Technical Instructor
Technical Instructor
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Job Description
Posting Description
TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR Mechanical Engineering for the Pappalardo Laboratory will provide fabrication support and instruction for engineering design and fabrication activities within the lab; work on all phases of the major designbuild courses taught in the department; instruct students in the safe and proper use of equipment; provide expertise and instruction on mechanical design and engineering issues; develop lab teaching tools for labs undergraduate programs; teach lab recitations labs for design build labbased courses and act as a key resource for students and staff involved with projectoriented courses and projects spanning a wide range of complexity; maintain safe and efficient operations in the machine shop conducting training as needed and proactively identifying curricular opportunities; have close interaction and collaboration with faculty members to actively problem solve on student projects maintain the class timeframe and schedule and teach core subject matter.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: bachelors degree in Design Engineering or related field with a minimum of four years relevant experience; expertise with equipment and prototyping processes of the lab (e.g. CNC and manual mills lathes waterjet woodshop equipment painting handtools laser cutters 3D printing) and willingness to receive onthejob training; design resourcefulness; fabricator and maker skills; an aptitude for problemsolving; ability to multitask in order to promote the smooth operation of the labs fastpaced activities; and comfort working with and for international faculty students and staff and sensitivity to a diverse social and international group; teamoriented approach to teaching and supporting students faculty and technical staff and ability to develop comfortable working relationships with all of the MIT faculty and staff. PREFERRED: experience with SolidWorks HSM Works and 3D printing. Job #24528
This is a fulltime twelvemonth staff position. This is a oneyear term position and is subject to annual renewals based on continued need available funding and mutual agreement.
Occasional night and weekend availability is needed during the academic semesters.
Reopened 3/27/2025
Employment Type
Full-Time
