Automation Engineering Technology Instructor

Title: Automation Engineering Technology Instructor

Position Type: Instructor

College: Front Range Community College

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: FRCC Manufacturing, Skilled Trades, & Applied Technology

Campus: Boulder County Campus

Location: Longmont

Salary Range: Varies by course. Please see Additional Information below.

Who We Are:

With three campuses along Colorado’s Front Range, FRCC is the state’s largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.

Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities and FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the “Top Online Colleges” in the country by Newsweek.

One of FRCC’s main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college’s strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment—one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision‑making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.

The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.

FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We’re looking to hire people who share these values—along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.

Front Range Community College is seeking qualified part‑time instructors to teach in the Automation & Engineering Technology (AET) program. This program prepares students for careers in advanced manufacturing by combining classroom instruction with hands‑on laboratory experiences focused on industrial automation, robotics, mechatronics, process control, and electromechanical systems. Students develop practical skills working with programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial robotics, electric motors and controls, sensors and actuators, fluid power systems, process instrumentation, and industrial maintenance technologies.

Part‑time instructors are responsible for delivering high‑quality instruction, creating engaging learning environments, assessing student learning, maintaining laboratory safety, and fostering student success. Instructors collaborate with full‑time faculty and industry partners to ensure curriculum remains aligned with current technologies and workforce needs. Courses may be offered during the day, evening, or weekend and include both lecture and laboratory instruction.

The ideal candidate brings a combination of industry experience and a passion for teaching, with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Industrial automation and controls
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Industrial robotics
• Electrical and electromechanical systems
• Industrial maintenance
• Pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Process control and instrumentation
• Manufacturing systems and Industry 4.0 technologies

This position provides an opportunity to help prepare the next generation of highly skilled technicians for careers in Colorado's growing advanced manufacturing, aerospace, semiconductor, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, renewable energy, and other high‑tech industries

Course assignments are made based on experience, availability, and the needs of the department; as a result, you may be asked to teach at different times, locations and modalities.

This position requires a strong on‑campus presence and may require occasional travel to all three FRCC campuses.

Please note:

You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment. Also, Front Range Community College is an E‑Verify…