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Purdue University is hiring an Instructional Support Engineer to provide direct support and maintenance for the Mechanical and Motorsports Engineering undergraduate instructional labs. The role involves troubleshooting and repairing custom lab equipment, developing documentation and training materials, and collaborating with faculty to design and implement laboratory experiments and apparatus to enhance the curriculum.

Highlights

Maintain, repair, and calibrate custom-designed instructional lab equipment including CNC machinery, universal testing machines, and metrology tools.
Provide safety training, equipment training, and lab orientations to faculty, teaching assistants, and students.
Design, develop, and implement new laboratory experiments and safety procedures to modernize the undergraduate program.
Perform root cause analysis and engineer solutions for complex equipment failures.
Support course projects by mentoring and consulting on electrical, mechanical, electronics, and measurement systems.
Experience with electronics design, fabrication, troubleshooting, CNC machines, metrology, CAM software, and G-code required.
Bachelor's degree in STEM field and at least three years of related experience required; MasterCAM experience preferred.
Proficiency with soldering, hand tools, machine tools, CAD/CAM software, and project management skills necessary.
Compensation follows Purdue's Professional 2, Pay Band S065 guidelines.
Collaborate closely with Mechanical Engineering faculty and teaching staff to ensure lab functionality and safety compliance.

Instructional Support Engineer Full Description

Job Summary

The Instructional Support Engineer works in the Technical Services Group at Purdue Indianapolis and serves as a consultant, providing direct support to faculty, staff, and students in the school’s formal instructional labs for all undergraduate courses in Mechanical and Motorsports Engineering.

Day-to-day responsibilities include maintenance and repair of instructional lab equipment and ensuring the instructional facilities are ready for each lab session. Equipment consists primarily of custom-designed instrumentation that is not commercially available; as such, this position develops documentation related to specification, design, fabrication, testing, and repair of equipment and develops and trains on these elements. Repair and maintenance involve root cause analysis and complex decision-making related to problems that do not have clear solutions and require new, engineered solutions. Through these responsibilities, the Instructional Support Engineer ensures labs are running at optimal functionality in order to enable successful completion of course projects, objectives, assignments, and outcomes for faculty, staff, and students.

This position will directly support the Metrology, Universal Testing Machines, and CNC lab used in the School and will coordinate the usage of the facility as needed for other college courses. This position will provide direct supervision and training to users of CNC machining equipment and high accuracy Metrology equipment. This position will be expected to maintain and repair the equipment. This position may be called upon to provide engineering solutions to complex problems to implement the ME curriculum in this space. Through these responsibilities, the Instructional Support Engineer ensures labs are running at optimal functionality in order to enable successful completion of course projects, objectives, assignments, and outcomes for faculty, staff, and students.

This position collaborates frequently with new faculty and teaching assistants each semester to provide safety training, equipment training, lab orientations, and prescribe processes if issues arise in working with the CNC machinery, universal testing machines, metrology equipment, and instrumentation. The training materials and topics are to be developed by this position in response to identified needs and deficiencies of knowledge in course instructional staff. This position will also participate in periodic course meetings to ensure the safe and consistent operation of the labs.

This position will provide strategic guidance in the development of new laboratory experiments and apparatus to further modernize the school’s undergraduate program. In this role, given new concepts in lab apparatus, this position will lead the design efforts to physically implement this concept idea. This position will engage collaborators and resources as needed to develop the proposed solution and bring the proposal through the design review process, fabrication process, and implementation process.

This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact at a prestigious institution known for innovation and research excellence. Join our community of lifelong learners and contribute your skills to this critical program. At Purdue, you'll find unrivaled pride and unlimited potential as we persistently pursue the next giant leap together. Take the next step in your career journey - apply now to help build a better world at Purdue University.

What You'll Be Doing:

Provide strategic guidance in the development of new laboratory experiments and apparatus to further modernize the school’s undergraduate program.
Serve as a primary point of contact in the Mechanical Engineering formal instructional laboratories for course instructors and course assistants related to functionality of instructional lab apparatus, design of lab curriculum to target desired educational outcomes, and all information related to maintenance/repair of instructional lab equipment and functional lab setup.
Develop process documentation related to specification, design, fabrication, testing, and repair of equipment.
Ensure all equipment is properly calibrated prior to course utilization.
Provide instruction to students on proper techniques for using systems, tools, and equipment.
Verify student machine code and setup prior to running CNC equipment.
Collect and analyze data on common problems found in the instructional lab and design and develop proposals to mitigate or eliminate these problems.
Perform root cause analysis on all failures of equipment.
Engineer solutions and implement as necessary in order to ensure all students can successfully complete lab assignments during scheduled lab periods and do not experience interruptions in curricular goals.
Coordinate the ‘teach out’ the ‘IUPUI’ Mechanical Engineering and Motorsports program as required.
Independently design, develop, and implement safety policies and procedures related to the specification, design, fabrication, operation, testing, and repair of equipment to ensure the safe operation of each of the formal instructional lab areas.
Create and provide training on these procedures for course instructors, teaching assistants, student employees, and students as needed.
Make regular updates based on new information/issues that present over time as equipment is adapted to different needs.
Serve as a reviewer for safety concerns on course projects conducted in the instructional labs.
Provide individual mentor/consultation services in electrical, mechanical, electronics, and measurement systems to students to support course projects in the formal instructional labs.
Provide assistance and guidance to students in the design of course projects and prompt students to better define questions/projects.
Consult and advise on appropriate processes in coordination with safety standards; recommend new/different approaches that may enable a higher degree of student success in project(s).
Work with faculty on the design and development of effective lab activities given the constraints of student count, time, and equipment.
Work with faculty area groups on the redevelopment of instructional lab spaces including the development of new apparatus.
Provide expertise in the design of apparatus to ensure safety and supportability in the instructional labs.

