Laboratory Manager

Job Title

Laboratory Manager

Agency

Texas A&M Engineering

Department

Center For Infrastructure Renewal

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?

Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society.

As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting-edge solutions to global technical challenges.

We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.

Job Description

The Laboratory Manager, under direction, coordinates the distribution, oversight, and maintenance of supplies and equipment in departmental teaching laboratories. Prepares specifications, oversees laboratory set-ups, and ensures efficient operations of demonstrations and/or equipment in teaching laboratories.

Responsibilities:

• Selects, orders, installs, repairs, modifies, and maintains machines and a variety of shop equipment and tools, construction materials, component parts, electronic instruments, measuring devices, and other shop supplies used in the performance of work.
• Coordinates laboratory personnel, facility and services with faculty, teaching assistants and researchers to ensure essential resources are available for research projects, experiments and/or tests. Supervises and trains the workload of technical staff in the performance of assigned duties.
• Operates forklift and overhead crane; sets up and programs data acquisition systems; collects and manages data; sets up, maintains and repairs hydraulic systems; fabricates fixtures in machine shop; instruments test specimens.
• Modifies, adjusts, and repairs the lab equipment as necessary; troubleshoots and repairs mechanical components and electronic circuits in various instruments. Locates and replaces defective components and makes necessary adjustments and calibrations.
• Responsible for administrative and coordination aspects relating to the preparation of equipment in the High Bay Structural and Material Testing Laboratory. Works from sketches, detailed drawings, or in conference with faculty and graduate students. Perceives the application of equipment; designs and constructs basic and complex scientific instruments, apparatus, and equipment requiring exercise of skill and imagination, knowledge of physical and chemical properties of materials, and a comprehension of a scientific field.
• Instructs and assists graduate students and staff in the proper use of tools and equipment and assists them with shop operations in their own construction and operation of research equipment. Assesses the safety factors and monitors the performance of machinery and associated equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

What we need:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Six years of related experience
  
  

What is helpful:

• Professional engineering license
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
• Welding skills.
  
  

Competencies:

Ability to maintain the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, which may include communications systems, computer networks and systems, cybersecurity systems, electrical grid, hazardous waste treatment system or water treatment system.

About The Center For Infrastructure Renewal

The Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), a joint center between the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, will be the leading global source for the development of transformative infrastructure solutions. Through cross-industry and government agency collaboration, CIR will facilitate the creation of state-of-the-art methods, materials, technologies, and solutions that society needs for civil infrastructure renewal. CIR with 138,000-square-foot research, testing and training facilities, was the first research facility on the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus. CIR will house researchers who are developing advanced and sustainable materials and structural systems that will reduce costs and extend infrastructure life, safety, resiliency, and durability.

Texas A&M Engineering provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive medical insurance benefits through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Prescription coverage by Express Scripts.
• Options for Vision, Dental, Life, and Long-Term Disability insurance.
• A defined benefit retirement plan with the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) with 8.25% employer contribution.
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Deferred Account 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation Program 457(b).
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Generous paid time off with holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional development opportunities.
• Tuition assistance and Educational release time to further your academic pursuits.
• Access to Engineer Your Wellness programs that provide opportunities for employees to engage in health and fitness.
• Wellness release time offered to employees to promote work/life balance.
  
  

Helpful Applicant Information

Required Materials for Application:

• Resume/CV
• Three work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor/former supervisor.
• Letter of interest (dependent upon position)
  
  

Applications received by Texas A&M Engineering must have all required job application data entered.

Failure to provide all job application data could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application.

Compensation Philosophy:

• Recruit and retain high-performing workforce through competitive compensation and career development including career pathing, coaching and skills development.
• Offer total rewards, flexible benefits, professional development, performance recognition and work-life balance.
• Ensure resources are readily available and utilized to attract and retain the highest quality researchers, faculty, and staff.
  
  

Employment Eligibility Verification

• If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present original and unexpired documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in delay of start date.
  
  

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.