AAP Digilab Equipment Technician

The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University (Cornell AAP) includes the departments of Architecture, Art, City and Regional Planning, the Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, jointly led by AAP and the SC Johnson College of Business, the multicollege Department of Design Tech, and the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities. The college spans three locations in Ithaca, New York City, and Rome, Italy, each with world-class facilities and cutting-edge technologies.

Cornell AAP is about acts of transformation. We are committed to reimagining and reshaping the world in new ways, every day. A vital college at one of the nation's foremost research universities, Cornell AAP brings faculty, staff, and students together from around the world to take up some of today's most urgent challenges and advance research, inquiry, and collaborative approaches to designing, making, and doing that make a more just and resilient future.

   

The Opportunity

The Digilab Technician plays a vital role in maintaining and supporting a busy academic fabrication environment. This position ensures all fabrication equipment is functional, clean, and safe for use while providing technical support, safety training, and oversight for students, faculty, and staff. The technician supports both digital and analog fabrication processes—including 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC routing, and robotics—and contributes to the overall learning environment through safety compliance, equipment care, and student supervision.

Our fabrication facilities serve as dynamic spaces for interdisciplinary exploration and innovation, supporting students and faculty in material research, sculpture, and model building. The team fosters creativity, collaboration, and safe practice across all fabrication areas.

The schedule for this role is an off shift, Monday - Friday

What We Need

• Trade, vocational, or technical school training (up to 2 years) or equivalent experience.
• Technical proficiency with CAD/CAM technologies including 3D modeling software, 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC routing, and robotics.
• Demonstrated ability to independently identify and address safety issues promptly.
• Strong customer service mindset and willingness to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Understanding of organizational goals and the importance of maintaining alignment and balance among faculty, staff, and student priorities.
• Ability to cultivate and sustain inclusive, respectful working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it’s ok if you don’t.

• Experience working in an academic or maker-space environment.
• Familiarity with mechanical troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of fabrication equipment.
• Experience with safety documentation, including Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and collaboration with Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) offices.
• Background in supervising or mentoring student workers.
• Cross-training or interest in related fabrication areas (e.g., woodworking, metalworking, ceramics).

Rewards and Benefits

Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, and sustainability.

• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: Understand Your Benefits | Working at Cornell.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits | Working at Cornell
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell:

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

   

University Job Title:

Equipment Tech III

   

Job Family:

Technical

   

Level:

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