Technical Instructor, Manufacturing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MAFull-time$100–138K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Manufacturing Technical Instructor teaches and mentors students in MIT’s Mechanical Engineering machine shop facilities. The role covers manual and automated fabrication methods, project oversight, process demonstrations, tutorials, and design reviews. It also develops instructional materials, supports digital education and research, and works with faculty and staff to operate and improve shop equipment and procedures.
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Technical Instructor, Manufacturing
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Job Number: 26223
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Functional Area: Academic (non-faculty)
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Department: Mechanical Engineering
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School Area: Engineering
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Pay Range Minimum: $100,000
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Pay Range Maximum: $137,500
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Employment Type: Full-Time
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Employment Category: Exempt
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Visa Sponsorship Available: No
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Schedule:
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Pay Grade: No Grade
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Posting Description
MANUFACTURING TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR, MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE), to teach and mentor students in its machine shop facilities. One of MIT’s largest departments, MechE supports hands-on courses in manufacturing processes and systems, additive manufacturing, process controls, precision machine design, and shop-tool training. The instructor will teach manual and automated fabrication methods, including machining, injection molding, thermoforming, waterjet cutting, and 3D printing; oversee projects; and solve creative fabrication challenges. Duties include process demonstrations, tutorials, CAD/CAM and design-for-manufacturing reviews, safety training, and grading prototype, written, and data-analysis assignments. The role creates and updates written and multimedia instructional materials; supports digital education initiatives and research projects; and works with faculty and staff to operate, maintain, and improve shop equipment and procedures. Responsibilities also include purchasing and managing materials, maintaining an organized work area, and fostering a safe, inclusive, collaborative learning environment.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing, or related field and a minimum of five years of hands-on mechanical fabrication experience; expertise in machining, injection molding, thermoforming, waterjet cutting, 3D printing, metrology, and CAD/CAM; teaching, mentoring, design, communication, safety, and multitasking skills; and ability to work with students, faculty, and staff in fast-paced environment.
Standard hours are 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; occasional evening and weekend work may be required, with flexibility.
11/6/2026
How this job compares
Set against the 1,736 open Mechanical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$100–138K/yr
- Massachusetts median$114–188K/yr38 salary ranges
- US median$115–187K/yr865 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $119K, is 21% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($151K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineering salary ranges in Massachusetts.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 65 open Mechanical Engineering jobs in Massachusetts and 1,736 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Mechanical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (968 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 775 of the 1,736 open Mechanical Engineering jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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