Electronics Lab Manager en Towson University

Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University fosters a climate that is grounded in respect to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

The Electronics Lab Manager manages an electronics shop and provides technical, maintenance, and repair support for laboratory instruments in the three departments housed in TU’s Science Complex (Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences). The Electronics Lab Manager is also responsible for equipment inventory and instructional laboratory support within the Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences (PAGS). The Electronics Lab Manager is a team player in regular department and college operations by maintaining positive interactions and effective communications with faculty, staff and students, managing multiple priorities, and adapting to evolving needs of the department and college.

Duties of the position include management of an electronics shop, general instrument support for research and instructional labs in the natural sciences departments located in the Science Complex of the Fisher College of Science and Mathematics, and additional targeted instructional lab and equipment inventory support for the Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences.

Science Complex Instrument Support

• Provide general electronics and technical instrument support for classrooms and research labs in the Science Complex.

• Use electronics expertise to troubleshoot and repair research and instructional lab instrumentation. Consult with vendors on lab equipment maintenance and repair as necessary.

• Improve lab efficiency through applied programming, technologies, and design.

• Assist department and college faculty and staff with capital equipment purchase and installation.

• Keep orderly electronics shop. Maintain supply of electronics components and replacement parts.

• Manage Electronics Shop budget.

• Consult with faculty and students on design of new equipment and instruments.

Department Instructional Laboratory Support

• Assist faculty in development of laboratory exercises and demonstrations.

• Assist faculty who are new to the teaching labs.

Department Laboratory Property Management

• Serve as inventory coordinator for department laboratory equipment with TU Property Control.

• Maintain an inventory of instructional laboratory equipment and plan for repair or replacement as necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics or a related field.

• Three years of work experience in an electronics lab environment.

• Strong hands-on skills in analog and digital electronics and ability to diagnose problems specialized lab equipment and perform some repairs

• Proficiency with tools such as oscilloscopes, signal generators (including microwave), spectrum analyzers, soldering stations, and CAD software

• Experience with microcontrollers, FPGA programming, and LabVIEW

• Excellent communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple pressing priorities and tasks and follow up with internal and external stakeholders through closure.

• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, and knowledge to project a professional and positive image of the institution.

• Ability to interact with a diverse team and in a diverse environment. 

Preferred:

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, physics or a related field.

• Experience working in academic laboratory settings.

• Familiarity with cryogenic and vacuum systems.

• Teaching/mentoring experience.

Targeted salary range of $64,000-$67,000 annually and full University benefits that include 22 days of annual leave, up to 15 holidays, personal and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days. For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your online application.