Technician (Makerspace Supervisor)

Full-time: 35 hours per week 

Open-ended (permanent)

The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Technician (Makerspace Supervisor). This position will report to a Technical Manager within the School’s Technical Services team at the University of Edinburgh.

The Opportunity:

The School of Engineering is seeking to appoint a versatile and experienced Technician to join its skilled Technical Services team of ca.35 technical staff.  The appointee will be primarily responsible for delivery of technical services and support to the huge variety of teaching and research activity within the School. In particular, it is expected for the post holder to supervise the School’s student Makerspace and assist with the delivery of practical lab classes for undergraduate students (including, in electronics). The post-holder will contribute to the safe and efficient running of laboratory and workshop areas, including through routine servicing and maintenance of equipment, Health & Safety implementation within labs and workshops, and the transfer of knowledge and practical skills to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as staff (including, technicians and modern apprentices).

Equipment in the School’s teaching laboratories and Engineering Makerspace includes: laser cutters, 3D printers, pillar drills, soldering stations, composites manufacturing, CNC machines (router, lathe, mill), power supplies, oscilloscopes, signal generators, bench-top digital multi-meters (DMMs) and PCB manufacturing facilities. The labs also maintain a good range of hand tools and a stock of a variety of components and materials to support project builds and equipment repair. The successful candidate should therefore demonstrate good H&S awareness and familiarity with H&S documentation (e.g., risk assessments, COSHH). 

While it is not expected for the post holder to be familiar with all of the equipment and apparatus listed above, they should have a multi-disciplinary skillset and be eager and willing to learn. An interest in knowledge transfer and the Continuous Professional Development of themselves and others would be beneficial.

With extensive work experience in an engineering environment and with qualifications in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., recognised apprenticeship, S/NVQ, O/HNC) the post holder will have proven technical abilities. Given the scope of the role, a varied skillset is essential which might include: electronics, additive manufacturing, fabrication, thermal joining, machining, analytical instrumentation and technical drawing/CAD skills.

The role is customer facing and the School is a diverse and international community of staff and students. The post holder will therefore have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a strong commitment to service delivery.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week).

The salary for this post is £34,610 to £39,906 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Passion for engineering
• A multi-disciplinary technical skillset, including electronics
• Excellent practical skills and experience
• Proven technical fault-finding and problem solving skills
• Good understanding of health & safety regulations and procedures in a laboratory/workshop environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

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