University-Level Unit: College of Design and Engineering
Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Employee Category: Research Staff
Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Posted On: 2026-09-24
Job Description
The position is a full-time Research Engineer position in the Perceptica Robotics Lab in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the National University of Singapore.
The selected candidate will work closely with the PI (Dr. Rajat Talak) on projects related to single and multi-robot mapping and navigation. The work will include:
- Indoor and outdoor experimentations with single- and multi-robot systems
- Conducting accurate monitoring, documentation, and reporting of experimental results and research findings
- Develop innovative algorithms and methods to solve challenging problems in mapping and navigation.
- Dataset collection and processing
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree from a reputable institution.
- Prior experience in building SLAM system with well-known robotics companies.
Expertise
- SLAM and mapping pipeline.
- Training and using deep learning models.
- Prior experience ground robots.
- Skills and technical expertise in coding: python, C++, ROS.
- Skills to implement robot navigation stack.
Soft skills
- A strong team player who is open-minded, independent, highly motivated, and can work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team and diverse workforce.
- Commitment to developing technology and science
This position is on a fixed term contract.
Req ID: 34498