Technical Manager

Job Summary

The Technical Manager is responsible for managing the Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE) Department’s research and teaching laboratory safety program, strategic planning for MANE’s instructional and research labs and supervising technical staff. The Technical Manager is also responsible for providing academic and technical support to students, faculty and staff.

Who we are

Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is the first technological research university in the United States. We bring creativity, science, and technology together to address society's greatest challenges.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electronics, or a related field.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
• At least 1 year of supervisory experience required; experience as a project lead may be considered in lieu of direct supervisory experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Requires strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Requires demonstrated oral and written communication skills
• Requires planning, organizing and effective time management skills
• Requires ability to analyze and interpret technical and other data
• Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Requires basic mechanical, carpentry, electrical, plumbing and masonry skills
• Requires basic programming skills
• Requires ability to work effectively under pressure and meet established goals and objectives
• Requires ability to anticipate and solve problems
• Ability to create an inclusive environment and work with a diverse population
• Requires 5S training or experience ensuring an organized and well-documented lab space

Preferred Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities

Preferred to have a working knowledge of, and ability to troubleshoot Instron testing systems

Representative Job Duties

• Provide strategic planning and implementation of the departmental instructional laboratory facilities, equipment, and infrastructure.
• Provide strategic planning and implementation of new research laboratories including facilities, equipment and infrastructure.
• Create and maintain documentation of all MANE educational lab facilities and supplies.
• Provides supervision, direction and guidance of MANE technical support staff.
• Manage MANE’s safety programs for research and teaching laboratories.
• Provide general daily support for MANE undergrad teaching labs.
• At faculty request, design, build, test, implement, repair, and maintain instructional laboratory equipment.
• Supervise MANE sponsored clubs.
• Support various outreach efforts.
• Provide individualized technical support to students, faculty and staff as needed.