Senior Mechanical Shop Technician CNC & Lab Support

Phase2 Technology; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 46,800 - 57,200; Full time

Job summary

Phase2 Technology seeks a Technical Staff Assistant IV – Mechanical Engineering at UT Austin to support teaching labs in the student machine shop. You will maintain equipment, manage inventory, and assist hands-on with students and professors.

The role requires CNC experience, G-code proficiency, and capability to teach certification classes; the position involves occasional course instruction for undergraduates.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED.
• Five years of instrument maker or machinist experience beyond the apprentice level.
• Experience with CNC machining using Haas machines on at least a 4-axis mill and a tool room lathe.
• Understand G-code programming and proficiency with Mastercam software.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the flow of the curriculum supporting teaching labs in the student machine shop during fall, spring semesters, and summer sessions.
• Maintain an inventory of student machine shop lab equipment and consumables.
• Collaborate with graduate teaching assistants, students, and professors on teaching lab needs, including preparing lab equipment setup and specimens, and assisting hands-on in the student machine shop.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain machine shop equipment to ensure the education mission is met.
• Coordinate the purchase of all materials necessary for each teaching lab in the student machine shop.
• Co-responsible for teaching the Machine Shop certification classes.
• May be asked to teach ME 350, Machine Tool Operations for Engineering, course for undergraduates.

Skills

CNC machining

G-code programming

Mastercam

Machinist experience

4-axis milling

Education

High school graduation or GED

Tools

Fusion 360

SolidWorks

Mastercam

Haas machines

Job description

Phase2 Technology seeks a Technical Staff Assistant IV – Mechanical Engineering at UT Austin to support teaching labs in the student machine shop. You will maintain equipment, manage inventory, and assist hands-on with students and professors.

The role requires CNC experience, G-code proficiency, and capability to teach certification classes; the position involves occasional course instruction for undergraduates.