Job Opportunities
Kimberly Scribner
Workforce Coordinator
Undergraduate and Graduate Student Positions
Undergraduate Students:
The UMaine Composites Center typically employs over 100 undergraduate students per year from a wide variety of majors.
Undergraduate work experience provides an interdisciplinary, experiential learning environment where students are introduced to issues of safety, regulation, cost efficiencies, project management, human relations, and leadership. Center undergraduates have opportunities to become full research partners, including being named authors on journal articles, named inventors on patents, and attending national and international conferences and meetings.
We encourage you to fill out our Undergraduate Interest Form.
Graduate Students:
Graduate students gain hands-on experience and professional training in research ethics, industrial safety, supervision and leadership, equipment operation, and ISO 17025 quality management. Graduate students are expected to become full research partners and are encouraged to develop professionally not only in the classroom, but also through writing, conference presentations, networking with academic and industrial colleagues, and production of intellectual property. For more information on Graduate Positions, visit the University of Maine Graduate School website.
All student employment inquiries should be sent to Seana Annable at seana.annable@maine.edu.
Communications Specialist IV
Job Category: Salaried
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The purpose of this position is to support the Communications Manager and coordinate and implement a strategic plan for the Advanced Structures and Composites Center communications; to cultivate a broad range of constituencies and stakeholders; to develop resources to support Advanced Structures and Composites Center communications activities; and to collaborate with Center management to develop and promote the Advanced Structures and Composites Center “brand.” Typical hiring range for this soft-money funded position is $60,000 to $70,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Engineer IV – Full Stack Software Staff Research Engineer
Job Category: Salaried
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The purpose of this position is to design, integrate, and implement research software tools required for the access of large-area advanced manufacturing data, the design of multi-process manufactured parts, and data exploration and analytic tools including ML and AI platforms. The position responsibilities are technically broad and may involve the data engineering to and from robotics/IIoT/Industry 4.0 data sources, web and cloud technologies, CAD/CAM 3D modeling for the construction and marine industries, and high-performance computing (depending on experience). In addition, a successful applicant will help develop new initiatives in research software at the ASCC as well as interact with University of Maine faculty and students and external ASCC partners. Work will be performed at either the Advanced Structures and Composites Center in Orono, Maine or at the satellite office in Portland, Maine. Typical hiring range for this soft-money funded position is up to $125,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Engineer II or III – Project Manager – Two Positions
Job Category: Salaried
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The Engineer II or III – Project Manager is an integral member of the team, responsible for organizing, facilitating and executing project management initiatives for from work start through implementation and award closeout under the direction and mentorship of senior staff to include Program Manager (PgMs), Project Managers and Engineers. The Project Manager will support technical objectives including design, fabrication, test, and vendor coordination and manage projects effectively to ensure they are delivered on time, on budget and to the agreed quality standards. Work is performed with supervision. This position is located in Portland, Maine. Typical hiring range for this soft-money funded position is commensurate with Career Level:
Engineer II – Salary Band 6 up to $85,000
Engineer III – Salary Band 7 up to $95,000
This position requires access to information regulated under U.S. Export Control regulations. Candidates for this position must meet certain hiring criteria under U.S. Export Control regulations.
Business Analyst / ERP System Administrator
Job Category: Salaried
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The Business Analyst / ERP System Administrator operates and maintains Unanet, the ASCC’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, working across $200M in active research projects to improve ASCC’s operational performance and assess risk across the portfolio. The Business Analyst has two leadership roles: (1) System Administrator for Unanet systems and (2) Reporting and Analytics function for the Project Management Office (PMO). Typical hiring range for this soft-money funded position is $65,000 to $75,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Engineer III-VI – Naval Architect/Marine Engineer – 2 Positions
Job Category: Salaried
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The Business Analyst / ERP System Administrator operates and maintains Unanet, the ASCC’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, working across $200M in active The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has an immediate need to hire a highly-qualified Engineer III-V to support our continued growth in the area of hybrid manufacturing of marine end use parts and vessels. The purpose of this position is to provide support in evaluating, designing, and improving marine systems for vessels comprised of composite materials from large-scale hybrid manufacturing approaches. The Engineer III-V will support, plan, and conduct assigned and/or original research in a variety of research and development projects encompassing manufacturing, marine engineering and systems, and the engineering of composites and structures while working collaboratively with faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The Engineer III-VI will additionally collaborate with external vendors to manage the installation of novel machinery systems into prototype and experimental vessels and laboratory test setups. Typical hiring range for this soft-money funded position is commensurate with Career Level:
Engineer III – up to $95,000
Engineer IV – up to $115,000
Engineer V – up to $130,000
Engineer VI – up to $150,000