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Job Description

Augmented Human Lab, at the Smart Systems Institute, National University of Singapore is seeking a Research Assistant with expertise in Prototyping (in hardware, software and digital) interfaces & interactions to design novel Human Computer Interaction.

As a Research Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our research initiatives by prototyping & testing novel human computer interfaces & interactions. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, and scientists in various projects.

Major responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive user research to understand user needs, and market demands.
• Analyse competitor products, business models, and market positioning to identify gaps, threats, and opportunities.
• Gather insights into target customer segments and identify potential opportunities for AiSee
• Connect with external partners and stakeholders to field test AiSee.
• Collaborate with the internal teams (Software, Hardware, AI, etc) to define the AiSee roadmap and align product features with business objectives.
• Help prioritize product features and ensure that they address critical user needs and opportunities.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and data analyses for internal and external meetings

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree for a reputed university
• At least 6 years of working experience
• Experience software tools such as

• • C/C++ (openFrameworks), Python, Swift, Java
  • Programming IDE & Target Platforms: VS Code, Visual Studio, , Xcode, homebrew, CocoaPods, PyCharm, Android Studio, ADB command line tools, eclipse

• Experience hardware design tools such as

• • Target platforms: Arduino (AVR ATmega, nRF51/52, ESP8266/ESP32),SuperH/H8 Tiny, MCP430, Raspberry Pi, Electric Imp
  • Design tools: Makerbot 3D printing tools, Autodesk Eagle, KiCad (circuit board design tool)

• Experience Graphics tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Luma Fusion
• Good understanding product development workflows.
• Good understanding and hands-on experience in following areas:

• • User study design for Human Computer interaction projects
  • Experience with wearable devices

• In addition the candidate should be a team player and be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

• Following skills will be an added advantage

Experience in Virtualisation Environments such as Docker, VMWare Desktop, VirtualBox, RealVNC, Google.

Experience in Cloud Computing Platforms such as AWS Lambda, Oracle Cloud, IBM Watson, Google Firebase.

Experience in prototyping with Sound Design tools such as Audacity, Ableton Live, Pure Data, Spitfire Audio.