Applied Engineering Lead

🏢 UATX · 📍 Bastrop, Texas · 💼 onsite · ⏰ Full-time

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Location

Bastrop, TX, with occasional travel to the Austin campus.

Job Summary

UATX is seeking a visionary engineer and educator for the position of Applied Engineering Lead to serve as the architect of our new engineering laboratory in Bastrop and to help us build the future of technical education. This role is for a founding-minded leader who is passionate about educating future engineers in an innovative way. Beyond the laboratory, the Applied Engineering Lead will serve as a vital connector and liaison to industry partners, bridging the gap between academic innovation and commercial engineering.

About the Bastrop Facility

UATX is launching a ~16,000 sq. ft. lab in Bastrop, TX, supporting mechanics, electronics, robotics, optics, prototyping, and fabrication. It is designed for students and staff to build real systems in a high-performance, lab-based environment.

Responsibilities

Program Innovation and Buildout
- Commissioning: Lead fit-out of the new facility, designing workflows and equipment installation.

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Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Intellectual independence, commitment to open inquiry, and the capacity to build institutional structures from scratch.

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1. Relying on traditional academic bureaucratic language or institutional platitudes
2. Inability to handle intense ideological debate with intellectual charity and rigor
3. Risk-aversion when facing ambiguous operational mandates

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