Professional Officer (All Levels) (Robotics & Automation)

Key Responsibilities

• Design and teach labs & practice modules.
• Mentor students in Capstone Projects and the Integrated Work Study Programme (IWSP).
• Lead or co-lead innovation projects with industry.
• Manage labs and equipment to support academic programmes and applied research.
• Ensure safety in labs.

Job Requirements

• A good degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, or a related field. Masters, PhD and/or relevant professional certifications would be advantageous.
• Deep technical specialist with 10 or more years of working experience in Automation, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, or related areas in development would be preferred.
• Experience in following areas is highly desirable:
• Hands-on experience in electronics/electrical.
• Programming of Microcontrollers and embedded systems.
• Working knowledge of programming languages such ROS/ROS2, Python, C/C++ Programming,
• Knowledge of subjects such as computer vision, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Kinematics and dynamics.
• Autonomous systems, Robotics and Automation.
• Industry 4.0 and Internet-of-Things.
• Advantageous to have prior knowledge in:
• Hands-on experience implementation of industrial robotics systems and performing offline simulation of robotic work cells.
• Digitalisation skills – IoT, data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mixed reality, etc would be advantageous.
• Programming and simulation software such as MATLAB, Gazebo and Tensor flow.
• Knowledge of Linux OS.
• Extensive hands-on experience and knowledge of industry practices and engineering principles to bring industry perspective to SIT.
• Keen interest in innovation projects, with demonstrated ability in developing solutions to technical problems.
• Strong supervisory skills and enjoy working closely with students in an educational environment.
• Demonstrate proficiency to keep abreast of development in the field and pursue professional certification programs. Possess industrial certifications in relevant areas will be an added advantage.