Research Fellow: Soft Electronics & Wearable Systems

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

National University of Singapore invites a Research Fellow to explore intelligent textiles and soft electronics for wearables. You will work on materials, digital fabrication, hardware, AI, and computational design to enable health, HCI, robotics, and interactive environments.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, prototype development, and innovative demonstrations bridging human, material, machine, and environment from body to space.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant engineering or design field and strong publication record.
• Experience with soft electronics, textile integration, or flexible electronics.
• Proficiency in programming and hardware-software integration.
• Background in AI/ML for design, data analysis, or pattern recognition.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test intelligent textiles and soft electronics for wearables.
• Develop embedded hardware, firmware, and wireless communication for distributed sensors.
• Apply AI/ML for real-time data analysis and multimodal data fusion.
• Collaborate across design and engineering to prototype and demonstrate innovations.

Skills

C/C++

C#

Python

AR/VR development

AI/ML

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science / Material Science / Industrial Design / Media Arts

Tools

PCB design tools

Miniaturized hardware design

Simulation tools

Wireless systems

AR/VR development tools

Job description

National University of Singapore invites a Research Fellow to explore intelligent textiles and soft electronics for wearables. You will work on materials, digital fabrication, hardware, AI, and computational design to enable health, HCI, robotics, and interactive environments.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, prototype development, and innovative demonstrations bridging human, material, machine, and environment from body to space.