The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University · 2 months ago
Materials Engineering Support Specialist
University Park, PA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$46K/yr - $67K/yrThe Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is seeking a motivated Engineering Support Specialist to join their Materials and Mechanicals Development team. The role involves contributing to various research activities in materials machining and fabrication, including support for capital and test equipment.
Universities
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Apply practical engineering assignments that include facility and experimental support hardware lay-out and design, fabrication, assembly and test
Facility maintenance and repair of capital and test equipment in support of various projects
Meet with faculty and staff engineers to define the scope of task requirements, and schedule constraints, communicates with engineers and project managers to provide progress reports and facilitating the identification of resources needed to accomplish the task/project
Perform daily specimen and coupon fabrication operations and fabrication of facility and test equipment
Responsible for the equipment maintenance and operations including repair
Train and oversee daily operation of laboratory-scale fabrication equipment
Inspect, test, and calibrate equipment as directed
Assess and identify system faults, and adjust and repair as directed
Assist senior technical/engineering staff in gathering, compiling, and archiving test data in the laboratory or in the field
May work as part of a test project support team, including selected task leadership roles, in the laboratory, or in the field
May develop and provide documentation for task procedures and process evaluation
Qualification
Required
Mechanical and Engineering design
Past success operating CNC machinery
Demonstrated ability to assemble and test mechanical components
Microsoft Office, basic computer tasks, general office computer knowledge+
Preferred
CNC programmings
small parts assembly
Mechanical CAD layout and schematic capture
Company
The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University
The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation.
Founded in 1945
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
James Dromazos
CFO and Director of Business Services
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