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Employment Opportunities at ITS: The Nation's Spectrum and Communications Lab
We are a small, but growing, federal research lab located on the Department of Commerce Boulder Laboratories campus in south Boulder, Colorado. We recruit electronics engineers, computer engineers, and computer science majors to work on hot telecommunications issues such as spectrum sharing, spectrum efficiency, and next-generation communications. Researchers enjoy all the benefits of federal employment while working in a cutting edge, entrepreneurial, research and development environment. The wide range of professional growth opportunities within the organization, casual laboratory environment, beautiful setting, and stimulating work of national importance are some of the attractions of working at ITS.
ITS is Hiring! Openings for four Computer Scientists and an Electronics Technician
Posting closes 8/27/2025!
As a Computer Scientist at ITS, you will:
- Implement complex mathematical telecom and propagation modeling algorithms; and develop, validate, verify test and document software solutions.
- Participate in team-based projects that include software development, algorithm implementations, numerical analysis and research, and computer science methods and techniques.
- Research problems arising from the use of digital computers. Perform research and analysis to verify, validate, debug, troubleshoot, and test software implementations.
- Give oral presentations to explain project development efforts. Reports project results to both technical and non-technical audiences using tact and persuasion, responding appropriately to questions.
- Generate written reports to explain research developments of digital computer systems. Evaluate results and prepare report findings of new methods and techniques to store, manipulate, transform or present information by means of digital computer systems.
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As an Electronics Technician at ITS you will provide highly specialized technical support for scientific or engineering research or perform program operations work under initial guidance on project scope and requirements.
- Alter and use complex technical equipment or software or modify and conduct complex tests and record and disseminate results.
- Provide technical supervision over a significant workload of mission supporting scientific and engineering work.
- Design, develop, evaluate, test, install, and maintain of electronic equipment.
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Employment opportunities, including Internships for students, will be listed on USAJOBS, the Federal Government’s official one-stop source for federal jobs and employment information. Interested applicants may search for job openings at NTIA-ITS by conducting key word searches, e.g., "NTIA." You may also perform searches by Location, e.g., “CO-Boulder,” or by Job Category, e.g., “Engineering and Architecture.” Once a job is posted, you may have only seven days to respond. Applicants must apply through USAJOBS, must be U.S. citizens, must complete the online application and required forms, and must provide a résumé and an unofficial transcript. If you think you might have an interest, create your USAJOBS account now so that you can create a saved search to be automatically notified when an opening is posted—and get your transcript and résumé ready. Search for jobs in Boulder, Colorado, with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Attention Veterans:
Candidates who qualify for Veterans’ preferences should send an expression of interest and a résumé directly to ITSinfo@ntia.gov. Check out our Employment Opportunities for Veterans page for current openings.