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Job Title: Manager/Senior Manager, National Robotics Programme

Requisition ID: 2344

Posting Start Date: 12/05/2026

About NRPO

The National Robotics Programme Office (NRPO) is responsible for catalysing differentiated Robotics and Embodied AI (EAI) R&D capabilities at our Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) and Research Institutes (RIs) for the benefit of our economy and society. NRPO also works to foster public-private partnerships to ensure robotics and EAI technologies and IPs developed with public funding are relevant for industry and are commercialised into useful products, services and solutions that are adopted in Singapore and around the world.

A key role of NRPO is to bring together end-users across different industries, robotics, automation and EAI companies, and our IHLs/RIs to identify use cases and technology gaps that public-private partnerships can help to address. In so doing, we enhance Singapore's robotics and EAI R&D capabilities and help Singapore-based robotics, automation and EAI companies to innovate and differentiate themselves in the market.

Another key role of NRPO is to work together with partner agencies to grow our robotics and EAI industry comprising system integrators, robot vendors, software and component suppliers. A strong and vibrant robotics and EAI industry with companies developing and making robotics and EAI products and solutions here for export will help to support our end-user industries and act as vehicles for the commercialisation of technologies and IPs developed by our IHLs/RIs.

Capability Development

Capability Development supports Singapore’s robotics and embodied AI capability-building agenda. This includes strategic R&D projects, applied pilots, data initiatives, standards development, national capability platforms, researcher engagement, and ecosystem-building activities. Support the analysis efforts of our research capabilities and ecosystem for strategy development and course corrections where necessary.

The officer will work closely with Capability Development leadership to ensure that funded initiatives, proposals and ecosystem engagements remain aligned to approved outcomes, national capability-building objectives, and technology translation intent.

The officer is not expected to be the day-to-day Project Manager for individual researcher-led projects. Instead, the officer will work through designated Project Managers to review progress, clarify risks, track deliverables, surface dependencies, and support timely escalation where needed.

Understanding of standards development work would be an added advantage. This role is suited for someone who can make sense of complex issues, connect perspectives across stakeholders, and turn leadership direction into clear plans and follow-through.

Secretariat Support

Perform Secretariat functions for Robotics and Embodied AI working level platforms to engage stakeholders and key ecosystem players to shape the agenda towards NRPO’s mission. May be appointed, by rotation, to take on operational/administrative secondary roles within NRPO.

Requirements

A good degree in Engineering, Applied Science, Computer Science or related disciplines to appreciate and understand the technical information in R&D proposals.

Experience in public-sector strategy, managing and translating technology programmes, standards and data governance, or stakeholder coordination would be advantageous.

The role would suit candidates who have worked across government, research, and industry. The person should be able to understand strategic intent, connect issues across projects and stakeholders, articulate leadership thinking clearly, and translate ideas into practical workplans and next steps.

Strong writing and synthesis skills are important. The officer should be able to turn complex discussions into clear management papers, briefing notes, project reviews, presentations, speeches, and stakeholder communications.

The role does not require the officer to be a robotics or embodied AI specialist from the start. However, the officer should be able to learn quickly, ask good questions, understand technical and policy context, and connect project outputs to broader national capability-building outcomes.

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The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.