Director of Student Design Center & Engineering Labs

Trine; Angola (IN); Hybride; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Retirement plan

Education benefits

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

Trine University - Fort Wayne invites applications for the Student Design Center Director, providing college-wide leadership for engineering laboratories and the SDC, plus oversight of safety, staff supervision, and major equipment operations.

The Director supports academic programs, capstone projects, student organizations, faculty research, and approved external projects, coordinating with facilities and safety offices to maintain high standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related field.
• Experience managing engineering laboratories, manufacturing operations, technical facilities, or comparable environments.
• Experience supervising technical personnel and prioritizing work across multiple users.
• Demonstrated knowledge of machining, fabrication, mechanical testing, equipment maintenance, and occupational safety.

Responsabilités

• Lead laboratory leadership and supervision of technicians and staff.
• Direct SDC operations and management of major equipment and projects.
• Ensure safety, access, and compliance across the laboratory and SDC.
• Coordinate academic and project support for labs, senior design, and student organizations.
• Oversee administration including budgets, purchasing, and equipment records.

Connaissances

Laboratory leadership

Safety management

Staff supervision

Communication

Budget planning

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related field

Master’s degree or relevant professional certification

Outils

CNC machining

Rigging and crane operations

Structural testing equipment

Machining & fabrication equipment maintenance

Lockout/tagout procedures

Description du poste

The Allen School of Engineering and Computing invites applications for the StudentDesign Center Director. The Director will provide college-wide leadership for engineeringlaboratories and the Student Design Center (SDC). The Director is responsible forlaboratory safety, technician supervision and prioritization, controlled access, majorequipment, machining operations, structural testing, large-scale experimental setups,and consistent laboratory practices across the Allen School. The Director supportsacademic programs, capstone projects, student organizations, faculty research, andapproved external projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Laboratory Leadership and Staff Supervision — 25%

• Supervise, coordinate, and evaluate the college’s laboratory technicians.
• Allocate technical support according to safety, instructional schedules, equipmentavailability, and college priorities.
• Develop annual operating, maintenance, and capital-equipment plans.
• Maintain clear boundaries among technician work, faculty responsibilities, IT, andFacilities.

SDC Operations and Major Equipment — 25%

• Direct daily operation of the Student Design Center.
• Oversee controlled work areas, machining equipment, fabrication systems, reactionfloor, overhead crane, rigging, structural-testing systems, and other high-risk equipment.
• Support machining and fabrication primarily for capstone projects and approved studentorganizations.
• Plan and assist with large-scale mechanical and civil engineering experimental setups.
• Coordinate equipment installation, commissioning, inspection, preventive maintenance,service, and decommissioning in conjunction with laboratory technicians.
• Manage relationships with vendors, contractors, inspectors, and service providers.

Safety, Access, and Compliance — 25%

• Establish and enforce college-wide laboratory and SDC safety procedures.
• Develop equipment-specific training and user-certification requirements.
• Authorize, restrict, or suspend access when unsafe conditions exist.
• Maintain training, inspection, incident, and equipment-authorization records.
• Coordinate OSHA-related practices, machine guarding, lockout/tagout, lifting and rigging,compressed gases, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment.
• Lead incident review and corrective-action processes.
• Coordinate with Laboratory Safety Committee, Facilities, Security, and other universityoffices.

Academic and Project Support — 20%

• Coordinate technical support for scheduled laboratories, senior design, student organizations,research, and approved industry projects.
• Assist faculty with safe implementation of unusual, large-scale, or high-risk experiments.
• Provide structured student supervision and equipment guidance in controlled SDC areas.
• Ensure that experimental setups are feasible, safe, and appropriately scheduled.

Administration — 5%

• Manage assigned budgets, purchasing, inventories, service agreements, and equipmentrecords.
• Prepare utilization, maintenance, safety, and staffing reports.
• Recommend laboratory policies and capital priorities to the dean.

Education and/or Experience

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, industrial technology, laboratorymanagement, occupational safety, or a closely related field.
• Substantial experience managing engineering laboratories, manufacturing operations,technical facilities, or comparable environments.
• Experience supervising technical personnel and prioritizing work across multiple users.
• Demonstrated knowledge of machining, fabrication, mechanical testing, equipment maintenance,and occupational safety.
• Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, students, staff, vendors, and contractors.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree or relevant professional certification.
• Experience in a university engineering environment.
• Experience with CNC machining, structural testing, cranes and rigging, machine guarding,and lockout/tagout.
• OSHA, first-aid, forklift, crane, rigging, or related safety credentials.
• Experience developing training, certification, and controlled-access programs.

Trine University offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide a varietyof choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Some benefits offeredinclude:

• Life Insurance – a variety ofvoluntary life options are available along with an employerpaidemployee life policy valued at 1½ times annual salary
• Financial Insurance – employer paid Long Term Disability and voluntary Short-TermDisability, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness options are available
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Retirement – after one year offull-time service you are eligible for an employercontribution of 5% and upto an additional 5% employer match
• Education – after 6 months of full-time service, undergraduate education benefitsare available for employee, spouse, and dependent children

The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Trine University is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered foremploymentwithoutregard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, genetic information,citizenship status, military status, or any other basis prohibited by law, unlesssuch basis constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification. Trine willcomply withits legal obligation to provide reasonable accommodations toqualified individualswith disabilities and for religious beliefs.