Research Engineer I (Data quality control and assimilation)

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is one of the founding Schools of the Nanyang Technological University. Built on a culture of excellence, the School is renowned for its high academic standards and research.  With over 3,000 undergraduates students and 2,000 graduate students it is one of the largest EEE schools in the world and ranks 4th in the field of Electrical & Electronic Engineering in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subjects.

Today, the School has become one of the world’s largest engineering schools that nurtures competent engineers and researchers. Each year, the School graduates over a thousand students who are ready to take on great ambitions and challenges.

We are looking for a research engineer to perform data quality control, data processing and data assimilation of radar data for weather prediction purposes. The role will focus on data quality control and assimilation.

The job will include research work on radar data quality control. Study and research on the science behind the radar reflectivity and its relationship with actual rainfall rate. These radar data is useful for data assimilation for weather prediction purposes. The work will also involve the learning of data assimilation software and the integration of radar data into the data assimilation software.

Interested parties should have a strong interest in weather related research and data processing, and should be keen on pursuing further studies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Radar data processing

• Radar data quality control

• Radar data to rainfall rate derivation

• Data assimilation

• Integration of radar data into data assimilation

• Report and publication writing

• General administrative duties such as purchasing, liaising, networking, field work.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor qualification degree in Engineering or computer science or related field

• At least 1 years of relevant experiences in data assimilation and data processing

• Familiarity with data assimilation and data processing

• Good written and oral communication skills

• Proficiency in programming and analysis

• Competent in data analysis and quality control

• Ability to work independently and as a team member

• Entry level candidates are welcome to apply but should have strong interest in related research topic and keen on pursuing further studies.

We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.