Digital Fabrication & Robotics Lab Specialist

CDFAM - Computational Design Symposium; Village of Westbury (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Institute of Technology’s School of Architecture and Design seeks a Digital Technology Specialist on the Long Island (Old Westbury) campus, with periodic travel to the Manhattan campus. The role supports digital fabrication, computational design, robotics, physical computing, AI-enabled design workflows, and immersive technologies across teaching and research.

Reporting to the Director of Digital Technology and Fabrication, you will maintain equipment, assist students and faculty from

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Design, Engineering, Digital Fabrication, Computational Design, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in digital fabrication, design technology, or related professional and/or academic environments.
• Advanced proficiency with Rhino and Grasshopper.
• Experience operating and supporting multiple fabrication technologies such as CNC milling, laser cutting, 3D printing, robotic systems, scanning technologies, or related equipment.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, communication, and technical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to support students and faculty from concept development through fabrication and implementation.
• Ability to lift equipment and materials and work in an active fabrication environment.
• Flexibility to occasionally work evenings and weekends in support of academic programming.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary technical specialist within NYIT’s digital fabrication laboratories, supporting teaching, research, and interdisciplinary projects.
• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve digital fabrication systems including CNC milling, laser cutting, additive manufacturing, robotic fabrication, scanning technologies, and related equipment.
• Support computational design workflows with particular emphasis on Rhino and Grasshopper, including parametric modeling, digital-to-physical fabrication, robotic control, simulation, and data-driven design processes.
• Assist students and faculty with projects involving robotics, Arduino, sensors, embedded electronics, physical computing, interactive installations, and other emerging technologies.

Skills

Rhino

Grasshopper

Digital fabrication

Problem solving

Communication

Equipment lifting

Evenings/weekends availability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture or related field

Tools

CNC milling

Laser cutting

3D printing

Robotics systems

Scanning technologies

Job description

New York Institute of Technology’s School of Architecture and Design seeks a Digital Technology Specialist on the Long Island (Old Westbury) campus, with periodic travel to the Manhattan campus. The role supports digital fabrication, computational design, robotics, physical computing, AI-enabled design workflows, and immersive technologies across teaching and research.

Reporting to the Director of Digital Technology and Fabrication, you will maintain equipment, assist students and faculty from