The posting
Position: Technical Support Engineer
Reporting To: Head of Proposal Engineering
Salary Range: S$4,000 – S$5,000
About Us
BARTEC PTE LTD is a global leader in industrial safety technology for explosion-hazardous areas, with over 35 years of experience. It operates 8 production sites and 27 sales units worldwide, serving industries like chemical, oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, pharmaceutical, energy, and environment.
Job Overview
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Technical Support Engineer to provide technical and engineering support for BARTEC's Electrical Safety Systems and hazardous area solutions. The role involves supporting the sales team during the tendering and quotation process, developing technical designs and documentation, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring project execution complies with BARTEC standards and international hazardous area requirements. The ideal candidate will have strong electrical engineering knowledge, excellent problem-solving skills, and experience delivering technical solutions for the oil & gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and process industries.
Job Responsibilities:
A. Technical Proposals & Quotations
- Review and interpret customer RFQs, tender specifications, technical drawings and project requirements.
- Independently prepare accurate technical proposals, quotations and detailed Bills of Materials (BOM) based on customer specifications and project requirements.
- Perform technical evaluation and selection of suitable components, equipment and materials for proposed solutions.
- Prepare technical offers, including compliance statements, technical deviations, clarifications and exclusions.
- Work closely with Sales and Procurement to obtain technical information, component pricing and supplier quotations to support competitive and cost-effective proposals.
- Ensure technical quotations and BOMs are accurate, complete and prepared in accordance with Company procedures and customer requirements.
- Provide technical clarification and support to Sales during tender evaluation and customer negotiations.
B. Electrical Design & Engineering Drawings
- Design and develop Junction Boxes, Power Distribution Boards, Control Panels and other BARTEC electrical products for hazardous areas.
- Ensure engineering drawings and BOMs are accurate, consistent and properly maintained in the ERP system.
- Ensure all designs comply with BARTEC engineering standards, applicable to customer specifications.
- Provide technical solutions and resolve design-related issues during project execution.
- Coordinate with Procurement, Production, Sales and other departments to ensure technical requirements are fulfilled.
- Attend customer meetings, technical discussions and site visits when required.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
JobRequirements: -
- Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, technical proposals, quotations or electrical panel design, preferably in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical or related industries.
- Must have hands-on experience in preparing technical proposals, quotations and detailed Bills of Materials (BOM).
- Must be proficient in AutoCAD and capable of independently preparing GA drawings, SLDs, wiring diagrams and electrical schematic drawings.
- Strong ability to read, interpret and evaluate customer technical specifications, tender documents and electrical drawings.
- Good technical knowledge of electrical distribution systems, control panels, junction boxes, electrical instrumentation and protection systems.
- Knowledge of engineering drawings using AutoCAD, including General Arrangement (GA) drawings, Single Line Diagrams (SLD), wiring diagrams and electrical schematic diagrams. Review customer drawings and specifications to ensure technical compliance and design feasibility.
- Knowledge of hazardous area classification, explosion protection concepts, certification requirements.
- Ability to select suitable electrical components and develop technically compliant, cost-effective engineering solutions.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office; experience with Inventor and SAP would be an advantage.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and coordination skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple technical quotations and engineering assignments within deadlines.



