Vision AI R&D Lead: Prototypes & Real-World Impact

HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency); Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency) invites an AI R&D Engineer / Lead Engineer to advance computer vision and AI solutions for Public Safety. You will explore emerging AI technologies, translate insights into prototypes, and work with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver impactful capabilities.

You will lead horizon scanning, replication of state-of-the-art methods, and dataset preparation, collaborating with universities and vendors to push boundaries and deploy practical R&D

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or any relevant discipline.
• 4 to 5 years of relevant experience, with at least 2 to 3 years of hands-on experience in AI research and application development.
• Experience with open-source AI frameworks such as OpenCV, PyTorch, ONNX, TensorRT, and TensorFlow.
• Candidates with experience in Vision‑AI models or knowledge of large vision models are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct horizon scanning and landscape studies to identify emerging computer vision and AI technologies relevant to Home Team use-cases.
• Review and replicate state‑of‑the‑art solutions from academic publications and open-source repositories, benchmarking against internal and external solutions.
• Drive dataset collection and annotation, and carry out model training and evaluation to validate research directions.
• Collaborate with Institutes of Higher Learning and commercial vendors to explore and co‑develop AI solutions.
• Collaborate with other departments to integrate research outcomes into relevant operational ecosystems supporting Home Team use-cases.
• Translate research findings into proof‑of‑concepts, prototypes, and demos, communicating insights clearly to stakeholders across agencies.

Skills

AI research

Team collaboration

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's / Master's in CS/CE

Tools

OpenCV

PyTorch

ONNX

TensorRT

TensorFlow

Job description

HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency) invites an AI R&D Engineer / Lead Engineer to advance computer vision and AI solutions for Public Safety. You will explore emerging AI technologies, translate insights into prototypes, and work with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver impactful capabilities.

You will lead horizon scanning, replication of state-of-the-art methods, and dataset preparation, collaborating with universities and vendors to push boundaries and deploy practical R&D