SKY LAU
Mechanical Product Design & Automation System Architecture

19 years turning ideas into things that ship.

I've designed consumer products at Sony, Schneider Electric, IFM and Rohde & Schwarz, and architected automation systems for medtech manufacturers including Intuitive Surgical, Illumina and Roche. Based in Singapore — working with founders across Southeast Asia.

Sky Lau in an automation engineering scene
Mechanical product design and DFM work
01 — MECHANICAL PRODUCT DESIGN

From napkin sketch to production-ready.

Concept, prototyping, and design-for-manufacture — built for production, not just for a pitch deck. SolidWorks, NX and Creo certified, with 19 years of DFM experience at Sony, Schneider Electric and IFM.

  • Concept sketching & prototyping
  • Design for manufacture (DFM)
  • Existing CAD review & optimisation
Automation system architecture — plunger line
02 — AUTOMATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Lines built for regulated manufacturing.

System integration, vision systems, and assembly line and fixture design — architecture drawn from building lines for medtech device makers operating under strict regulatory standards.

  • System integration & vision systems
  • Assembly line & fixture design
  • Turnkey project delivery
19
Years engineering
4
Tier-1 brands
6
Medtech clients
8
Direct reports led
"Rare dual-track expertise — most consultants are either product designers or automation engineers. I've shipped at tier-1 brand level on both sides."
Selected work

Products I've taken into production.

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IFM O8 photoelectric sensor
IFM

O8 Miniature Photoelectric Sensor

Schneider EMR relay socket
Schneider Electric

EMR Relay Socket

Sony MDR-NC7 headphones
Sony

MDR-NC7 Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Automation architecture for
ResMedPhilipsInsuletIntuitive SurgicalIlluminaRoche