Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor in Aerospace MRO

About the role

SIT, Singapore's first University of Applied Learning, is strengthening its Aerospace Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) capabilities by recruiting a fixed-term faculty member in Smart Maintenance & Repair Systems. The role sits within the Faculty of Engineering and focuses on applied research and teaching in areas such as predictive diagnostics, digital twins, robotics, composite repair and additive manufacturing.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to applied research projects with industry partners and government agencies in Aerospace MRO.
• Develop and teach Aerospace MRO modules within the Aircraft Systems Engineering (ASE) and interdisciplinary programmes.
• Supervise Industry Doctorate/Masters and capstone projects with domain faculty and industry partners.
• Contribute to continuing education and workforce upskilling programmes (CET/CSM).
• Drive translational research outcomes, including deployment of solutions in operational MRO environments.
• Serve as a technical mentor across disciplines (AI, robotics, materials) for smart MRO systems.

Required profile

• PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Strong track record in Aerospace MRO, aerospace systems or related applied research/industry practice.
• Demonstrated leadership and experience working on industry/society-defined problems.
• Experience with industry research collaborations, applied research grants and/or system deployment.
• Thought leadership such as publications in top journals, keynote talks, patents, open-source tools or technical reports.
• Track record of cross-disciplinary collaboration and ability to communicate with experts, industry practitioners and the general public.

Required skills

• Deep knowledge of one or more of: Predictive Maintenance & Prognostics (PHM), Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and NDT/NDI, Digital Twins and physics-informed modelling, aerospace robotics and autonomous inspection, composite materials and repair, additive manufacturing for flight-certified repair, aircraft systems and gas turbine maintenance.
• Experience applying expertise to commercial or military MRO, smart hangar/digital MRO transformation, AI-enabled inspection, robotics in maintenance, lifecycle management of composite structures or maintenance optimisation.

What we offer

• An applied research environment with industry partners, evaluated on research impact.
• A coherent applied AI research agenda with colleagues across disciplines.
• Access to SIT's Living Lab Network and the Punggol Digital District as testbeds.
• A meaningful role in building Singapore's applied Aerospace MRO research capability.
• Quality of life, competitive personal tax environment and a position in Asia's research and innovation hub.

To apply, candidates must submit a curriculum vitae, cover letter, a two-page research statement, a one-page teaching statement and descriptions of three key research outputs with impact.