Digital Technician (71104)

Digital Technician (71104)


Location: Brooklyn, NY

Description:
Pratt Institute seeks a full-time Digital Technician to support the School of Design's Production Labs, located on Pratt's Brooklyn Campus.

Reporting to the Director of Production Labs, the Digital Technician is a highly motivated educator with excellent communication, technical, and organizational skills, expertise operating digital fabrication machinery and software, and some professional design experience. Overseeing a range of digital fabrication resources, the Digital Technician will manage the day-to-day operations of the School of Design's CNC Lab, while also partnering with the Lead Digital Technician to support Laser Lab and 3D printing operations.

As a member of the School of Design's Production Labs, the Digital Technician will join an interdisciplinary team of design educators committed to fostering a safe, creative, and robust culture of making, and provide students with practical technical training that will guide their design practice in and beyond their time at Pratt.

On a typical day you will:

• Oversee the operation, set-up, inspection, and maintenance of equipment in the CNC Lab.
• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of training materials, procedures, services, to be used by student employees, student users, and faculty working in the CNC lab.
• Hire, train, and supervise student employees to program and operate CNC equipment, assigning tasks during shifts.
• Establish routine cleaning, maintenance, and safety protocols, maintaining optimal working conditions and supplies inventory.
• Lead workshops, demonstrations, orientations, and tours as needed.

This is an OPEIU Local 153 Technical Position. The salary range for this position is $51,843 - $51,843 + generous benefits.


Qualifications:
Education: BA or Industrial Design, Master's degree in relevant field of study or equivalent is preferred.

Experience: 3 years of previous experience instructing in a makerspace or FabLab environment, and/or working with students in a supervisory capacity.

Skills:

• Previous experience operating CNC machinery.
• Strong digital design skills, and fluency with at least some of the following software: AutoCAD, Rhino, Solidworks, Adobe Suite, Vectric, V-carve, Aspire, RhinoCAM or WinCNC.
• Experience assembling, maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting machinery.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to facilitate meetings, contribute research, and make presentations.
• Hands-on, highly creative problem solver, with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently, while also working collaboratively in a team environment.
• Professional, courteous, and tactful, especially while under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to listen to and communicate effectively with a diverse population of stakeholders.

Other: Ability to work non-traditional schedules that may include nights and weekends, in addition to schedule shifts with semester changes.

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Pratt Institute gives the creative leaders of tomorrow the knowledge and experience to make a better world. A top-ranked college with opportunities in art, design, architecture, liberal arts and sciences, and information studies, Pratt offers nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The Institute’s impact expands beyond its 25-acre residential campus in Brooklyn to cutting-edge facilities throughout the borough, an additional historic building and public gallery in Manhattan, as well as an extension campus, PrattMWP College of Art and Design in Utica, New York. Since its founding in 1887, Pratt has prioritized diversity and inclusion, welcoming students from all walks of life while developing and sustaining pathways to more equitable workplaces and careers. Today, Pratt and its exceptional faculty pride themselves on being academically excellent as well as adaptable to both in-person and online learning. Pratt students are part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary, research- and inquiry-based education that prepares them for professional and personal success in creative fields and with the goal of contributing to a more just and sustainable world. With a long-held commitment to the communities of New York, Pratt offers a variety of programs for local pre-college and continuing education students in the Pratt Center for Community Development, the Center for Art, Design and Community Engagement, the Pratt Center K-12, and the School for Continuing and Professional Studies. The value of a Pratt education is evident in its graduates' diverse and thriving careers, where their designs, art, work, and environments have reimagined our world. In over 75 countries across the globe, Pratt’s 61,000 alumni are advancing the creative economy and making a positive impact through their remarkable work and research.


Application Instructions:
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/118616

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pratt Institute recognizes and values the benefits of a diverse workforce.




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