ME Lab Manager AY26-27

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Villanova University invites applications for the ME Lab Manager AY26-27. This student hourly role (5–10 hours per week) supports the Mechanical Engineering shop, assists with prototype fabrication, and helps maintain equipment in Drosdick Hall.

Eligibility: work study preferred but open to all students; prior shop training is required or preferred. Under supervision, you will work with students and engineers, read drawings, perform machining on lathes, mills, and grinders, weld with MIG, and

Qualifications

• Shop training required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reports to ME Shop Manager
• Assist students with the full cycle of manufacturing high-quality prototypes, precision parts
• Work collaboratively with engineering research and development team to design and fabricate high-quality prototypes/ precision parts out of titanium, stainless steel, low carbon steel, aluminum, and other materials as needed
• Provide guidance and direction to consumers in the ME Machine shop
• Maintain order and appearance of the ME Machine shop
• Maintain ME Machine shop equipment, tools, consumables
• Teach and supervise students of all levels in ME Machine shop, complete shop training for new users
• Perform a variety of machining operations to extremely close tolerances using lathes, milling machines, grinders, drill presses, highly specialized tools, and other shop equipment with minimum supervision
• Work from drawings, prints, rough sketches, and verbal instructions; fabricate and construct a variety of shapes composed of steel, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, and other exotic materials
• Plan, layout and perform machine tool and bench operations using unusual and difficult set-ups and machining methods
• Visualize a finished job, make necessary mathematical calculations and determine allowances for deflection and distortion
• Perform highly-skilled fitting and assembly operations to extremely close tolerances
• Work closely with engineers in developing new, unusual or untried designs and methods; where design information is minimal or nonexistent
• Inspect own work, detect errors in drawings, operations and defects in parts or materials and report to shop supervisor
• Perform and execute welding using MIG
• Set, align, and weld intricate parts and units in accordance to exacting specifications; lay a smooth bead, obtain proper fusion and penetration
• Perform finishing operations such as grinding, buffing, polishing, hardening, coating, etc.
• Receive shipments and equipment, bring equipment to desired locations.
• Responsibilities as directed by Mechanical Engineering Lab Manager

Skills

Shop training

Job description

ME Lab Manager AY26-27

Posting Number: 20260363V

Position Title: ME Lab Manager AY26-27

Posting Type Student Hours/week: 5-10

Eligibility: Work study preferred but open to all students

Semester 2026-2027

Academic Year Location Drosdick Hall

Detailed Work Schedule 5-10 hours as assigned

Number of positions: 3

Department: 205-Mechanical Engineering

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary: Description Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout and machining procedures.

Responsibilities

• Reports to ME Shop Manager
• Assist students of all levels with the full cycle of manufacturing high-quality prototypes, precision parts
• Work collaboratively with engineering research and development team to design and fabricate high-quality prototypes/ precision parts out of titanium, stainless steel, low carbon steel, aluminum, and other materials as needed
• Provide guidance and direction to consumers in the ME Machine shop
• Maintain order and appearance of the ME Machine shop
• Maintain ME Machine shop equipment, tools, consumables
• Teach and supervise students of all levels in ME Machine shop, complete shop training for new users
• Perform a variety of machining operations to extremely close tolerances using lathes, milling machines, grinders, drill presses, highly specialized tools, and other shop equipment with minimum supervision
• Work from drawings, prints, rough sketches, and verbal instructions; fabricate and construct a variety of shapes composed of steel, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, and other exotic materials
• Plan, layout and perform machine tool and bench operations using unusual and difficult set-ups and machining methods
• Visualize a finished job, make necessary mathematical calculations and determine allowances for deflection and distortion
• Perform highly-skilled fitting and assembly operations to extremely close tolerances
• Work closely with engineers in developing new, unusual or untried designs and methods; where design information is minimal or nonexistent
• Inspect own work, detect errors in drawings, operations and defects in parts or materials and report to shop supervisor
• Perform and execute welding using MIG
• Set, align, and weld intricate parts and units in accordance to exacting specifications; lay a smooth bead, obtain proper fusion and penetration
• Perform finishing operations such as grinding, buffing, polishing, hardening, coating, etc.
• Receive shipments and equipment, bring equipment to desired locations.
• Responsibilities as directed by Mechanical Engineering Lab Manager

Requirements

• Shop training

Additional Information

Physical Demands Summary: (i.e. Items such as lifting, pushing, pulling, standing or sitting for extended periods of time, manual dexterity, walking etc.)

Wage Rate: $13.00/hour

Closing Date (11:59pm ET): Open Until Filled Yes

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