Innovation Lab Engineer

Do you love to tinker and build? Does the latest issue of Make Magazine send you to your workbench? The internationally-known Nueva School is looking for you! Our students love to invent and create. We’re looking for someone with a similar mindset (and a lot more years of training) to help assist and guide them. Working in our state-of-the-art Innovation Labs with a passionate team of teachers/engineers, you will have the opportunity to foster our students’ curiosity, design skills, and ability to create working solutions for real world problems through classes, clubs and open lab hours.

General Responsibilities

Develop and teach engineering classes in a variety of grades, elementary through high school
Work with students on individual or small group projects
Support open labs during lunch and other times
Provide expertise to other teachers about projects they would like to offer and co-teach as needed
Collaborate effectively with I-Lab team to develop engineering curriculum scope and sequence
Help support our FIRST Robotics teams
Work to keep I-Lab organized and well-stocked
Create and maintain a culture of tidiness and respect for the workspace
Maintain machine tools
Source and help students source and purchase materials and tools
Model flexibility in implementing best learning practices
Support the well-being of all students
Demonstrate interest and ability to serve as an advisor to students, lead student activities, serve as a club advisor, and contribute beyond the classroom to support school programs and activities
Participate actively in other aspects of the student experience and school functioning: chaperoning trips and events, serving on committees, and developing new programs at the school
Lead by example in your commitment to Nueva’s mission:

“Our school community inspires passion for lifelong learning, fosters social and emotional acuity, and develops the student’s imaginative mind.”

Position Qualifications

Passionate about working with kids, teaching and learning
Ability to relate to children of high potential
Teaching and education experience a plus, but not necessary
Enthusiasm and skill at helping children build their engineering skills over time
Ability to help guide a student from their initial idea to completion, while leaving locus of control in the students’ hands
Technologically savvy
Resourceful
Experience and confidence with wood- and metalworking machinery and hand tools
Interest in keeping abreast of new technologies as they emerge, promoting them at Nueva, training faculty and making recommendations for new purchases to keep the I-Lab cutting edge
Familiarity with some of these topics (all is a plus, but not necessary) and a desire to learn more:
Design Thinking
Arduino or other microcontrollers
VEX, FIRST Robotics Competition, or other robotics platforms
Electronics
CAD
CNC Machining
Welding
Laser cutting
3-D printing
Architecture
Renewable energy/sustainable design
Hardworking, organized, and reliable with a focus on safety
Excitement to co-create the best Design/Engineering program possible for our students!
B.S. and/or experience in design and engineering

To Apply

Please send a cover letter and resume via email to: recruiting@nuevaschool.org and please reference “Innovation Lab” in the subject line.