Title:  Assistant Manager, Product Designer

About ST Engineering

ST Engineering is a global technology, defence, and engineering group with offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S., serving customers in more than 100 countries. The Group uses technology and innovation to solve real-world problems and improve lives through its diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence, and public security segments. Headquartered in Singapore, ST Engineering ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Our history spans more than 50 years, and our strategy is underpinned by our core values – Integrity, Value Creation, Courage, Commitment and Compassion. These 5 core values guide every aspect of our business and are embedded in our ST Engineering culture – from the people we hire, to working with each other, to our partners and customers.

About our Line of Business – Mission Software & Services

Our Mission Software & Services business provides leading-edge mission critical command, control, and communications (C3) systems with secured IT infrastructure and managed services. We support our client’s innovation journey through design thinking, analytics, and AI-enabled decision support with our full suite of cloud computing solutions. We provide intelligent, actionable insights and sustainable solutions to our valued partners in diverse industries including defence, government, and commercial sectors.

Together, We Can Make A Significant Impact

You will lead user-centred design across the full product lifecycle. From generative research and concept validation through to delivery and post-launch iteration, while coaching client design teams to build lasting capability. This is a consultancy role: you champion users relentlessly, design at scale, and are as energised by enabling others as by crafting great design yourself.

Be Part of Our Success

• Plan and run generative and evaluative research (interviews, usability tests, field studies) to uncover real user problems.
• Synthesise insights into clear findings that shape product direction and validate or challenge assumptions.
• Lead design on cross-functional teams, from concept to high-fidelity, with a systems-thinking mindset and scalability in mind.
• Craft workflows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that align teams around a coherent user experience.
• Design and run co-creation workshops: journey mapping, design studios, critiques with clients and mixed stakeholder groups.
• Present work to senior leadership; facilitate alignment sessions that drive decisions..
• Coach client designers through daily pairing; tailor enablement to individual strengths, gaps, and learning styles.
• Create psychological safety for teams to experiment, give constructive feedback, and continuously raise design craft.

Qualities We Value

• Experience: 8+ years across the full design lifecycle User Centred Design mindset with experience in: user research, interaction design, visual design, prototyping, and post-launch iteration in a consultancy or client-facing context.
• Coaching: Proven experience enabling designers through pairing, workshops, or formal mentorship programs.
• Tools: Expert in Figma; proficient with prototyping tools and collaborative platforms; able to build and maintain design systems.
• Methods: Design Thinking, JTBD, Service Design, WCAG / inclusive design principles; evidence-based approach balancing qualitative and quantitative measures.
• Mindset: Empathy, User advocate; intellectually humble enough to kill your own designs when research points elsewhere; thrives in ambiguous consultancy environments.
• Bonus: Familiarity with SG Gov Design System (SGDS), SHIP-HATS, or prior work with Singapore Government agencies.

Our Commitment That Goes Beyond the Norm

• An environment where you will be working on cutting-edge technologies and architectures.
• Safe space where diverse perspectives are valued, and everyone’s unique contributions are celebrated.
• Meaningful work and projects that make a difference in people’s lives.
• A fun, passionate and collaborative workplace.
• Competitive remuneration and comprehensive benefits.