Engineering Technician 3

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The School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Washington State University (WSU), at its

Tri-Cities campus in Richland, WA, invites applications for a full-time Engineering Technician 3 position.

The Engineering Technician manages all the school laboratories in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering and thereby directly impacts the educational experience of our students and the research activities in the school. The responsibilities of this position encompass engineering laboratory operations and support, laboratory research/project support, laboratory safety as well as security, and other related duties as assigned by the school director.

Under general direction, the Engineering Technician performs complex senior technical work designing, developing, manufacturing, assembling, installing, calibrating, maintaining, and repairing instruments, apparatus and equipment for engineering and scientific instructional and research applications. Additionally, the technician determines most suitable designs to achieve desired instructional and/or research goals, independently designs complete systems, peripherals, data acquisition programs, or interfaces, estimates equipment needs for the laboratory shop, and develops and manages preventive maintenance initiatives.

The position is within the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS), which is WSU’s latest academic unit and offers Baccalaureate, Master’s, and Doctoral programs. SEAS actively collaborates with the nearby PNNL (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), which offers numerous internship and projects opportunities to our students.

Required Qualifications:

• One year of experience as an Engineering Technician 2 OR five years of experience as an Engineering Technician; OR equivalent education/experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field

• Excellent communication abilities in written and verbal forms

• Ability to design and initiate novel laboratory experiments to advance teaching and research

• Ability to use CAD/CAM software such as SolidWorks, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software

• Ability to operate CNC machines – Mills and Lathes, and 3D printers

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Area/College:
WSU Tri-Cities

Department Name:

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

City, State, Zip:

Richland, WA. 99354

Department Link:

https://tricities.wsu.edu/engineering/

Monthly Salary: $4,740.00 - $6,384.00 | Range 53 | Steps A - M

Successful candidates typically begin at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28. WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes: paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For additional information, please review the summary of benefits offered by WSU for classified staff and Total Compensation.

Overtime Eligibility:

Overtime Eligible

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100%

This is a Permanent position.

Posting Close Date: Applicants must submit their completed application by Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Background Check:

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions:

All applicants must upload a cover letter and resume/cv to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications. Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible. Applicants will be requested to provide contact information for professional references within the online application.

• External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application.

• Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.