing and implementing next-generation Smart Building solutions across Singtel Group properties and customer environments.
You will work across the full innovation and engineering lifecycle — from discovering new use cases, evaluating emerging technologies and developing proof-of-concepts, to solution architecture, design, system integration, implementation and continuous optimisation.
One Comcentre will serve as one of our key living labs and innovation platforms, where new technologies and Smart Building use cases can be explored, tested and demonstrated before being scaled or adapted to other Singtel properties and customer environments.
Working with business teams, technology partners, start-ups, vendors and customers, you will have opportunities to work with technologies such as IoT, AI, data analytics, automation, digital twins, smart workplace, sustainability and intelligent building systems.
This role is for someone who is curious about technology, enjoys solving real-world problems and wants to see their ideas progress from concept → prototype → deployment → scale.
Make An Impact By
Discover and Innovate
- Explore emerging technologies and industry trends across Smart Buildings, IoT, AI, automation, sustainability and intelligent infrastructure.
- Identify and develop new use cases that improve building intelligence, operational efficiency, sustainability, safety and user experience.
- Participate in ideation, technology evaluation, experimentation, proof-of-concepts and innovation trials.
- Collaborate with internal teams, technology partners, start-ups and customers to co-create new Smart Building solutions.
- Evaluate successful innovations and identify opportunities to scale and replicate them across Singtel Group properties and customer environments.
Architect and Design
- Translate business challenges, user requirements and innovative concepts into practical technical solutions.
- Support the development of Smart Building solution architecture, system design, integration architecture, technical specifications and implementation plans.
- Design how IoT devices, sensors, networks, building systems, applications, data platforms, cloud/edge technologies and AI capabilities work together as an integrated ecosystem.
- Evaluate different technologies and solution options based on functionality, scalability, interoperability, cybersecurity, reliability, maintainability and user experience.
- Develop architecture diagrams, technical documentation, system integration requirements and engineering deliverables.
Experiment, Validate & Scale
- Take solutions from concept and design into real-world implementation.
- Work with vendors, system integrators, contractors and internal technology teams throughout installation, configuration, integration, testing, commissioning and handover.
- Coordinate technical activities across multiple technology domains and vendors to ensure individual systems operate as an integrated Smart Building solution.
- Participate in site implementation, testing and troubleshooting across Singtel and customer environments.
- Identify technical risks and issues and work collaboratively with rele
About Singtel
Headquartered in Singapore, Singtel has 140 years of operating experience and played a pivotal role in the country’s development as a major communications hub. Optus, our subsidiary in Australia, is a leader in integrated telecommunications, constantly raising the bar in innovative products and services.
We are also strategically invested in leading companies in Asia and Africa, including Bharti Airtel (India, South Asia and Africa), Telkomsel (Indonesia), Globe Telecom (the Philippines) and Advanced Info Service (Thailand). We work closely with our associates, leveraging our scale in networks, customer reach and extensive operational experience to lead and shape the communications industry.
Together, the Group serves over 700 million mobile customers around world. Singtel is one of the largest listed Singapore companies on the Singapore Exchange by market capitalisation.
The Group has a vast network of offices throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the USA, and employs more than 23,000 staff worldwide.
