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Research Scientist/Engineer: Traceable Nanostructure Measurements

Gaithersburg, US💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop SI-traceable measurement methods for nanostructures to provide reliable physical ground truth and validated measurement methods for AI training and evaluation in quantum and semiconductor manufacturing.

Role type

Research Scientist/Engineer (Metrology & AI Validation)

Builds

Physical reference structures, measurement methods, uncertainty analyses, benchmark datasets, and scientific publications.

Domain

Nanotechnology, Quantum Manufacturing, Semiconductor Metrology, Scientific Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models | research | infrastructure

Required skills

nanoscale dimensional metrology, microscopy methods (SEM, AFM, optical), instrument-sample interaction modeling, nanofabrication, inverse problems, statistics, uncertainty quantification, scientific machine learning, semiconductor metrology, quantum-device fabrication and measurement

Preferred skills

leadership of research projects, integration of fabrication and measurement capabilities

Technologies

Scanning Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Optical Microscopy

Responsibilities

Design and use physical reference structures measurable by multiple microscopy methods, reveal and quantify systematic differences among measurement methods, characterize instrument response, determine bias and uncertainty of AI inference models, develop new measurement methods and calibration procedures.

Seniority

Postdoctoral to Senior/Principal (range depending on qualifications)

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