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Working Title Undergraduate Teaching Labs Engineer Position Location Fort Collins, CO Work Location Position is fully in-office/in-person Research Professional Position No Posting Number 202500418AP Position Type Admin Professional/ Research Professional Classification Title Technical/Support III Number of Vacancies 2 Work Hours/Week 40 Proposed Annual Salary Range $66,000-$71,000 Employee Benefits
Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.
As one of the nation’s top public research universities, Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins, Colorado, is a land-grant institution, with enrollment of more than 34,000 students. CSU offers 76 undergraduate degree programs, 114 graduate degree programs, 21 professional master’s degree programs, and a Professional Veterinary Medicine program. CSU’s world-class research and scholarship attract more than $400 million in research funding annually, putting the university among top federally funded public universities without a medical school.
Fort Collins is an attractive community of approximately 170,000 located along the Colorado Front Range at the base of the Rocky Mountains, 65 miles north of Denver. The city is routinely recognized as one of the most desirable places to live in the United States. It consistently ranks high on quality-of-life measures by numerous publications; see https://www.fcgov.com/visitor/awards for the complete list. The Front Range has developed into a high-tech hub with companies such as Woodward, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, IBM, Intel, Keysight Technologies, Broadcomm, AMD, Xilinx, Ball Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman located in or near Fort Collins. The city offers a pleasant climate, excellent schools, and abundant cultural and recreational opportunities nearby. For more information on Fort Collins, check out the City’s website: www.visitftcollins.com.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering (MECH) at CSU offers a curriculum that integrates exceptional classroom learning and in-depth engineering practice for an unparalleled educational experience. Made up of 46 faculty members, 13 staff members, 1,200 undergraduate students, and 150 graduate students, ME is one of the largest departments on CSU’s campus. State-of-the-art labs provide unmatched, hands-on experience to help undergraduate students conceptualize industry environments, and $18M in annual research expenditures provide groundbreaking opportunities focusing on health, materials, and energy, for graduate students to enhance their educational concentrations. Award-winning faculty offer industry and academic perspective and equip each graduate with the tools needed to obtain leading positions in advanced technology fields. The Mechanical Engineering program at CSU includes majors in both Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering-Mechanical Engineering; both curricula combine classroom learning with engineering practice. Our goal is to give our graduates the engineering skills they need to obtain leading positions in advanced technology fields. Our students are integral members of our research groups, and their thesis and dissertation topics focus on cutting-edge research. Further information about the Department can be found at www.engr.colostate.edu/me/.
Position Summary
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University is seeking a lab support engineer to provide long-term consistent, professional support of its instructional laboratories (materials science and engineering, thermo/fluids, dynamics and vibrations, and mechatronics). The individual will be working with faculty/staff members and graduate/undergraduate students at the university in support of instructional laboratories, and be responsible for the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the equipment in the undergraduate laboratories; this includes but is not limited to: trouble shooting, installing, repairing, and reconfiguring lab equipment, data acquisitions systems and software packages. The selected individual will also develop written laboratory practices, implement new apparatus and control software, while supervising and observing undergraduate students and ensuring undergraduate labs are operated in a safe manner.
Required Job Qualifications
Job Duty Category Lab Operations Duty/Responsibility
Application Details
Special Instructions to Applicants
Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, which addresses how education and experiences align with identified required and preferred qualifications of the position, a current resume, and the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three (3) professional references. References will not be contacted without prior notification to candidates.
CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact. Applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Conditions of Employment Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires), Pre-employment Drug Testing, Valid Driver’s License Search Contact Justin Hollis, justin.hollis@colostate.edu EEO
Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Background Check Policy Statement
Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.
References Requested
References Requested
Minimum Requested 3 Maximum Requested 3
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Posting Detail Information
Working Title Undergraduate Teaching Labs Engineer Position Location Fort Collins, CO Work Location Position is fully in-office/in-person Research Professional Position No Posting Number 202500418AP Position Type Admin Professional/ Research Professional Classification Title Technical/Support III Number of Vacancies 2 Work Hours/Week 40 Proposed Annual Salary Range $66,000-$71,000 Employee Benefits
Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.
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As one of the nation’s top public research universities, Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins, Colorado, is a land-grant institution, with enrollment of more than 34,000 students. CSU offers 76 undergraduate degree programs, 114 graduate degree programs, 21 professional master’s degree programs, and a Professional Veterinary Medicine program. CSU’s world-class research and scholarship attract more than $400 million in research funding annually, putting the university among top federally funded public universities without a medical school.
