💼 Full-Time Position

Principal Robotics AI Engineer (Loco-Manipulation & Whole-Body Control), 2 Years Contract

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ST Engineering
📍 seletar, north east region, Singapore
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Location
seletar, Singapore
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Posted
June 05, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Principal Robotics AI Engineer (Loco-Manipulation & Whole-Body Control), 2 Years Contract
Job Overview AI.DA STC (Strategic Technology Centre)'s NEAR (Next-gen Edge AI & Robotics) Lab is building a deep ground robotics research capability. We're looking for a Principal Engineer to anchor our loco-manipulation and whole-body control work. This involves making legged platforms reliable for contact-rich manipulation and cooperative tasks in unstructured environments. This is an engineering-first role with active research participation. The primary measure of impact is shipping working systems on real hardware. Publications happen alongside that work, co-authored with academic collaborators and lab engineers when the technical contribution warrants it. You'll join a small ground robotics team, partner with our embodied AI lead, and work alongside academic collaborators, startups and robotics vendors in Singapore and abroad. This role reports initially to the Lab Director. As the ground ...