Job Description

Augmented Human Lab, at the Smart Systems Institute, National University of Singapore is seeking a Research Assistant with expertise in Prototyping (in hardware, software and digital) interfaces & interactions to design novel Human Computer Interaction.

As a Research Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our research initiatives by prototyping & testing novel human computer interfaces & interactions. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, and scientists in various projects.

Major responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive user research to understand user needs, and market demands.
• Analyse competitor products, business models, and market positioning to identify gaps, threats, and opportunities.
• Gather insights into target customer segments and identify potential opportunities for AiSee
• Connect with external partners and stakeholders to field test AiSee.
• Collaborate with the internal teams (Software, Hardware, AI, etc) to define the AiSee roadmap and align product features with business objectives.
• Help prioritize product features and ensure that they address critical user needs and opportunities.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and data analyses for internal and external meetings 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree for a reputed university
• At least 6 years of working experience
• Experience software tools such as

• • C/C++ (openFrameworks), Python, Swift, Java
  • Programming IDE & Target Platforms: VS Code, Visual Studio, , Xcode, homebrew, CocoaPods, PyCharm, Android Studio, ADB command line tools, eclipse

• Experience hardware design tools such as

• • Target platforms: Arduino (AVR ATmega, nRF51/52, ESP8266/ESP32),SuperH/H8 Tiny, MCP430, Raspberry Pi, Electric Imp
  • Design tools: Makerbot 3D printing tools, Autodesk Eagle, KiCad (circuit board design tool)

• Experience Graphics tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Luma Fusion
• Good understanding product development workflows.
• Good understanding and hands-on experience in following areas:

• • User study design for Human Computer interaction projects
  • Experience with wearable devices

• In addition the candidate should be a team player and be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills (written and verbal)  and interpersonal skills.

• Following skills will be an added advantage

• • Experience in Virtualisation Environments such as Docker, VMWare Desktop, VirtualBox, RealVNC, Google.
  • Experience in Cloud Computing Platforms such as AWS Lambda, Oracle Cloud, IBM Watson, Google Firebase.
  • Experience in prototyping with Sound Design tools such as  Audacity, Ableton Live, Pure Data, Spitfire Audio.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Smart Systems Institute

Department : SSI HQ

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 30205