MSE Team Mentor - School of Computer Science - S3D

Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world's most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn't imagine the future, we invent it. If you're passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!

The Software and Societal Systems (S3D) department within the School of Computer Science explores the vital intersection of the confluence of software, systems, and society to understand how computational technologies might better serve humanity. We are studying the bigger picture of computing in context in order to develop tools, policies, methods, and much more - all in the name of making the world a safer, more equitable, better place to call home.

S3D is seeking an MSE Team Mentor to guide a team of MSE students enrolled in the MSE Studio I course during the Summer 2026 semester. The mentor will draw on a strong foundation in software engineering principles and practices, as well as substantial real-world experience, to support the team's work. In most cases, mentors serve as co-mentors, partnering with another assigned mentor to support a single project team. Mentors do not manage the project teams or the project sponsor; instead, teams are self-managed. As seasoned professionals, mentors offer students valuable insight and perspective gained through years of practical experience across a variety of situations.

Core Responsibilities

• Communicate and monitor progress regularly with the assigned student project team. This is typically once a week in Team Mentor Meetings.
• Meeting with project sponsor prior to the start of the project
• Attending their team's presentations to faculty at various milestones during the project. This is typically three times a semester.
• Contributing to the evaluation and grading of their assigned project team, including providing actionable feedback. This typically occurs after each presentation and at the end of the semester.
• Supporting students outside the Team Mentor Meetings with advice, consultation, and resources as needed.
• Participate in meetings with the Practicum course faculty and mentors. This typically happens before the course commences and after the course concludes
• Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and ethical responsibility.

Adaptability, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within Carnegie Mellon University. We are in search of a team member who can effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required. Master's Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of practical experience in software engineering, in individual contributor and leadership roles.
• Skills with using principled, disciplined approaches and practices of software engineering.
• Practical know-how in managing teams and stakeholder relationships.
• Ability and interest in coaching master-level students on matters related to the 6 core areas of software engineering: requirements, software architecture and design, quality management, software construction, project management and risk management.
• Ability to foster critical and reflective thinking of students.
• A combination of education and proven experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Requirements:

• Successful background check

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function: Teaching Assistants, RA's/CA's

Position Type: Staff - Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Full Time/Part time: Part time

Pay Basis: Hourly