Senior/Research Assistant

About the role

We are seeking a motivated Research Officer to join our interdisciplinary team at Singapore University of Technology and Design, focusing on the development of next‑generation knitted wearable systems for sensing and energy harvesting.

Key responsibilities

• Design and fabricate knitted structures using a CNC knitting machine for wearable sensing and energy harvesting applications.
• Develop and optimise knit architectures, yarn selections, stitch patterns, and structural parameters to enhance mechanical performance and energy harvesting capability.
• Characterise knitted fabrics under laboratory and body‑worn conditions, including mechanical, structural, and functional testing.
• Support the creation of textile samples for triboelectric, piezoelectric, and related wearable transducer systems.
• Collaborate with electronic engineers to ensure compatibility of knitted structures with sensor integration and power harvesting systems.
• Work with computational modellers to relate textile design variables to experimental performance.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Textile Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Practical experience in fabrication, prototyping, and experimental characterisation of engineered materials or structures.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work across disciplinary boundaries.

Required skills

• Hands‑on experience with textile manufacturing, knit design, or CNC knitting processes (desirable).
• Experience using laboratory instrumentation and mechanical testing methods for material or textile characterisation.