An Electrical and Mechanical Engineer is mainly deployed on working in one of the following areas -

(a) Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS)
(i) providing technical and administrative assistance in the implementation of accreditation programmes, particularly in areas where electrical, electronic or mechanical measurement or engineering expertise are required;
(ii) assisting in formulation of accreditation policy;
(iii) providing professional input and liaising with professionals and other relevant parties; and
(iv) co-ordinating and performing accreditation assessments.

(b) Standards and Calibration Laboratory (SCL)
(i) taking charge of one or more laboratories of SCL in the development and maintenance of measurement standards as well as the provision and improvement of calibration and proficiency testing services, particularly in electrical/mechanical metrology fields;
(ii) promoting and disseminating metrology knowledge and calibration techniques to industry;
(iii) liaising with international metrology organisations and participating in international metrology activities; and
(iv) supervising and training technical staff on standards and calibration work.

(c) Science Advisor’s Team
(i) providing technical support on the funding initiatives and the funding programmes under the Innovation and Technology Fund on designated technological areas, such as assessment of the Research and Development project applications and arranging relevant assessment panels/committees;
(ii) monitoring the implementation and progress of the approved projects and dissemination of their results to the relevant industry sectors;
(iii) assisting in the consultation with the relevant industry sectors on their technological needs; and
(iv) keeping abreast of technological development in relevant engineering sectors.

Candidates should –

(a) be Corporate Members of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial & Systems, or Control, Automation & Instrumentation Discipline) elected after December 1975, or equivalent [see Notes (1) and (2)];

(b) have met the language proficiency requirements of “Level 1” results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent [see Notes (3) and (4)]; and

(c) have a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) [see Note (5)].

Applicants should provide a curriculum vitae (CV) including a summary of relevant present and previous employment, position, jobs and responsibilities [see Note (6)].