AI Engineer for AI Singapore (AI Talent Development)

AI Singapore (AISG) is a national AI programme launched by the National Research Foundation (NRF) to anchor deep national capabilities in Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

The programme office is hosted by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and brings together all Singapore-based research institutions and the vibrant ecosystem of AI start-ups and companies developing AI products to perform use-inspired research, grow the knowledge, create the tools, and develop the talent to power Singapore's AI efforts.

AI Singapore (AISG) in partnership with the SAF AI Centre (SAIC), is seeking an experienced AI engineer to provide mentorship and consultancy to SAIC engineering teams, support real-world project selection for skills deepening, and enable professional certification readiness.  

SAIC is a unit within the Digital and Intelligence Service, dedicated to addressing SAF's operational data science challenges and operationalising AI solutions. As the centre of excellence for AI, SAIC enhances the operational capabilities of SAF, driving productivity and efficiency through innovative AI solutions that advance SAF's defence capabilities.

This role requires security clearance.

Duties & Responsibilities 

In this role, you will:

• Develop and deliver AI courses and programmes that raise AI fluency level for SAF workforce, including but not limited to playbooks for operational users and raising awareness of common AI use cases within SAF.
• Provide technical mentorship via sprints or personal mentorship; capture feedback on knowledge sharing and technical problem-solving impact.
• Identify real-world AI projects that build software engineering depth and machine learning pipeline skills of workforce for certification readiness.
• Assist Senior AI Engineer to develop and maintain a job-skills-proficiency (JSP) map.
• Assist Senior AI Engineer to execute AI engineer certification programme.

• Degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 1 year in software engineering / ML engineering / applied AI and deploying models into production.

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Office of the Deputy President(Res&Tech)

Department : AI Singapore

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 31655