Herc-Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

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Lab manager of all instructional and research labs for Mechanical and
Materials Engineering

Bachelor of Technology or Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Materials Engineering or closely related field with 1 year of experience in relevant technical areas.

Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field

Maintain mechanical and electronic equipment in teaching labs. Support faculty and post-doc researchers, as well as train teaching assistants for labs. 40%

Maintain an up-to-date inventory of tools and supplies. Purchase consumables and other small orders for research and teaching labs. Maintain an up-to-date electronic and paper-based library of technical manuals. 15%

Collaborate with faculty and staff on funded research projects, including development of equipment design, acquisition, and machining for final system integration. 10%

Serve as safety officer for MME Department. Work with Environmental Health and Safety Dept.(EHS) to maintain State-certified emission and radiation standards. Establish and implement safety standards to protect students, staff, faculty, and university. Instruct students on safe practices before allowing independent use of labs. 10%

Coordinate equipment maintenance in research labs, such as materials characterization, additive manufacturing, wind tunnel, and all associated sample preparation equipment. 10%

Serve as departmental liaison with other university units, such as Physical Plant; Maintenance and Repair Shop; Machine Shop; and Custodial. 10%

Promote numerous types of public relations activities for MME Department and College of Engineering & Computer Science with high schools, incoming freshmen, donors, alumni, and media. 5%

Laboratory. Safety gear required.