MANAGER / ENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN PROGRAM

Position Number: S-3476

Position Summary:

The Manager of Senior Design and External Relations oversees the continuous development and improvement of all senior design projects, builds and sustains external relations with the constituents. 

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in an engineering or closely related field. 5 years of experience in engineering and/or project management. Engineering design experience. Experience communicating timelines and actions planning to address potential challenges. Strong oral and written communication skills. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Licensed Professional Engineer. Teaching experience on senior design courses at the college level. M.S. in an engineering or closely related field. 10 years of experience in engineering and/or project management.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Develops and maintains corporate relations and partnerships with local and regional industries to create multiple-semester senior design projects for engineering and engineering technology students. Teaches Senior Design I (EGR 489) and Senior Design II (EGR 499) courses and advises multiple project teams. Serves as faculty advisor for at least two senior design teams ever year. Coordinates multiple projects with corporate sponsors, faculty advisors, and students throughout the year. Oversees the coordination of public events in which the senior design students present their work. Participates in activities related to ABET accreditation of the undergraduate engineering and engineering technology programs. Secures sponsorship for projects, events, and student scholarships. Performs other duties as assigned. 

Supervision Exercised:

None. 

Employee Group: Professional & Administrative -Salary

Staff Pay Level:

Pay Range: $75,000 - $90,000

Division:

Department: School of Engineering & Technology

Position Status: Regular

Position End Date:

Employment Status: Full-Time

FTE: 1.0

Position Type: 12 month

Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as required.

Location: 1200 S Franklin St, Mt Pleasant, Michigan, 48859

Posting Ends: 11/03/2024

Open Until Filled: No

About the Department:

About CMU:

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men's and women's Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It's part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also i