Mechanical Lab Lead & Prototyping Technician

Texas A&M University; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision and Dental insurance

Retirement plan (TRS)

403(b) and 457(b) retirement programs

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

LinkedIn Learning access

Tuition assistance

Wellness programs

Wellness release time

Job summary

Texas A&M University seeks a Technical Laboratory Coordinator to supervise the machine shop and rapid prototyping studio within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. You will educate students on safe equipment use and fabricate parts to tight tolerances, while assisting staff and faculty with fabrication tasks.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and several years of related experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Five years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads training sessions for mechanical engineering students on manual shop equipment, CNC machines, and related software.
• Provides technical assistance and instructional support to students, staff, and faculty in the machine shop and rapid prototyping studio.
• Performs semi‑complex jobs of a mechanical nature.
• Manufactures parts from steel, aluminum, or other materials from drawings, prints, or from verbal instruction to a required tolerance.
• Manufactures parts consisting of gears, all makes of threads, shafts, adaptors, jigs, and fixtures to very close tolerances.
• Provides support to laboratories and performs necessary maintenance on lab equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Mathematical computations

Reading engineering drawings

Team collaboration

Evenings/weekend availability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Texas A&M University seeks a Technical Laboratory Coordinator to supervise the machine shop and rapid prototyping studio within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. You will educate students on safe equipment use and fabricate parts to tight tolerances, while assisting staff and faculty with fabrication tasks.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and several years of related experience.