Requisition Number:
64841
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
City
Boulder
State
Colorado
Employment Type:
Research Faculty
Schedule:
Full-Time
Posting Close Date:
20-Jun-2025
Date Posted:
10-Jun-2025

JOB SUMMARY

This PREP position focuses on developing traceable standards for 5G, 6G, and beyond. The position requires finite element simulations, programming, network analysis, dimensional metrology, and other skills. The position will use on-wafer and resonator methods to develop standards for mmWave industry to validate the authenticity of integrated circuits and materials.
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program (PREP). NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

WHO WE ARE

PREP is a special partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder. PREP provides research opportunities to CU undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers with a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in NIST labs to gain research experience alongside NIST scientists.
The particular group that needs a researcher is the Guided Wave Electronics Group under the RF Technology Division at NIST.

• Will coordinate all stakeholder engagement to understand industries need and coordinate regular updates to solicit feedback.
• Will design, simulate, and assemble on-wafer electronics for mmWave test and measurement.
• Will design, simulate, and assemble resonator methods for mmWave test and measurement.
• With the measurement systems integrated, will perform all measurements and analysis on the data.
• In coordination with NIST researchers, will develop and carry out on-wafer metrology.