Makerspace Coordinator, College of Engineering [R0152423]

University of Nevada Las Vegas•Las Vegas, MD

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The College of Engineering Makerspace Coordinator (EMC) serves as the operational and programmatic lead for the College of Engineering Makerspace. The position is responsible for maintaining a safe, innovative, accessible, and highly utilized engineering prototyping, fabrication, and experiential learning environment that supports the educational, research, innovation, entrepreneurship, outreach, and workforce development missions of the College of Engineering. The EMC oversees all operational aspects of the makerspace, including facility coordination, equipment maintenance, user support services, inventory and supply management, safety compliance, equipment lifecycle management, operational workflow development, and makerspace accessibility. The position ensures that makerspace facilities, fabrication equipment, tools, and technologies are operational, secure, organized, properly maintained, and compliant with university policies and safety regulations. The EMC develops and implements operational procedures, safety protocols, training requirements, equipment certification programs, and preventative maintenance schedules to support safe and efficient makerspace operations. The position also evaluates emerging technologies and provides recommendations to college leadership regarding operational improvements, equipment replacement, facility upgrades, and future expansion of the makerspace. The EMC manages operational expenditures associated with the makerspace, including procurement coordination, vendor interactions, equipment repairs, maintenance services, inventory replenishment, and charge center activities. The position assists college leadership with budget planning, financial tracking, operational reporting, and long term infrastructure and resource planning. The EMC supervises, trains, and coordinates student employees and makerspace volunteers. The position establishes operational expectations and customer service standards to promote an inclusive and collaborative maker culture. The EMC supports the integration of makerspace technologies into curricular and co-curricular activities. The position contributes to the development of workshops, innovation programming, safety education, user certification programs, and training modules related to engineering design, prototyping, fabrication technologies, entrepreneurship, and emerging engineering tools. The EMC collaborates with university units including other makerspaces and machine shops across campus, Facilities Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Risk Management, Information Technology, and other academic and administrative departments to maintain efficient and compliant operations. The EMC must demonstrate strong technical, operational, organizational, managerial, financial, and interpersonal skills. The position requires the ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a dynamic engineering environment. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned by the leadership of the College of Engineering.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of 2 years of documented experience in a lab or machine shop setting; or Associate degree in Engineering or Technology with a minimum of 4 years of documented experience in a lab or machine shop setting.
Credentials must be obtained prior to the employment start date.
Operational management of makerspaces, fabrication laboratories, machine shops, innovation centers, engineering laboratories, or related technical environments.
Equipment maintenance, operational coordination, safety compliance, inventory management, user support, and supervision or coordination of student employees, staff, or volunteer.

Nice To Haves

Master’s or Ph.D. preferred.
Makerspace leadership, innovation programming, curriculum or workshop development, experiential learning support, startup or prototype development support, industry collaboration, outreach programming, and strategic operational planning within a higher education or engineering environment.

Responsibilities

Serves as the operational and programmatic lead for the College of Engineering Makerspace.
Maintains a safe, innovative, accessible, and highly utilized engineering prototyping, fabrication, and experiential learning environment.
Oversees all operational aspects of the makerspace, including facility coordination, equipment maintenance, user support services, inventory and supply management, safety compliance, equipment lifecycle management, operational workflow development, and makerspace accessibility.
Ensures that makerspace facilities, fabrication equipment, tools, and technologies are operational, secure, organized, properly maintained, and compliant with university policies and safety regulations.
Develops and implements operational procedures, safety protocols, training requirements, equipment certification programs, and preventative maintenance schedules.
Evaluates emerging technologies and provides recommendations to college leadership regarding operational improvements, equipment replacement, facility upgrades, and future expansion of the makerspace.
Manages operational expenditures associated with the makerspace, including procurement coordination, vendor interactions, equipment repairs, maintenance services, inventory replenishment, and charge center activities.
Assists college leadership with budget planning, financial tracking, operational reporting, and long term infrastructure and resource planning.
Supervises, trains, and coordinates student employees and makerspace volunteers.
Establishes operational expectations and customer service standards to promote an inclusive and collaborative maker culture.
Supports the integration of makerspace technologies into curricular and co-curricular activities.
Contributes to the development of workshops, innovation programming, safety education, user certification programs, and training modules.
Collaborates with university units including other makerspaces and machine shops across campus, Facilities Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Risk Management, Information Technology, and other academic and administrative departments.