Tool Design Engineer Inter - Military Veterans

The position involves development of custom instrumentation to support vision research experiments, including consultation, design and fabrication. The instrument maker will work directly with scientists and students engaged in vision research to build new equipment and maintain existing equipment. The instrument maintains the machine shop and other select instruments at the Kellogg Eye Center. The instrument maker collaborates with technical staff at Kellogg to build equipment.

• Design and fabricate precision instruments for research.
• Maintain and repair certain specialized instrumentation.
• Maintain instrument shop operations, including; scheduling and coordinating online work orders, ordering and stocking supplies, and routine equipment maintenance.
• Maintain daily log of ongoing and completed projects.
• Operate machine shop in a safe manner and in compliance with all applicable regulations.

• 5 years of experience as a prototype machinist or scientific instrument maker.
• Must be able to work off of blue prints as well as hand-sketched designs and/or verbal instructions.
• Skills and experience in the use of manual and CNC machine tools, sheet metal equipment and surface grinder.
• Experience in machining both metals and plastics.
• Ability to perform hands-on assembly of prototype instruments.

• Technical trade school or 2-year college degree in machinist program.
• Proficient with computer added design programs.
• Proficient with design documentation.
• Proficient with basic word processing software and common email applications.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.