Research Scientist for Intelligent Robotics (SRA/ARM), SIMTech Full-time

Research Scientist for Intelligent Robotics (SRA/ARM), SIMTech

The mission of the Adaptive Robotics and Mechatronics (ARM) group in the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) is to provide key technologies and expertise for the development of robotics and automation systems. The Intelligent Robotics section focuses on research and technology development in new robotic mechanisms and intelligence, incorporating cutting-edge AI trends such as robotics foundation models, multimodal representation learning, generative policy learning, as well as vision, perception, and planning intelligence for task-oriented robot manipulation.

We are seeking passionate and highly skilled Research Scientist to join our team and drive cutting-edge research in the field of Intelligent Robotics. The ideal candidate will contribute to the design, development, and optimization of robot systems and algorithms that leverage AI and machine learning to enhance autonomous capabilities, and deploy solutions in various real-world industrial applications such as manufacturing, etc.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on robotics foundation model, vision-language-action model, imitation learning, perception, and planning to develop intelligent robotic systems capable of autonomous tasks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on the integration of AI-driven robotics into real-world industrial applications.
• Support and contribute to the development of technical roadmap, initiate new research ideas for proposal preparation.
• Work on interdisciplinary projects with other research scientists and engineers to push the boundaries of robotics.

Required Background

• PhD in Computer Science, Robotics or relevant discipline, and good track record and research experience in robotics, computer vision, or related areas.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills, with the ability to quickly adapt to new areas of research and technology.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or C++, or AI and robot frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow, ROS, etc)
• Knowledge and hand-on experience on real-world robot manipulation is an advance.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience with 3D simulation tools (such as Gazebo, Issac Sim).