Engineering Lab Specialist

Engineering Lab Specialist

Tracking Code : req1882

Faculty / Department : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Number of Positions : 1

Appointment Type : Full-Time Continuing

Hours of Work : 35 hours per week

Salary Range : Level 9- Starting Salary, Step 1 $87,889

Posting Date : January 14, 2026

Closing Date : January 28, 2026 (7 : 00 pm EST)

Job Summary

The Engineering Lab Specialist supports and maintains the teaching laboratory equipment and facilities, provides equipment and safety training to teaching assistants and students, and provides oversight to student projects involving experimentation or construction.

In addition, the Engineering Lab Specialist uses engineering principles to design and build new laboratory equipment and experiments, adapt new equipment to existing experiments, upgrade existing equipment and facilities, and provide engineering support to student projects.

Nature of Work

Reports to the Manager, Technical Services.

Responsibilities / Accountabilities

Support undergraduate laboratories

• Maintain and support undergraduate teaching labs, engineering student design labs and common shared laboratory facilities with other technical staff in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
• Responsible for setup, design, fabrication, testing, operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment in Mechanical, Industrial and Nuclear Engineering focused laboratories.
• Responsible for setup, maintenance and operation of laboratory equipment in Mechanical Engineering focused laboratories.
• Reviews and develops specifications to determine set up procedure, machining sequence and dimensions of finished product.
• Reads process sheets, blueprints and / or sketches of parts or components to determine the final product.
• Assists in the design, development and fabrication of equipment and prototypes to specifications using laboratory equipment such as mills, lathes, tools, drills, saws, etc.
• Train teaching assistants, staff and faculty on the safe use of the equipment and maintain training records.
• Participate in safety inspections, lab tours, open houses and engineering accreditation.

Calibrate laboratory equipment

Ensure safety of laboratories

Laboratory Enhancements

Update safety manuals.

Support students in undergraduate projects

Recruitment

Required Skills

Required Education

Required Experience

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until January 28, 2026 or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

This position falls within the bargaining unit represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the university and the OPSEU. To the extent that policies are not included in the collective agreement, employment will also be governed by the university’s policies which may also be found on our website https : / / ontariotechu.ca and which may be amended from time-to-time.

Ontario Tech University is actively committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization and decolonization (EDIID), and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and / or 2SLGBTQ+. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and those eligible to work in Canada, will be given priority.

Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle. If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the university’s policies for accommodating employees with disabilities, please review the university’s Accessibility Policy.

The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.

Job Location : Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Expected Start Date : 2 / 9 / 2026

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