Indoor LBS & PNT Lead for First Responders

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NIST in Boulder, CO seeks a Location-Based Services Lead to direct R&D in indoor LBS and PNT technologies for public safety communications. The role guides mapping, positioning, tracking, and navigation for first responders and develops lab-based solutions and technical requirements.

You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams in mission-critical services, AI, and UAS, delivering findings and recommendations to advance standards and program planning for first responder technologies.

Qualifications

• Interdisciplinary position across electronics engineering and physical sciences.
• Specialized experience in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technologies.
• Experience with indoor mapping, localization, and tracking is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead research into indoor mapping, tracking, and navigation for first responders.
• Design and implement lab-based solutions; develop technical requirements to evaluate PNT technologies.
• Advance research on navigation and localization approaches.
• Collaborate with adjacent teams across mission-critical services, AI, and UAS areas.
• Produce technical findings and recommendations for program planning and standards development.

Job description

NIST in Boulder, CO seeks a Location-Based Services Lead to direct R&D in indoor LBS and PNT technologies for public safety communications. The role guides mapping, positioning, tracking, and navigation for first responders and develops lab-based solutions and technical requirements.

You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams in mission-critical services, AI, and UAS, delivering findings and recommendations to advance standards and program planning for first responder technologies.