Principal AI Engineer

MINDEF

Permanent

Closing in 2 day(s)

What the role is

You provide the technical leadership to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineering teams, strategise and steer the centre to deliver AI capabilities for the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).

What you will be working on

• Oversee the various line of efforts with the multifaceted teams, including the research, product management, data science, to curate and chart AI strategies for the respective Centres of Excellence (COEs)
• Operationalise AI by working with stakeholders to get the necessary cross-flow of knowledge, codes and talents, driving technical discussions with the COEs to ensure that their AI developments are aligned to the overall strategy, as well as providing technical guidance for the building of AI solutioning and validation of models
• Lead technical discussions and present complex AI solutioning to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Oversee the knowledge management efforts of codes and algorithm so as to enable code reusability and efficiently
• Test and recommend new AI/ ML solutioning so as to support current and future possible use cases and oversee the curation of skills and courses suitable based on the jobs-skills-proficiency maps, and assessment rubrics
• Build collaboration and partnerships by keeping abreast of the latest advancements in AI and ML technology so as to proactively identify, initiate and promulgate worthwhile engineering projects that could be maximise in similar use cases across the SAF
  Challenge(s)
• Having in-depth understanding of AI/ML and languages like Python, and have experience with data structures and algorithms
• Having sufficient industry experience, so as to provide the industry expertise to ensure that the deployment of such tools is beneficial to the SAF

What we are looking for

• Education in quantitative, scientific and technology disciplines such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science and Analytics
• At least 10 years of experience in a relevant field
• Deep understanding of AI/ ML, and hands-on experience working with current AI tools such as TensorFlow and PyTorch
• Strong leadership traits, good planning abilities, negotiation and communication skills
• Ability to manage complexity and uncertainties
• Ability to balance the needs to multiple stakeholders
• Ability to multi-task and work under a stressful environment
  Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About MINDEF

The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor.
The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF's mission and ensure Singapore's security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.

About your application process

This job is closing in 2 day(s).

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and for other roles within MINDEF or the wider Public Service.