Part-Time Manufacturing Systems Lab Technician

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State University’s College of Engineering is seeking a part-time Technician A for the Manufacturing Systems Lab to support lab classes and research projects.

You will work with a small group to ensure safe, effective use of lab resources, perform machining, welding, and foundry tasks, and help with safety training and equipment operation. Prior apprenticeship or two-year technical college degree is required. Three to four years of relevant industry experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited apprenticeship or equivalent education (high school diploma plus a two-year technical college degree).
• Three to four years of relevant industry experience.
• Proficiency in advanced shop mathematics, including the interpretation of complex drawings, specifications, charts, and tables.
• Program and operate various computer-controlled equipment, including robots, lathes, milling machines, and coordinate measuring instruments.
• Machining, welding, foundry experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for laboratory classes and research projects, working with small groups to enhance learning and ensure safe use of resources.
• Assist with safety training and safety monitoring within labs.
• Assist with equipment training for faculty, students, and staff within labs.
• Perform machinist duties: maintenance, setup, and operation of milling machines, lathes, drill presses, and saws.
• Execute foundry work: green sand system operation, mold making, and induction furnaces.
• Perform welding duties: maintenance, setup, and operation of welding procedures.
• Perform various destructive and non-destructive material testing.

Skills

Robot operation

CNC Machining

Welding

Foundry experience

Math proficiency

Reading drawings

Apprenticeship/tech degree

Industry experience

Education

Accredited apprenticeship

High school diploma + 2-year technical college

Tools

Lathes

Milling machines

CMMs

Welding equipment

Foundry equipment

Job description

Penn State University’s College of Engineering is seeking a part-time Technician A for the Manufacturing Systems Lab to support lab classes and research projects.

You will work with a small group to ensure safe, effective use of lab resources, perform machining, welding, and foundry tasks, and help with safety training and equipment operation. Prior apprenticeship or two-year technical college degree is required. Three to four years of relevant industry experience is expected.