AI Research Engineer II - Air Traffic LLM Systems

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore is seeking a Research Engineer II for the Digital ATCO Assistant project, focusing on building intelligent AI-enabled applications for air traffic management by integrating LLMs, RAG, AI agents, and operational data.

The role emphasizes end-to-end system design, prototype deployments, and collaboration with domain experts to translate use cases into test scenarios and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field is required.
• Experience with Python, backend development, APIs, databases, and systems integration is required.
• Experience developing or integrating LLM applications, RAG systems, AI agents, or agent orchestration workflows is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate AI-enabled applications for the Digital ATCO Assistant project.
• Build end-to-end systems combining LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI agents, tool calls, workflows, and data sources.
• Integrate AI components with enterprise systems via APIs, databases, authentication, and messaging services.

Skills

Python

Backend development

APIs

Databases

System integration

LLM applications

RAG systems

AI agents

Agent orchestration

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science / AI / Software Engineering / Information Systems or related field

Job description

NTU Singapore is seeking a Research Engineer II for the Digital ATCO Assistant project, focusing on building intelligent AI-enabled applications for air traffic management by integrating LLMs, RAG, AI agents, and operational data.

The role emphasizes end-to-end system design, prototype deployments, and collaboration with domain experts to translate use cases into test scenarios and technical documentation.