Fort Collins is an attractive community of approximately 170,000 located along the Colorado Front Range at the base of the Rocky Mountains, 65 miles north of Denver. The city is routinely recognized as one of the most desirable places to live in the United States. It consistently ranks high on quality-of-life measures by numerous publications; see https://www.fcgov.com/visitor/awards for the complete list. The Front Range has developed into a high-tech hub with companies such as Woodward, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, IBM, Intel, Keysight Technologies, Broadcomm, AMD, Xilinx, Ball Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman located in or near Fort Collins. The city offers a pleasant climate, excellent schools, and abundant cultural and recreational opportunities nearby. For more information on Fort Collins, check out the City’s website: www.visitftcollins.com.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering (MECH) at CSU offers a curriculum that integrates exceptional classroom learning and in-depth engineering practice for an unparalleled educational experience. Made up of 46 faculty members, 13 staff members, 1,200 undergraduate students, and 150 graduate students, ME is one of the largest departments on CSU’s campus. State-of-the-art labs provide unmatched, hands-on experience to help undergraduate students conceptualize industry environments, and $18M in annual research expenditures provide groundbreaking opportunities focusing on health, materials, and energy, for graduate students to enhance their educational concentrations. Award-winning faculty offer industry and academic perspective and equip each graduate with the tools needed to obtain leading positions in advanced technology fields. The Mechanical Engineering program at CSU includes majors in both Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering-Mechanical Engineering; both curricula combine classroom learning with engineering practice. Our goal is to give our graduates the engineering skills they need to obtain leading positions in advanced technology fields. Our students are integral members of our research groups, and their thesis and dissertation topics focus on cutting-edge research. Further information about the Department can be found at www.engr.colostate.edu/me/.
Position Summary
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University is seeking a lab support engineer to provide long-term consistent, professional support of its instructional laboratories (materials science and engineering, thermo/fluids, dynamics and vibrations, and mechatronics). The individual will be working with faculty/staff members and graduate/undergraduate students at the university in support of instructional laboratories, and be responsible for the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the equipment in the undergraduate laboratories; this includes but is not limited to: trouble shooting, installing, repairing, and reconfiguring lab equipment, data acquisitions systems and software packages. The selected individual will also develop written laboratory practices, implement new apparatus and control software, while supervising and observing undergraduate students and ensuring undergraduate labs are operated in a safe manner.
Required Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related field by the proposed start date.
- Ability to move 50 lbs of lab equipment, tools and materials with a dolly, regularly and when necessary without additional personnel to assist.
- Experience with an instrumentation-related laboratory (e.g. metrology, structures, materials, robotics).
- Demonstrated collaboration with various groups of people, including students, faculty, staff and other collaborators within and external to the University.
- Proficiency with Windows OS, MS Office (specifically Excel), and demonstrated knowledge / experience with engineering applications such as MATLAB, LabVIEW.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Must have a valid driver’s license by the proposed start date.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the US by the proposed start date.
- Two years relevant industry or academic experience in an experimental laboratory.
- Experience with instrumentation, data loggers, sensors (acquisition, installation, application, calibration, recording), and controls.
- Fabrication experience (specifically CNC experience).
- Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Proficiency with a wide variety of Windows-based computers at the hardware level (i.e., memory, hard drives, optical and other storage devices, wired and wireless networking), system backups, and computer cloning.
- Self-driven and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.
Job Duty Category Lab Operations Duty/Responsibility
- Be responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the equipment in the undergraduate laboratories. This includes, but is notlimited to, maintenance, repair, reconfiguration, and operations of equipment.
- Work with faculty to maintain and upgrade/replace laboratory equipment and supplies and support infrastructure as necessary.
- Assist with developing written laboratory practices, protocols and lab manuals.
- Implement new apparatus, experiments, control software and GUI’s, and infrastructure.
- Modify, debug, and implement control software (e.g., LabView, MatLab, etc.).
- Install, maintain and repair a variety of data acquisition systems and software packages.
- Maintain, trouble shoot and repair/replace computer systems used for data acquisition and testing machine control.
- Install new equipment including but not limited to testing machines, data acquisition systems, controls, pumps, valves, meters, etc.
- Assist when necessary in the Department’s research labs.
- Work closely with Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) to ensure that undergraduate lab sections are prepared and executed as planned.
- Supervise undergraduate teaching assistant(s).
- Ensure undergraduate labs are operated in a safe manner.
- Coordinate training, tracking, and disposal of hazardous waste.
- Serve as the Building Proctor for the teaching lab area.
- Manage laboratory fees in consultation with Department staff.
- Manage all ME undergraduate lab tools and equipment on loan.
- Be responsible for maintaining and updating the Department’s capital equipment inventory.
- Execute proper disposal of excess, defective or obsolete equipment for the Department.
- Manage inventory of consumables (test samples, pressure and temperature sensors, load cells, cabling, electrical and electronic spares, hydraulic spares, cleaning supplies, etc).
Application Details
Special Instructions to Applicants
Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, which addresses how education and experiences align with identified required and preferred qualifications of the position, a current resume, and the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three (3) professional references. References will not be contacted without prior notification to candidates.
CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact. Applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Conditions of Employment Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires), Pre-employment Drug Testing, Valid Driver’s License Search Contact Justin Hollis, justin.hollis@colostate.edu EEO
Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Background Check Policy Statement
Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.
References Requested
References Requested
Minimum Requested 3 Maximum Requested 3
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have the ability to move 50 lbs of lab equipment, tools, and materials with a dolly, regularly and when necessary, without additional personnel to assist.
- Yes
- No
- * This position requires applicants to possess and maintain a current and valid driver's license. Do you possess a current and valid driver's license?
- Yes
- No
- * The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. by the start date. Mechanical Engineering will not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Will you be legally authorized to work in the U.S. by the proposed start date?
- Yes
- No
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Resume
Salary : $66,000 - $71,000
