Autonomous Lab AI Engineer (Self-Driving Lab)

A*STAR Research Entities (A*STAR); Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A*STAR Research Entities (A*STAR) invites applications for a Research Engineer to help develop AI-powered autonomous scientific platforms for advanced manufacturing. You will craft software that integrates AI agents, laboratory automation, robotics, and machine learning to run experiments with minimal human input.

The role centers on building intelligent systems for planning, execution, monitoring, and optimization of laboratory experiments, collaborating with researchers and engineers across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/AI/Robotics/Engineering or related fields.
• Strong programming in Python.
• Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch.
• Experience developing modular software using Git and collaborative workflows.
• Familiarity with laboratory automation or robotics is desirable.
• Experience integrating hardware and software via Serial, TCP/IP, REST APIs, OPC-UA, or vendor SDKs is an advantage.
• Understanding of Bayesian optimization, active learning, RL, or AI-assisted optimization is desirable.
• Experience with AI agent frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, Model Context Protocol) is an advantage.
• Experience with FastAPI, Flask, Docker, Linux, cloud platforms, or scientific computing environments is a plus.
• Familiarity with databases (SQLite or PostgreSQL) and scientific data management is desirable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop software infrastructure for AI-powered Self-Driving Laboratory platforms.
• Design AI agent systems for autonomous scientific workflows.
• Build workflow orchestration for experiment planning, scheduling, execution, monitoring and recovery.
• Integrate laboratory instruments, robotics, and scientific equipment through software interfaces (e.g., Serial, TCP/IP, REST APIs, vendor SDKs).
• Develop autonomous experiment control pipelines by integrating AI models with laboratory hardware and scientific software.
• Implement Bayesian Optimization, active learning, reinforcement learning, or other AI-driven optimization techniques.
• Build experiment data management, provenance tracking, and scientific data pipelines.
• Develop APIs and backend services for laboratory automation platforms.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams working on AI for Science, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and autonomous experimentation

Skills

Python

Git

Lab automation familiarity

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/AI/Robotics/Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

Git

Job description

A*STAR Research Entities (A*STAR) invites applications for a Research Engineer to help develop AI-powered autonomous scientific platforms for advanced manufacturing. You will craft software that integrates AI agents, laboratory automation, robotics, and machine learning to run experiments with minimal human input.

The role centers on building intelligent systems for planning, execution, monitoring, and optimization of laboratory experiments, collaborating with researchers and engineers across