About the role
Research Engineer (Machine Learning) is a active engineering role at ntu in NTU Main Campus, Singapore. Open the role to review the official description and apply on the company site.
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Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and integrate Visual-Language Models (VLMs) into simulation and robotic platforms to enable semantic reasoning, perception–language grounding, and decision-making.
- Interface VLM-based modules with robot navigation, mapping, localization, planning, and control systems to support end-to-end autonomous operation.
- Build and maintain simulation environments, multimodal datasets, and evaluation frameworks, handling data volumes from tens to hundreds of gigabytes.
- Conduct experimental studies using GPU-enabled computing resources for model training, inference, and simulation-based evaluation.
- Support rapid prototyping and iteration of research ideas, from concept to validated robotic systems and demonstrations.
- Collaborate with and provide technical support to research staff and students across multiple projects.
- Contribute to research outputs, including publications, technical disclosures, patents, and autonomous robot demonstrations.
- Apply and recommend engineering best practices that promote reproducibility, maintainability, and research productivity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (BEng/BSc/MEng/MSc) in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline; candidates with strong robotics and autonomous systems experience from other disciplines may also be considered.
- Proficiency in Python, with experience in ROS/ ROS2 and Linux-based development environments.
- Familiarity with robotic simulation platforms and 3D modelling tools.
- Hands-on experience in autonomous robotics projects; exposure to deep learning or reinforcement learning is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving ability, collaborative and independent work style, willingness to learn new tools.
- We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
- Hiring Institution: NTU