Job Description

What the role is:Research Staff to be part of our groundbreaking industry project Integrated Smart Urban Agriculture Monitoring and Control System that will contribute to sustainable urban agriculture. This is a 12-month project aims to revolutionize urban farming by leveraging advanced technologies to optimize growth conditions, reduce resource and energy consumption, and increase yields.What you will be working on:

• Design, develop, and maintain software components for smart urban farming system.

• Develop and implement robust data communication protocols and algorithms.

• Build and manage IoT device firmware and cloud-based applications.

• Perform thorough testing and debugging of IoT systems.

• Analyze IoT data to identify patterns and optimize system performance.

What we are looking for:

• Expertise in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• At least 1 year of working experience in Engineering related work field that involves embedded system programming, mechanical design, data analytics. Prior experience with monitoring, growing and maintaining plants in hydroponics/aeroponics/ substrate culture for urban agriculture or commercial farm will be considered favourable.

• Proven experience in software development, preferably in IoT or embedded systems.

• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Python, or Java.

• Knowledge of IoT protocols (MQTT, HTTP) and communication technologies (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular).

• Understanding of hardware components and sensors used in IoT devices.

• Passion for urban agricultural development and sustainability.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic research environment.
• Successful candidates will be employed on a contract basis.

About Republic Polytechnic:The first educational institution in Singapore to leverage the Problem-based Learning approach for all its diploma programmes, Republic Polytechnic (RP) has seven schools offering courses in Applied Science, Engineering, Management and Communication, Hospitality, Infocomm, Sports, Health & Leisure, and Technology for the Arts. To support Singapore's national effort to promote continuous, lifelong learning, our Academy for Continuing Education (ACE) offers a wide range of part-time programmes. We welcome you to grow with us! Discover a people- and family-oriented culture, where you are inspired to improve as you nurture lifelong learners. For more information from RP, please visit https://www.rp.edu.sg/careers or follow us on LinkedIn.

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