Research Associate/Project Officer (DevOps Engineer)

An opportunity to work in Singapore at the Rehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore – a joint research institute by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and National Healthcare Group (NHG).

RRIS envisions becoming a world-class Asian-centric institute with focus on interdisciplinary research and innovation in science and technology for rehabilitation and assistance of human physical ability and psychosocial well-being. Located in the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Clinical Sciences Building at the heart of the Novena Health City (Singapore), RRIS serves as a focal point for scientists, engineers and clinicians to come together to co-create solutions and discover new knowledge.

The research and innovation activities at RRIS are categorized broadly into 5 thematic areas: (i) Ability Data; (ii) Precision Rehabilitation; (iii) Connected Rehabilitation; (iv) Intelligent Assistive Technology and (v) Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Quality of Life.

JOB DESCRIPTION, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create and manage integration tests of heterogeneous robotic systems.
• Deploy and manage a continuous integration system that combines cloud-hosted servers with on-premises hardware to run and report on test suites.
• Develop strategies for handling results and notifications from continuous integration.
• Work in a small team on a range of robotics research projects based on ROS or ROS2.
• Software testing and quality assurance.
• Develop and implement:
• Python or Ruby tools and libraries.
• Continuous integration system and the automated software test plans, testing frameworks and code validation.
• Integration and validation tests of robotics systems.
• Infrastructure to support testing of ROS 2 based robotics systems using logged data and/or simulation.
• Test cases to replicate scenarios observed in real-world deployments including corner cases.
• Build/release infrastructure and processes.
• Analyze and evaluate codes for further enhancement.
• Documentation.
• Automate steps and processes.
• Assist other team members in development and robotics testing activities.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 2 years’ experience in software testing/continuous integration in Linux.
• Degree (BS or MS) in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent industry experience.
• Driven individual, passionate, self-starter, team player, innovative and quality focused.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and independently.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Open to learning new development methods.

EXPERIENCE WITH:

• ROS or ROS2 or other robotics software.
• Continuous integration systems (e.g. Jenkins or TravisCI)
• Unit testing, integration testing, source control management, build processes and testing in Linux.
• Python or Ruby, C or C++.
• Git or GitHub or Gitlab.

NICE TO HAVE:

• Experience in test-driven development.

EDUCATION:

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related field (recent graduates with relevant experience are welcome) or equivalent industry experience.

APPLICATION MATERIAL:

• Cover letter – introduce yourself and explain your interest in joining our team.
• Resume/CV.
• Two references and/or two letters of recommendation.
• Link(s) to code sample(s), ideally in a publicly accessible repository.

Please send cover letter and resume/CV to:

1. Dr Li Lei – li_lei@ntu.edu.sg

OR

2. Mr Shee Cheng Yap – cyshee@ntu.edu.sg

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The position will be open until filled.

Website: Rehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore