Design and Experiential Learning Engineer

University of Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta seeks a Design and Experiential Learning Engineer to lead the conceptualization, design, and implementation of specialized learning stations. This role supports hands-on education and research excellence across Civil, Environmental, Mining, and Petroleum Engineering.

You will equip students at all levels with advanced technical skills while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance in high-risk lab environments, including destructive testing facilities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering experience
• Strong safety focus
• Lab operations knowledge

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of specialized learning stations for undergraduate to doctoral levels.
• Support data acquisition and lab operations in multi-disciplinary research projects across engineering domains.
• Ensure safety, compliance with university and regulatory standards in high-risk laboratory environments.

Job description

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

Reporting to the Technical Services Manager in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, the Design and Experiential Learning Engineer plays a key role in advancing hands-on engineering education and research excellence across the Faculty. This position bridges educational innovation and technical execution by leading the conceptualization, design, and implementation of specialized learning stations - equipping students from undergraduate to doctoral levels with advanced technical skill sets that distinguish our programs in Canada.

In addition to driving experiential learning initiatives, the role serves as a primary technical advisor for multi-disciplinary research projects across Construction, Environmental, Geotechnical, Mining, Petroleum, Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources Engineering. Working closely with principal investigators, student researchers, lab technicians, and industry partners, the Engineer supports custom test setup design, dynamic laboratory operations, data acquisition, and undergraduate teaching labs. Across all activities, the position maintains an uncompromised focus on safety, ensuring operational excellence and strict compliance with university and regulatory standards, particularly within high-risk environments such as the full-scale destructive testing laboratory.