ERP Engineer (Systems & Automation)

THE ROLE

RMES is modernizing the systems that run its marine engineering operations, with ERPNext at the center of that transformation — spanning commercial, operational, and engineering-to-production workflows.

We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer who can operate at the intersection of software, operations, and people.

You will work directly with operational teams to understand how work gets done, identify high-value problems, and turn them into practical system improvements. You will combine hands-on technical problem solving with strong product judgment, using modern AI tools to accelerate analysis, prototyping, development, and delivery.

This is not a traditional back-office software role. You will work close to the users, own problems end-to-end, and help make ERPNext a system the business relies on every day.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Embed with operations. Work directly with users and department leaders to understand workflows, constraints, and opportunities for improvement.

• Turn ambiguity into execution. Translate operational problems into clear requirements, technical specifications, acceptance criteria, and prioritized engineering work.

• Build and improve ERPNext. Configure, troubleshoot, and extend ERPNext/Frappe across workflows, DocTypes, permissions, reports, integrations, and business logic, including the connections between engineering data(drawings, revisions, BOMs) and production execution.

• Use AI as an engineering multiplier. Apply modern LLM and AI-assisted development tools to analyze code, prototype solutions, draft specifications, investigate issues, and accelerate delivery.

• Own delivery end-to-end. Work with distributed engineering teams from problem definition through implementation, testing, rollout, and iteration.

• Drive adoption. Work closely with users to simplify processes, remove friction, and ensure solutions succeed in real operating environments.

• Partner with leadership. Communicate progress, trade-offs, risks, and opportunities clearly across technical and business stakeholders.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Strong systems thinking and the ability to decompose ambiguous real-world problems

• Strong foundation in Python, APIs, data models, integrations, and debugging

• Experience with ERPNext/Frappe, or comparable ERP and operational systems

• Curiosity about engineering and manufacturing data: willingness to learn how CAD/CAM and CNC workflows, drawings, revisions, and BOMs move between engineering and production, and how to integrate and automate around them

• Comfort using modern AI coding and reasoning tools as part of your daily engineering workflow

• Ability to communicate equally well with engineers, operators, and senior stakeholders

• High ownership, sound judgment, and comfort operating in environments where requirements evolve

• Interest in understanding how industrial businesses operate, not just how their software works

• This role requires a strong on-site presence in Singapore.

WHY RMES

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of engineering, AI, enterprise systems, and real-world industrial operations.

You will have significant ownership, direct access to users and decisionmakers, and the ability to see the operational impact of what you build.