Advanced Manufacturing Research Scientist

NIST is seeking a researcher to establish the benchmarks, metrics, and reference standards needed to deploy trustworthy machine intelligence in manufacturing. As industry adopts AI faster than it can validate it, this role will deliver the foundational measurement science that ensures smart manufacturing systems are safe, reliable, and production-ready.

This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.

NIST's Systems Integration Division leads efforts to advance the innovation and industrial competitiveness of the U.S. in several areas of critical national priority, including manufacturing, construction, and cyber-physical systems. By anticipating and meeting the measurement science and standards needs of these industries, the Systems Integration Division's work aims to advance the integration of engineering information systems.

Within the division, the Information Modeling and Testing Group aims to improve standards and advance their adoption throughout the manufacturing and construction industries. As part of this team, you will carry out measurement science research that will develop the knowledge, models, and tools that will continue to accelerate American industry.

As an Advanced Manufacturing Research Scientist, you will:

• Conduct research developing measurement methods, metrics, and benchmark studies for trustworthy machine intelligence in manufacturing,
• Develop methods for foundation models-digital twin integration, including uncertainty quantification and synthetic data generation, and
• Translate research into measurement-science deliverables and standards impact.