Research Engineer (6-Month Contract), Scis

COMPANY DESCRIPTION Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together - building a strong collegiality and morale within the university. Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities - all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence. RESPONSIBILITIES This position is for School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS). Data acquisition setup and installation of hardware. Acquisition of robot data for social navigation. Annotation of training data. Starting and monitoring of model training. Integration of VLA models into robotics simulators. Finetuning of models. Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems orclosely related disciplines; with particular focus on Robotics, Simulation, Social Pedestrian Modeling. Minimum 2 years of relevant research experience in robotics, social force modeling, simulation, robot navigation. Proficiency in programming software/languages such as Python and C++ is required. Proven track record and professional experience in robotics, simulation. Demonstrated experience and know-how on machine learning for robotics, VLA training. Excellent working knowledge of Ubuntu and Linux command line. Ability to break down complex problems and design effective solutions. Innovating new approaches and thinking outside the box. Applicants with research publications in the robotics area will be advantageous. Ability to work cooperatively as part of a small, agile academic research team is essential. Self-motivated individual who can work independently and collaboratively with team members. OTHER INFORMATION #LI-JN2 Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University