Technical Instructor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Education
Posted on October 18, 2022
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TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR,Mechanical Engineering (MechE), to be responsible for teaching and mentoring undergraduate students in lab-hosted design and build courses. The facility includes countless hand and power tools, machine tools, a full woodshop, and an assortment of digital fabrication tools such as 3D printers, a laser cutter, and a waterjet cutter. Will assist in the teaching of laboratory sections and lectures, lead laboratory sections directly as needed, provide CAD and CAM instruction, train students on equipment use, help develop course curriculum materials, coordinate outside experts for special events, and act as the primary point of contact for digital fabrication and emerging fabrication technologies.
A full description is available here.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: a bachelor’s degree; at least five years’ experience in a design, modeling, and fabrication-centric organization, i.e. start-ups, shops, product development consultancies, “do-all” early phase engineering/design/fabrication organizations; fluency with CAD, CAM, CNC programming, hand-tool use, power-tool use, manual machine tool use, digital fabrication and operation; experience determining the need for and the best means to upgrade and add new equipment and technology; experience developing and implementing training programs suitable for new and advanced users; strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work with faculty and students of widely varying experience; interest in innovation of fabrication processes and teaching practices; strong awareness of safety issues; and workload and schedule flexibility. Job #21204
Candidates should send a portfolio and resume in PDF format to dbrauns@mit.edu following completion of the application.
4/29/22
TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR,Mechanical Engineering (MechE), to be responsible for teaching and mentoring undergraduate students in lab-hosted design and build courses. The facility includes countless hand and power tools, machine tools, a full woodshop, and an assortment of digital fabrication tools such as 3D printers, a laser cutter, and a waterjet cutter. Will assist in the teaching of laboratory sections and lectures, lead laboratory sections directly as needed, provide CAD and CAM instruction, train students on equipment use, help develop course curriculum materials, coordinate outside experts for special events, and act as the primary point of contact for digital fabrication and emerging fabrication technologies.
A full description is available here.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: a bachelor’s degree; at least five years’ experience in a design, modeling, and fabrication-centric organization, i.e. start-ups, shops, product development consultancies, “do-all” early phase engineering/design/fabrication organizations; fluency with CAD, CAM, CNC programming, hand-tool use, power-tool use, manual machine tool use, digital fabrication and operation; experience determining the need for and the best means to upgrade and add new equipment and technology; experience developing and implementing training programs suitable for new and advanced users; strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work with faculty and students of widely varying experience; interest in innovation of fabrication processes and teaching practices; strong awareness of safety issues; and workload and schedule flexibility. Job #21204
Candidates should send a portfolio and resume in PDF format to dbrauns@mit.edu following completion of the application.
4/29/22