Location: West Lafayette, IN
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Req Id: 41550 Job Title: Instruction Specialist, Lead City: West Lafayette ## **Job Summary** The Purdue School of Mechanical Engineering utilizes our Project Engineering and Realization Laboratory Supervisor position to serve as our safety manager for all student designed capstone projects. These projects span the wide spectrum of Mechanical Engineering and typically solve novel and complex problems. This position will consult with students and staff in creating safety operating procedures to ensure all appropriate safety protocols are in place. As a resource to students and staff for the capstone project opportunities to support them in solving instrumentation and methodological challenges will occur. This position serves as the final reviewer for all prototypes made prior to full scale testing. This position also provides direct instruction and supervision for the use of the 3D printer facility on the West Lafayette campus which serves the schools project-based courses. This responsibility includes hiring and training students to staff the lab, the repair and rehabilitation of the equipment, managing supplies, and managing the lifecycle of the equipment. This position will work with faculty, staff, and students at an operational level regarding policies, practices, and procedures to ensure the desired outcomes are met. This position also serves as a resource for the Indianapolis campus support staff to assist in meeting the 3D printing resources needs at the Indianapolis campus. This position will oversee the operation of the material testing instructional facility on the West Lafayette campus. This facility houses various Instron testing machines used to evaluate material properties (i.e. tensile strength, compression, and flex). The responsibilities include overseeing the support for teaching assistants, faculty, and students for the ME Mechanics of Materials course as well as coordinating the usage of the machines in ‘one off’ test requirements for students in