Technical Laboratory Coordinator

Job Title Technical Laboratory Coordinator Agency Texas A&M Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location College Station, Texas Job Type Staff

Who we are:

Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society.

As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting‑edge solutions to global technical challenges. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of 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.

The Technical Laboratory Coordinator, under general supervision, serves as a student educator and supervisor for the mechanical engineering department in the mechanical engineering machine shop, as well as the mechanical engineering rapid prototyping studio. Will instruct and supervise mechanical engineering students on safe use of equipment and will provide assistance to staff, faculty, and students regarding fabrication of parts. Fabricates, maintains, and repairs metal parts, tools, and equipment.

This position is focused on face‑to‑face education and supervision of students and operates primarily during evenings and weekend hours.

• Leads training sessions for mechanical engineering students on manual shop equipment, CNC machines, and related software.
• Provides technical assistance and instructional support to students, staff, and faculty in the machine shop and rapid prototyping studio.
• Performs semi‑complex jobs of a mechanical nature.
• Manufactures parts from steel, aluminum, or other materials from drawings, prints, or from verbal instruction to a required tolerance.
• Manufactures parts consisting of gears, all makes of threads, shafts, adaptors, jigs, and fixtures to very close tolerances.
• Provides support to laboratories and performs necessary maintenance on lab equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

Five years of related experience.

• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Ability to perform mathematical computations.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and sketches.
• Willingness to work primarily during evenings and weekend hours.
• Ability to work with college‑age students and demonstrate patience and empathy for untrained individuals.

Main Campus – College Station, TX.

The J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University is a national and international leader in mechanical…