Industry Relations Coordinator - OriginLabs

## Industry Relations Coordinator - Origin Labs Apply locations :
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** This position is funded for 36 months; continuation past 36 months will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding.###   
** POSITION SPECIFICS
** The
** Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization
** is seeking a qualified candidate for the newly created position of
** Industry Relations Coordinator
** for the makerspace,
** Origin Labs**.Reporting to the Origin Labs Director, the Industry Relations Coordinator is responsible for the oversight, management, and execution of Origin Labs’ advanced manufacturing workforce development and small/medium business assistance efforts, including the Mobile Automated Process Solutions (MAPS) for Manufacturing Modernization initiative. The successful candidate will understand a broad range of fabrication techniques and exhibit specific competency and aptitude with digital design and fabrication, robotics, automation, and additive manufacturing.

This position is a full-time, on-site, 3-year contract which will include significant travel, some evening and weekend hours, and supervision of part-time employees.
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* Key Responsibilities:

*** Conduct site visits at partners’ industrial and/or manufacturing locations to assess current processes and design and implement automated and robotic efficiency and productivity improvements.
* Design, fabricate, and integrate bespoke automated systems that address specific partner/customer manufacturing needs.
* Mentor and train hourly employees in advanced manufacturing methodology, with an emphasis on skill relevant to employment in automation and robotics fields.
* Act as Origin Labs’ primary point of contact for industry partners and business owners.
* In coordination with the Origin Labs Director, hire, train, and act as direct supervisor for hourly employees.
* In coordination with the Origin Labs Service Bureau Manager, design and implement educational programming based on field experiences.
* Meet with Director periodically to assess program effectiveness and recommend changes to program content, policies, and procedures accordingly.
* Manage a budget allocated by the Director for hourly personnel, equipment, operations, consumables and other resources.
* Administrative and reporting duties, including the creation and presentation of client assessment reports, documentation of client interaction, the collection of program metrics, and periodic grant activity reporting.
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* Skills and Experience:

*** Experience with analog and digital fabrication equipment, design, and prototyping is required.
* Experience supporting or managing a fabrication lab, service bureau, manufacturer or similar operation is required.
* Strong interpersonal communication skills and budget management experience is required .
* Strong knowledge of advanced manufacturing materials and methods, automation, robotics, additive manufacturing, digital fabrication, and attention to craft and detail is required.
* Ability to execute on a timeline.
* Experience in a supervisory role is preferred.
* Experience in educational workshop planning and instruction is a plus .
** Application Instructions:
** Interested candidates should submit a cover letter addressed to Ryan Mandell, Director, Origin…