Part-Time OriginLabs Technician and Lab Monitor

The Pennsylvania State University•University Park, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization is seeking multiple OriginLabs Technicians and Lab Monitors to work approximately 6 - 15 hours per week helping to support prototyping and product development lab operations. A successful candidate will work in one or more of the OriginLabs’ fabrication environments, which include woodworking, metalworking, welding, digital fabrication (CNC, laser, vinyl cutter), electronics prototyping, and additive manufacturing (3D printing). This position requires a safety-minded, highly organized, and collaborative listener with excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills who can manage concurrent assignments, meet deadlines, and respond to changing priorities. The ideal candidates will be students or community members with experience in fabrication environments, though prior knowledge and experience with the OriginLabs’ tools and equipment is not required. A successful candidate must be inquisitive, open, and excited by learning new technical skills and fabrication processes. This is paid appointment for Fall 2026 and will run indefinitely, at the discretion of OriginLabs Director and Shop Manager, and is subject to termination at any time, with appropriate notice. Work will be conducted 100% in-person, on site at the OriginLabs, located in the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in downtown State College.

Requirements

Safety-minded
Highly organized
Collaborative listener
Excellent communication skills
Excellent organizational skills
Excellent time management skills
Ability to manage concurrent assignments
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to respond to changing priorities
Inquisitive
Open to learning new technical skills and fabrication processes
Excited by learning new technical skills and fabrication processes

Nice To Haves

Prior knowledge and experience with the OriginLabs’ tools and equipment
Experience with the Microsoft suite of applications
Experience with photo/video editing software
Experience with design tools such as the Adobe Creative Suite
Experience with 3D modeling software (Rhinoceros3D, Fusion360, SolidWorks, etc.)

Responsibilities

Monitoring various shop and lab environments to ensure safety and compliance
Providing customers with technical assistance on various tools and equipment
Delivering safety and operations training to new customers (under the guidance and supervision of the Shop Manager)
Assisting in the development of training and educational materials (manuals, documents, videos, etc.)
Collaboration with a cross-disciplinary team to assist community and student entrepreneurs, faculty researchers, and others with fabrication-related challenges.