Welding and Research Instrumentation Specialist - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Job Description - Welding and Research Instrumentation Specialist - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences (28611)

Welding and Research Instrumentation Specialist - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences 28611

The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Welding and Research Instrumentation Specialist.

This is a skilled technical position in an advanced precision scientific machine shop and wood shop. The shop’s primary mission is to design, construct, assemble and operate scientific instrumentation and apparatus used in research and instructional laboratories for the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. Examples of tasks include interpreting technical drawings, precision machining using various mills and lathes, advanced welding, maintenance of liquid nitrogen fill stations as well as exercising a knowledge of a wide variety of metals and other materials.

Maintaining and caring for shop equipment, purchasing and inventory control of tools and materials is also part of this position.

• 15 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave)
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information ? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

• Fabrication of precision components, both small and large scale from a variety of raw materials using horizontal and vertical milling machines (computer numerically controlled), lathes, drill presses, precision saws, etc.
• Modification and assembly of existing precision components to form operational scientific instruments and systems. Requires an understanding of the basic physical properties of a large variety of advanced materials including their mechanical strength, thermal and electrical characteristics.
• Shearing, bending, rolling/forming various types of sheet metal. Cutting, notching bending and forming of angle iron.
• Machine components to extremely close tolerances and use a computer to create files for the computer numerically controlled mill.
• Produce, modify and archive technical drawings associated with shop projects. Nearly all jobs are one-of-a-kind and considerable machining skill is needed to interpret customer drawings and fabrication needs. Advice in design of scientific apparatus for use by students and faculty.

• Heliarc (TIG) welding of stainless steel, copper, aluminum, as well as various types of exotic steels, and other metals and alloys. Also, gas welding (acetylene-oxygen), electric welding (stick), GMAW MIG welding, spot welding (machine), soldering, sand blasting, and plasma arc cutting.
• TIG welding to include vacuum chambers and non-magnetic structures.
• MIG welding for fabricating structures.
• Spot welding for repairing scientific instruments.

• Provides training and instruction to faculty, postdoctoral fellows, undergraduate students, and graduate students in the proper use of mills, lathes, drill presses, band saws and other shop tools. Responsible for training, assigning duties, reviewing work, and evaluating performance of hourly and work student students.
• Maintains shop equipment in working order for advanced service. Maintains and cleans shop equipment and work areas. Provides repair service and maintenance on scientific instruments and apparatus located in research laboratories and classrooms.
• Responsible for ensuring shop equipment is properly used, serviced and repaired. Keeps self and others working in the shop are aware of new materials, machines, tools and techniques as they become available.
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