About Us:

The School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University has a mission to change the world for the better, one student at a time. We began in 1882 as experts in locomotives (thus the name "Boilermakers!") and now in the 21st century, we continue to move the world forward by combining the latest technologies with the strongest of fundamentals.

About 2,600 undergraduate students are part of the Purdue ME family in West Lafayette, Indiana. As one of the broadest engineering disciplines, our students and faculty have the widest variety of interests and expertise. We maintain high standards, whether in the classroom, the laboratory, or the workplace. Purdue ME is one of the top ten schools in the country, as ranked by US News & World Report.

For more information about our department, please visit: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME

What We're Looking For:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematical field
Three (3) years of related experience required
Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
Experience in electronics design, fabrication, and troubleshooting, as well as making and mechanical assembly desired
Programming skills using microcontrollers needed.Experience in CNC machines, universal testing machines, metrology, and making
Experience with CAM software and G-code

Skills needed:

Using soldering equipment, hand tools and machine tools
CAD/CAM software
Good written and verbal skills
Proficiency in process/project management
Ability to interact with faculty, staff, and students and convey information critical to safety and process

Preffered:

MasterCAM experience

Who We Are:

Purdue is a community built on collaboration, with global perspectives, Boilermaker pride and endless opportunity to live, learn and grow. Join us and contribute to our culture.

Additional Information:

Purdue’s benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/
Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
A background check will be required for employment in this position
FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period
Purdue University is an EO/EA University

Career Stream

Compensation Information:
Professional 2
Pay Band S065
Job Code#20003171

Link to Purdue University's Compensation Guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/compguidelines/index.php

FLSA Status

Exempt

Original Job Description

Job Summary

What You'll Be Doing:

Provide strategic guidance in the development of new laboratory experiments and apparatus to further modernize the school’s undergraduate program.
Serve as a primary point of contact in the Mechanical Engineering formal instructional laboratories for course instructors and course assistants related to functionality of instructional lab apparatus, design of lab curriculum to target desired educational outcomes, and all information related to maintenance/repair of instructional lab equipment and functional lab setup.
Develop process documentation related to specification, design, fabrication, testing, and repair of equipment.
Ensure all equipment is properly calibrated prior to course utilization.
Provide instruction to students on proper techniques for using systems, tools, and equipment.
Verify student machine code and setup prior to running CNC equipment.
Collect and analyze data on common problems found in the instructional lab and design and develop proposals to mitigate or eliminate these problems.
Perform root cause analysis on all failures of equipment.
Engineer solutions and implement as necessary in order to ensure all students can successfully complete lab assignments during scheduled lab periods and do not experience interruptions in curricular goals.
Coordinate the ‘teach out’ the ‘IUPUI’ Mechanical Engineering and Motorsports program as required.
Independently design, develop, and implement safety policies and procedures related to the specification, design, fabrication, operation, testing, and repair of equipment to ensure the safe operation of each of the formal instructional lab areas.
Create and provide training on these procedures for course instructors, teaching assistants, student employees, and students as needed.
Make regular updates based on new information/issues that present over time as equipment is adapted to different needs.
Serve as a reviewer for safety concerns on course projects conducted in the instructional labs.
Provide individual mentor/consultation services in electrical, mechanical, electronics, and measurement systems to students to support course projects in the formal instructional labs.
Provide assistance and guidance to students in the design of course projects and prompt students to better define questions/projects.
Consult and advise on appropriate processes in coordination with safety standards; recommend new/different approaches that may enable a higher degree of student success in project(s).
Work with faculty on the design and development of effective lab activities given the constraints of student count, time, and equipment.
Work with faculty area groups on the redevelopment of instructional lab spaces including the development of new apparatus.
Provide expertise in the design of apparatus to ensure safety and supportability in the instructional labs.

About Us:

For more information about our department, please visit: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME

What We're Looking For:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematical field
Three (3) years of related experience required
Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
Experience in electronics design, fabrication, and troubleshooting, as well as making and mechanical assembly desired
Programming skills using microcontrollers needed.Experience in CNC machines, universal testing machines, metrology, and making
Experience with CAM software and G-code

Skills needed:

Using soldering equipment, hand tools and machine tools
CAD/CAM software
Good written and verbal skills
Proficiency in process/project management
Ability to interact with faculty, staff, and students and convey information critical to safety and process

Preffered:

MasterCAM experience

Who We Are:

Purdue is a community built on collaboration, with global perspectives, Boilermaker pride and endless opportunity to live, learn and grow. Join us and contribute to our culture.

Additional Information:

Purdue’s benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/
Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
A background check will be required for employment in this position
FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period
Purdue University is an EO/EA University

Career Stream

Compensation Information:
Professional 2
Pay Band S065
Job Code#20003171

Link to Purdue University's Compensation Guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/compguidelines/index.php

FLSA Status

Exempt

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