Job Description

Job Title:  Research Engineer/Associate, ARL
University-Level Unit:  Tropical Marine Science Institute
Faculty/Department-Level Unit:  Acoustic Research Laboratory
Employee Category:  Research Staff
Location_ONB:  Kent Ridge Campus
Posting Start Date:  06/07/2026

Job Description

Research Engineer / Associate, Acoustic Research Laboratory, Tropical Marine Science Institute

The Acoustic Research Laboratory (ARL) undertakes research projects in the area of underwater acoustics and marine robotics. The Research Engineer / Associate will help team members across several projects to develop, implement & test algorithms for machine learning and/or computer vision. In addition to algorithmic work, the Research Associate is expected to work with engineers to help develop systems to test the algorithms, help plan & conduct field trials, collate & organize data, process the data using the algorithms, write up the results in the form of internal & external reports as well as publications & patents.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor/Masters or equivalent degree in machine learning / computer vision
  • Experience with marine robotics is desirable but not mandatory
  • Experience with practical machine learning (for computer vision preferred)
  • Strong scientific programming skills (experience with Julia or Python programming languages preferred)
  • Willingness to learn new skills
  • Interest in practical implementation & field work (at sea)

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Tropical Marine Science Institute

Department : Acoustic Research Laboratory

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 33594

Req ID:  33594