Research Engineer IV

Job Title

Research Engineer IV

Agency

Texas A&M Engineering

Department

National Center For Therapeutics Manufacturing

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?

Who We Are

Texas A&M Engineering is a large employer in the great and growing cities of Bryan/College Station, offering thousands of career opportunities in a wide variety of fields. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and service. Texas A&M Engineering offers competitive salaries, full benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.

Job Description

Purpose:

Under the Direction of the NCTM Associate Director for Operations, the Research Engineer will be responsible for the supporting workforce development and contract research projects at National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing. The Engineer will identify, analyze, and resolve technical problems in the NCTM laboratories and lead initiatives for Workforce Development Training. The Engineer will display initiative, independent judgement, and project management skills to complete these tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Lead workforce programs, such as summer camps or apprenticeship programs.
• Creates or updates programming for NCTM programs.
• Networks with potential partners to market workforce development programs.
• Prep and execution of selected workforce training and research projects.
• Assists NCTM scientists with the implementation of research projects.
• Prepares SOPs, batch records and research reports.
• Trains undergraduate and graduate students to operate and maintain analytical, upstream, and downstream processing lab equipment.
• Develops and modernizes teaching materials and prepares research lab equipment, samples, and other products required by NCTM researchers for teaching and research.
• Execute engineering studies to support course development.
• Leads the development of new laboratory modules.
• Write technical reports.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

What we need:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six years of related experience.
  
  

Work Location:

• Main Campus – College Station, TX.
  
  

About The National Center For Therapeutics Manufacturing

The National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing (NCTM) is a first-of-its-kind, multi-disciplinary workforce education institution and biopharmaceutical manufacturing center, located at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The NCTM’s workforce development mission is to provide education, training, and outreach programs to produce a highly skilled workforce for the vital U.S. and global pharmaceutical industry.

Texas A&M Engineering provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits.
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Vision, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance options.
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a defined benefit retirement plan with 8% employer contribution.
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Deferred Account 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation Program 457(b).
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional development opportunities.
• Tuition assistance https://engineering.tamu.edu/information/esac/educational-assistance-programs.html
• Wellness program release time offered to employees to promote work/life balance.
  
  

Helpful Applicant Information

Required Materials for Application:

• Resume/CV
• Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor/former supervisor.
• Letter of interest
  
  

Compensation Philosophy:

• Recruit and retain high-performing workforce through competitive compensation and career development including career pathing, coaching and skills development.
• Offer total rewards, flexible benefits, professional development, performance recognition and work-life balance.
• Ensure resources are readily available and utilized to attract and retain the highest quality researchers, faculty, and staff.
  
  

Employment Eligibility Verification

• If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in delay of start date.
  
  

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.