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We focus on developing innovative digital solutions and training systems to enhance maritime safety. Our state-of-the-art research facilities, including South-east Asia's first navigation research simulator, setting us as an innovation champion.\nYou will join CEMS as a Senior AI Engineer/Lead and play a key role in developing applied AI solutions for real-world use cases across training, assessment, operations, research, and digital transformation.\nThe role requires strong hands-on experience in computer vision and/or speech recognition, with the ability to design, develop, evaluate, and deploy AI models. You will work on centre-level AI projects and may also contribute to department- and school-level AI initiatives involving broader AI adoption across R&D, operations, and education.\nAs a senior member of the team, you will also supervise and guide AI engineers, support project planning, and ensure technical delivery across multiple AI workstreams.\n[What you will be working on]\nResponsibilities\nDesign, develop, and implement AI models and pipelines for real-world applications in training, assessment, safety, operations, and decision-support.\nDevelop AI solutions involving video analytics, object detection, image classification, visual attention analysis, speech-to-text, audio processing, communication analysis, and related applied AI tasks.\nWork with data from video, audio, sensors, simulators, operational systems, and other sources to develop AI-enabled analytics and assessment capabilities.\nIntegrate AI models with software platforms, dashboards, simulators, sensor systems, training platforms, or decision-support tools to support practical deployment and operational use.\nExplore, evaluate, and prototype suitable AI techniques, including deep learning, sequence models, multimodal learning, natural language processing, and large language model applications where relevant.\nLead AI components within R&D projects, manage technical milestones, prepare documentation, and ensure timely delivery of project outputs.\nSupervise and mentor AI engineers or junior team members, review technical approaches, guide model development, and support capability building within the AI team.\nWork with internal teams, academic staff, industry partners, and external stakeholders to co-develop AI solutions and apply AI capabilities across centre-, department-, and school-level initiatives.\nPresent AI approaches, findings, prototypes, and project outcomes to management, project partners, and industry collaborators in a clear and practical manner.\n[What we are looking for]\nQualifications\nTertiary Qualification in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.\nStrong hands-on experience in computer vision and/or speech recognition, including model development, training, evaluation, and deployment. 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