Museum Technology Specialist

Connecting Creative Minds, Arts & Creative Opportunities and Jobs

At the California Science Center, we believe science is best understood through doing. Our exhibits are powered by physical mechanisms, sensory input, and cutting‑edge digital layers. Visitors will tinker, push, play, code, observe, and question—through hands‑on experiences rooted in curiosity and discovery. To bring this to life, we’re assembling a foundational Phase III Exhibit Support Team through a cluster hire. We’re seeking collaborative, technically skilled visionaries across key exhibit development scopes.

This is your chance to join a historic institution with a contemporary vision.

• As a teaching institution, we believe in learning by doing. A good candidate will have a proven track record of success in one or more of the above scopes with a series of projects that showcase their contributions.
• A great candidate will have experience in the museum, theme park, or experience design sector and may have an advanced degree in their specific subject matter.
• Cultural fit is important to us; we are a diverse institution, and we encourage all qualified applicants that are inspired by our vision and contributing to the cultural fabric of Los Angeles to apply.
• These positions will require weekends, and occasional evening, or holiday work

You'll bring our exhibits to life through mechanical systems and digital fabrication. You’ll review and produce shop drawings, build prototypes, and execute in‑house designs. You’ll manage and maintain the fabrication shop and expand our in‑house capacity for fabrication and repairs. From prototypes to full‑scale installations, you’ll ensure every exhibit is functional, engaging, and durable.

• Strengths:
  Mechanical systems, prototyping, fabrication management, material knowledge
• Tools:
  Solid Works/Fusion, Vectorworks, CNC, woodworking, 3
  
  Dprint, welding, finishing, machining
• Background:
  Interactive exhibits, engineering, mechatronics, industrial design, maker culture

You’ll maintain and develop the digital layer that makes our exhibits come alive. From touchscreens to real‑time simulations, you’ll design, deploy, and manage interactive content that sparks curiosity and fosters learning.

• Strengths:
  Creative coding, UX/UI, sensor‑based interactions
• Tools:
  Unity, Touch Designer, Unreal, Arduino, Brightsign, Raspberry Pi, Python

From multichannel sound systems to synchronized video projections, you’ll design, deploy, and manage AV systems that bring each exhibit to life. Behind the scenes, you’ll collaborate with Exhibition Development to edit videos for content updates. You’ll also collaborate with our Exhibit Designer and Curatorial team, developing projection studies and advising on the limitations and possibilities of new technologies.

• Strengths: AV system design, signal flow, playback control, video editing, projection mapping, LED wall programing
• Tools: QLab, Dante, NDI, Q‑SYS, OBS, Blackmagic, Adobe Premier, Mad Mapper, Vectorworks, 22 Miles

You create the atmosphere for our exhibits, shaping how visitors experience the space. You will design lighting plans, advise on, develop, and maintain our fixture inventory and control systems, and lead lighting installations. Your creative vision will enhance every exhibit, guide the visitor’s journey, and emphasize key interactive elements.

• Strengths:
  Theatrical lighting, lighting design, control systems, fixture specs, color theory
• Tools: ETC EOS, DMX, DALI, Vectorworks
• Background:
  Themed entertainment, performance lighting, interactive exhibits

You manage the production and installation of all graphic elements in the museum—from interpretive graphics and signage to large‑format prints and digital overlays. You’ll prepare files for print, oversee quality control, manage production timelines, coordinate with external vendors, and oversee and lead installation teams.

• Strengths:
  Project management, production scheduling, quality control, vendor management
• Tools:
  Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, print production, file preparation, materials knowledge
• Background:
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