Stanford University
Electrical Engineering
Job Opening
Instructional Labs Manager
http://stanfordcareers.stanford.edu/job-search
Job Code # 63863
Instructional Labs Manager, 4P3, 100% FTE Exempt
The Electrical Engineering (EE) Department in the
School of Engineering seeks a highly organized
and energetic Instructional Labs Manager who
thrives on managing the teaching labs and the
lab’s computer and equipment systems. We seek a
friendly and efficient team member with strong
communication skills and a high level of
attention to detail. The Instructional Labs
Manager reports to the EE Department Manager and
working closely with the Associate Chairs for
Undergraduate and Graduate Education, develops
and maintains the facilities that directly
support the educational laboratories designed and
taught by the EE faculty. In addition to the
basic education courses, the laboratories support
several capstone design project classes as well
as independent student projects such as honors
theses and club-based activities.
This exciting and diverse job requires someone
with excellent technical and interpersonal skills
while working with professors, students and
staff. It involves maintaining and upgrading over
a dozen teaching and student labs with
instrumentation that ranges in function from
support of basic electronics teaching
laboratories to high-frequency measurement
systems and a diverse set of digital systems requirements.
Maintenance and upgrading of the laboratories
requires skills in calibrating and repairing
equipment as well as a good understanding of
state-of-the-art measurement and testing
equipment. In addition, this position is
responsible for managing the computer systems
required in each lab. Working closely with
faculty, this staff member has broad
responsibilities to design, equip and manage the
full range of these educational laboratories.
Teaching Lab Management
Manage facilities and instructional experience
within ~13 teaching labs and several independent
project labs. Must be able to proactively engage
faculty and course assistants to research
solutions appropriate to ever changing
instructional goals. Train lab users in safe
practices and oversee all safety issues in the
labs. Maintain, repair and oversee proper use of
equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal sources,
voltmeters (AC/DC, analog/digital), power
supplies, and wave, distortion, spectrum and
network analyzers. Design and fabrication of
prototype equipment and electronic circuits.
Coordinate hardware, software and parts needs for
the lab courses being offer on Stanford’s campus
and at several international universities where
our EE courses are taught. Coordinate faculty
requests for new equipment and software. Create
and maintain relationships with potential
equipment donors for the labs. Analyze and
coordinate the needs of approximately 25 labs
taught per academic year. Collaborate with the
summer REU program to ensure student’s needs for
facilities, computers and test/measurement
equipment are met.
Computer and Equipment Systems Management
This position manages and maintains approximately
130 client computers in 13 teaching labs. This
includes configuring and installing operating
systems (Windows and Linux). Develop and deploy
software specific computer images needed to
properly accomplish the individual course
requirements. Analyze and test new software and
hardware. Maintain and administer the proper
software and security packages. Develop and
maintain computer scripts to automate new user
additions, password regeneration, folder creation
and shares. Interface the computers with other
hardware (FPGA boards, USB programmable devices,
etc.) and/or test and measurement equipment.
Design, manage and deploy independent department
servers that support the lab operations (EE
domain controller, the Symantec GHOST Console
Server, Software License Server, Software
download server, Print Quota server and the
department’s Conference Room server).
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant
experience, or a combination of education and
relevant experience required. Seven plus years of
relevant experience preferred. College degree in
the field of electronics is preferred.
Knowledge
• Significant computer experience including
configuring and installing operating systems (Windows and Linux).
• Professional experience in all aspects of
designing, building and testing electronics,
including analog, digital, mixed-signal and
high-frequency (RF) systems. Specific examples
include, but are not limited to: transistor-level
circuits; integrated circuit modules (i.e.
OpAmps, PLL, ADC, RF etc.), signal processing
(DSP) and networked micro-processor and micro-controller based systems.
• The job also requires a broad skill-set in
electronic system fabrication (i.e. making PCBs,
surface mount etc.) as well as physical system
fabrication (NC machining, 3D printing etc.).
Critical Competencies
• Ability to operate independently with great self-initiative.
• Must be able to commit to and follow through on
tasks with minimal supervision.
• Must demonstrate excellent decision-making and
problem-solving skills and the ability to meet
deadlines under pressure while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Must demonstrate a strong service-oriented work
ethic, along with a friendly, approachable
manner, with excellent interpersonal
communication skills; ability to build community
while interacting effectively and professionally
with a diverse population. Tact and diplomacy.
Other Requirements
• Position required to work during normal business hours.
• Successfully pass a background check (Criminal,
Education, and Employment Verification).
• We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.
• We are unable to relocate for this position.
Letter of interest and resume are required with
application. Please state how the job matches
your professional interests and goals, and how
your experience provides a relevant background for the position.
Stanford University is an affirmative action,
equal opportunity employer. Thank you for your interest!
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Received on 2014-10-29 09:53:53