Engineering and Laboratory Operations Careers at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center

Role details

Introduction to the Advanced Structures and Composites Center

The Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is a world-leading, interdisciplinary center for research and education, specializing in material science, advanced manufacturing, and engineering of composites and structures. As the largest university-based research center in Maine, the ASCC employs over 400 full- and part-time personnel, including faculty, staff, and students. The ASCC’s 2020 Strategic Plan, GEM, focuses on advancing next-generation manufacturing and materials innovation to strengthen U.S. competitiveness in critical industries.

Our team is working on exciting new research projects, and we’re adding engineering and laboratory operations professionals to our team.

Join a collaborative research environment where engineers, scientists, technicians, and students work together on advanced materials, manufacturing, and structural technologies.

RESEARCH ENGINEER IV — Portland

Lead complex engineering research involving advanced composites, structural and component design, manufacturing processes, tooling, and testing. Support technologies from early development through full-scale manufacturing and demonstration.

Details and application:

https://fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/3315/

RESEARCH ENGINEER II — Orono

Support engineering research through analysis, design, laboratory testing, and data analysis. Collaborate with research teams and students on project execution, testing equipment, and technical reporting.

Details and application:

https://fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/2875/

RESEARCH ENGINEER III–IV, STRUCTURAL DESIGN & COMPOSITES — Orono

Perform structural analysis and design for composite, steel, concrete, and hybrid structures. Contribute to finite element modeling, laboratory and field testing, research proposals, and technical publications.

Details and application:

https://fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/2889/?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=External+Job+Share

TECHNICIAN III–IV — Brunswick

Support advanced manufacturing and research operations, including large-scale 3D printing, specimen fabrication, laboratory testing, and equipment operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Details and application:

https://fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/3268/

TECHNICIAN II, LABORATORY OPERATIONS

Provide hands-on support for laboratory and facility operations, equipment installation and maintenance, fabrication, testing, and facility improvements.

Application link forthcoming—message me directly to learn more.

Interested in joining ASCC? Contact the ASCC Talent Engagement Manager, Kimberly Scribner at [email protected] with questions about these positions.

Please review the individual postings for complete qualifications and application requirements.

*This position requires access to information regulated under U.S. Export Control regulations and therefore individuals must qualify as a U.S. Person under U.S. Export Control Regulations*

Position Type

Soft money funded. *Continued employment in this position is contingent upon, but not limited to, continued funding support from agencies, institutes, or organizations external to the University and over which the University has no financial control.*

Work Schedule

Normal University of Maine business hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The employee shall establish regular office hours and consult with the supervisor, adjust the work schedule as appropriate.

Work Environment

Work will be performed the Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s offices located in Orono, Portland or Brunswick Maine Travel between these locations and to the Center’s main research laboratory in Orono, Maine, may be required as needed. The successful candidate will join a world-leading team of more than 400 faculty, staff, and students conducting contract research with public- and private-sector partners to develop the next generation of low-cost, high-performance composite materials.

Schedule for Evaluation

In the initial six months of employment and annually thereafter in accordance with the UMPSA agreement.

Appropriate background checks will be required. The finalist for this position must successfully complete a pre-employment physical.

All UMS employees are required to comply with applicable policies and procedures, as well as to complete applicable workplace related screenings, and required employee trainings, such as Information Security, Safety Training, Workplace Violence and Sexual Harassment.

The University of Maine System (the System) is an equal opportunity institution committed to fostering a nondiscriminatory environment and complying with all applicable nondiscrimination laws. Consistent with State and Federal law, the System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability (physical or mental), genetic information, pregnancy, or veteran or military status in any aspect of its education, programs and activities, and employment.

The System provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. If you believe you have experienced discrimination or harassment, you are encouraged to contact the System Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Services at 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, Orono, ME 04469-5713, by calling 207.581.1226, or via TTY at 711 (Maine Relay System). For more information about Title IX or to file a complaint, please contact the UMS Title IX Coordinator at www.maine.edu/title-ix/.