Engineering Lab Assistant​/Tutor - Student

Position Information

Position Information (Default Section)

Classification Title

Classification Title Student Employment Program (FWSP/STEP)

Working Title

Datatel Position A / SEMA9

STEPROG1A

Annual Hours

Annual Hours As assigned or needed not to exceed 25 hrs per week.

Placement Range

Placement Range $10.00

Position Type

Position Type Student Employee

Job Category

Job Category Student

The STEP Engineering Lab Assistant/Tutor assists students with their lecture and lab material during scheduled hours at the Engineering Lab. They may also assist the Engineering Professors with class projects, equipment, and safety.

Reports To Engineering Program Coordinator

What position(s) reports to this position?

None

Current OCCC student enrolled in a minimum of 6 hours for the Fall or Spring semester or enrolled in a minimum of 3 hours for the Summer semester.

Current OCCC student with a Federal Work Study award.

Must have made a C or better in Engineering Physics I and Calc II.

Hands on work experience or direct interaction with the Engineering Professors required.

• Basic knowledge of laboratory equipment, materials and procedures.
• Knowledge of safety and health procedures for handling hazardous chemicals and power equipment.
• Ability to orally communicate using the English language, laboratory procedures and theoretical concepts to an individual student or group of students.
• Positive human relations skills.
• Visual ability, corrected, to observe and detect signs of hazards and obstacles that may cause injury to students and staff in the Engineering Lab.

GENERAL

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Medium work:
This position requires the person to occasionally exert up to 50 pounds of force and frequently exert up to 20 pounds of force and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

PHYSICAL

ACTIVITIES:

This position requires the person to frequently move about the classroom and engineering lab area to assist students and perform the essential functions of the position.

This position requires the person to frequently communicate with and listen to faculty, staff and students to perform the essential functions of the position. Must be able to exchange accurate information in various situations.

This position requires the person to frequently position self to work on equipment in Engineering Lab area.

This position requires the person to occasionally use upper and lower body to exert force up to 50 pounds to push, pull and/or lift materials or equipment.

This position frequently requires the person to operate and inspect Engineering Lab equipment, to instruct students on proper operation.

VISUAL ACUITY:

This position requires the person to judge, observe and assess the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned or to make general observations.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

This positions essential functions are performed in an indoor, classroom and lab area.

This position requires the person to communicate above sufficient noise and exchange accurate information in various situations.

This position requires the person to be able to frequently move in close proximity to Engineering Lab equipment located in the lab area.

This position requires the person to frequently be exposed to fumes, odors, dusts, and gases associated with an Engineering Lab area.

None.

Work Hours

10-25 hours per week, flexible schedule

Monday through Friday

between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Department Division of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

Job Open Date 08/05/2026

Open Until Filled No

Posting Number Student, Work Study,

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

The STEP Engineering Lab Assistant/Tutor assists students with their lecture material, lab work and special projects during scheduled hours in the Engineering Lab.

• Assist and answer students’ questions concerning lecture material.
• Assist students in individual lab exercises.
• Assist students with special projects when feasible

Understand, obey, and enforce all safety and health regulations applicable in a engineering science laboratory. This may include, but not be limited to, State and Federal regulations concerning hazardous chemicals, infectious organisms, and…