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    Summary

    This position is located in the Fire Fighting Technology Group of the Engineering Laboratory at NIST.

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    Responsibilities

    The individual selected for this position will perform Smart Fire Fighting research to provide large scale experimental data for use in machine learning algorithms to predict backdraft phenomena. Develop instrumentation for laboratory and field measurement of compartment equivalence ratio; WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) fire research for characterizing flows and combustion of vegetative fuels for incorporation into the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator; and perform research to characterize and measure PFAS (Per/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) present on fire fighter protective garments and equipment.

    Travel Required

    25% or less - Travel may be required for off-site experiments.

    Supervisory status

    No

    Promotion Potential

    04

  • Job family (Series)

    0830 Mechanical Engineering

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