SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN Hiring! Full Time Senior-Research Assistant in East Region (Singapore), Earn up to SGD 4,500 - Ricebowl

obDescription

ResearchAssistant / Senior Research Assistant

RoleOverview

We are seeking a ResearchAssistant / Senior Research Assistant where in the role spans softwaredevelopment, applied AI/machine learning, robot autonomy and systemsintegration — developing algorithms and deploying them on physical robotplatforms in laboratory and real-world settings.

KeyResponsibilities

•    Software development — design,develop and maintain robot software in Python and C++ within ROS / ROS 2,including simulation environments, data pipelines and supporting tools.

•    AI and machine learning — implement,train and evaluate models for perception and decision making; apply deep,reinforcement and imitation learning, and support sim-to-real transfer ontohardware.

•    Robot autonomy — developand tune localisation, mapping (SLAM), path and coverage planning, motioncontrol and obstacle avoidance for operation in dynamic environments.

•    Systems integration — integratesensors, actuators, embedded controllers and compute units into complete robotsystems; bring up, calibrate and troubleshoot hardware.

•    Testing and deployment — planand run laboratory experiments and field trials at deployment sites, includingcommissioning, on-site debugging and analysis of trial data.

•    Research output — contributeto technical reports, milestone deliverables, demonstrations and publications;maintain documentation and comply with institutional safety and researchintegrity requirements.

Requirements

Essential

•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, ComputerScience, Electrical / Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics or arelated discipline.

•    Strong programming ability in Python and/orC++; working knowledge of ROS / ROS 2 and core robotics concepts.

•    Familiarity with machine learning fundamentalsand a modern deep learning framework (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow).

•    Competence with Linux, Git and standarddevelopment tooling; hands-on aptitude with robot hardware and sensors.

•    Good written and spoken English; willingnessto conduct trials at off-campus deployment sites.

Desirable

•    Experience with mobile or service robotautonomy stacks, computer vision, sensor fusion, or simulators such as Gazeboor Isaac Sim.

•    Exposure to embedded and edge computeplatforms (e.g. NVIDIA Jetson), Docker, or full-stack development.

•    Publications, open-source contributions, orprior research laboratory and field deployment experience.