Autonomous Inspection AI Engineer for Advanced Sensing

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research invites applications for a Research Engineer to develop agentic AI capabilities for intelligent quality inspection in advanced manufacturing. The role combines AI/ML, computer vision, hardware integration and edge computing to create a closed-loop inspection pipeline that supports autonomous decision-making.

You will prototype and validate AI-based inspection solutions, collaborate across hardware, software, and validation teams, and help

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, Robotics, or related field.
• Strong AI/ML foundation including model training, evaluation, and practical implementation.
• Proficiency in Python and applying AI/ML in projects or research.
• Solid software fundamentals including version control and maintainable code.
• Basic understanding of hardware-software integration (sensors, cameras, edge devices).
• Collaborative, analytical, self-motivated, cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI/ML models and agent modules; train, validate, and evaluate AI models using data and experiments.
• Translate partner needs into end-to-end inspection solutions linking data, hardware, inference, and decision-making.
• Support experimental setup, calibration, data acquisition, and hardware troubleshooting.
• Integrate hardware and software with cameras, illumination, sensors, robotics, PLCs, and edge devices.
• Prototype, test, and iterate AI solutions toward deployment.
• Collaborate across simulation, optimisation, knowledge storage, hardware integration, and validation.
• Document research findings, model performance, validation results, and system architectures.
• Stay updated on agentic AI, ML, CV, and automation advances.

Skills

Python

AI/ML fundamentals

Self-motivated

Team collaboration

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

OpenCV

LangChain

LangGraph

Job description

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research invites applications for a Research Engineer to develop agentic AI capabilities for intelligent quality inspection in advanced manufacturing. The role combines AI/ML, computer vision, hardware integration and edge computing to create a closed-loop inspection pipeline that supports autonomous decision-making.

You will prototype and validate AI-based inspection solutions, collaborate across hardware, software, and validation teams, and help