Research Fellow, Mechanical Engineering

Job Description

The main role is in the research and development of navigation and path planning strategies for ship hull and similar inspection with a hover capable Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. The role will entail the following job scope: 

• Research and implement perception and fusion algorithms utilising camera and sonar. 
• Research and implement localisation algorithms fusing multiple navigation and sensor sources with SLAM or similar techniques. 
• Implement navigation and path planning algorithms for ship hull navigation. 
• Integration of robotics stack with the software architecture. 
• Test and debug of robotics algorithms in software in the loop simulation. 

Qualifications

• PhD/Msc in Computer Engineering or Computer Science. 
• Research or industry experience writing code for complex robotic systems. 
• Experience with Robot Operating System framework. 
• Experience with perception and fusion algorithms and libraries including Open-CV, Point-cloud library, Tracking filters, Computer vision techniques. 
• Experience with AI, deep learning and machine learning algorithms such as YOLO and Faster RCNN. 
• Experience with SLAM for localisation methods. 
• Experience with path planning algorithms such as A*STAR. 
• Proficient in Python and C++. 
• Proficient in Linux. 

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Organization: Engineering
Department : Mechanical Engineering