Texas Inventionworks, Facilities and Machines Manager, Cockrell School of Engineering

Provide leadership in the cultivation of a culture of safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement across all TIW lab spaces. Oversee the day-to-day operational readiness of TIW fabrication labs, including equipment status, cleanliness, organization, and availability of consumables and materials. Support the management of student staff engaged in lab operations and machine support. As well as various types of activities that will run through TIW program, such as company-sponsored engineering projects, courses, competitions, clubs and open innovationchange from time to time as the overall program evolves. Develop, deliver, and continuously improve machine training and safety certification programs for students, student staff, and professional staff across a wide range of fabrication equipment.Serve as a design, fabrication and prototyping consultant to students, student staff and at times, faculty and staff. Facilitate and support facility improvement projects including layout changes, equipment installations, and capital planning Manage and help create budgets related to facilities and machines. Manage purchasing for equipment, tooling, related consumables, and facility supplies; track inventory and maintain up-to-date asset recordsCoordinate and manage preventive maintenance schedules and repairs for all lab machines and equipment, working with vendors, service contractors, and university facilities as appropriate Coordinate lab access, project storage, and workbench assignments for students, student organizations, and coursesWork with other members of the professional staff to benchmark facilities management practices at peer institutions and innovation labs Perform other functions as assigned