Research Engineer (3D Scene Graphs)

Job Title: Research Engineer (3D Scene Graphs)

University-Level Unit: College of Design and Engineering

Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Employee Category: Research Staff

Location_ONB: Kent Ridge Campus

Posting Start Date: 24/09/2026

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

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a reputable institution.

2. Prior experience in building SLAM system with well-known robotics companies.

• Expertise

1. SLAM and mapping pipeline.

2. Training and using deep learning models.

3. Prior experience ground robots.

4. Skills and technical expertise in coding: python, C++, ROS.

5. Skills to implement robot navigation stack.

• Soft skills

1. A strong team player who is open-minded, independent, highly motivated, and can work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team and diverse workforce.

2. Commitment to developing technology and science

• This position is on a fixed term contract.