Prototype-to-Permanent Exhibit Fabricator

Boston Children's Museum; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 35,817 - 49,593; Full time

Job summary

The Boston Children's Museum is seeking an Exhibit Fabricator to design and build working prototypes and permanent exhibit components within the Exhibits Lab. You will collaborate with the Exhibits staff and under the Director of Exhibit Design to realize concepts from layout to finish, using hand tools and traditional shop equipment to create safe, durable, high-quality pieces for gallery installations.

Applicants should have 5+ years in a cabinet shop, with strong finish work and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in a cabinet shop or equivalent
• Ability to read engineering drawings and assemble parts
• Advanced cabinetry, carpentry, plastics fabrication, and/or metalworking
• Comfort working around children and families

Responsibilities

• Create and install working prototypes and proof-of-concepts for new exhibit components to test for usability, durability and safety
• Participate in observation and evaluation of prototype testing; contribute to improvements, troubleshooting, and problem solving
• Contribute to design development and propose practical solutions as needed
• Create and install permanent exhibit components from frame to finish, including structural, functional, and decorative elements
• Observe performance and condition of existing exhibit components, and propose and perform fabrication and finish solutions for a range of repair, maintenance, and upgrade needs
• Participate in exhibit installations/de-installations of new exhibits, exhibit upgrades, and traveling exhibits
• Comply with documented operating procedures and maintain a clean, organized, and safe working environment
• Contribute to the general maintenance of tools and equipment
• Load/unload materials from trucks and help to keep the Exhibits Lab stocked with materials and supplies
• Exercise extreme care in ensuring all construction is safe for visitors and staff
• Contribute to estimating project costs and timelines, and finding solutions appropriate to project budgets
• Participate constructively as a member of a collaborative team

Skills

Prototyping and fabrication

Reading shop drawings

Hand and power tool mastery

Collaboration

Safety compliance

Tools

CNC router

3D printing

Laser cutting

Adobe Creative Suite / AutoCAD / Fusion 360

Job description

The Boston Children's Museum is seeking an Exhibit Fabricator to design and build working prototypes and permanent exhibit components within the Exhibits Lab. You will collaborate with the Exhibits staff and under the Director of Exhibit Design to realize concepts from layout to finish, using hand tools and traditional shop equipment to create safe, durable, high-quality pieces for gallery installations.

Applicants should have 5+ years in a cabinet shop, with strong finish work and