Polaris School of Technology
Website:
polariscampus.com
Job details:
About the Company
Polaris School of Technology is India’s industry-first tech college, built in collaboration with Google, AWS and Microsoft.
About the Role : Makerspace Manager at Polaris School of Technology
The Innovation Lab is a hands-on makerspace supporting students in prototyping, fabrication, and electronics. This role is the operational backbone of the space: keeping equipment running, welcoming and guiding walk-in students, and rapid prototyping complex hardware products.
Responsibilities
1. Equipment Maintenance & Lab Operations (primary)
- Maintain, calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair all lab equipment (3D printers, soldering stations,electronics benches, hand and power tools).
- Track and manage inventory of consumables (filament, solder, flux, wire, components, connectors)and initiate procurement of replacements.
- Keep software/firmware on lab machines and workstations up to date (slicers, CAD, KiCadtoolchain).
- Establish and enforce safety protocols; create and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs)and equipment usage guidelines.
- Assess existing equipment and recommend new purchases; assist with budget planning.
- Build and document pipelines/processes to streamline procurement and other operationalworkflows (purchase requests, inventory tracking, equipment booking, maintenance schedules).
2. On-the-Job Training (OJT) Support
- Support students undertaking OJTs at the lab: onboarding, equipment access, day-to-day technicalguidance.
- Help scope OJT projects to available lab equipment and student skill level.
- Track OJT student progress and coordinate with supervising faculty/staff.
- Ensure OJT students follow lab safety protocols.
3. Weekly Workshops & Training
- Design, schedule, and host recurring introductory sessions, including:
- Introduction to 3D Printing (printer operation, slicing, materials)
- Introduction to CAD (parametric modeling for fabrication)
- Introduction to KiCad (schematic capture, PCB layout)
- Soldering (through-hole and SMD basics, safety)
- Digital Electronics (logic, microcontrollers, breadboarding)
- Develop supporting materials: handouts, example projects, training checklists. Iterate curriculumbased on student feedback and uptake.
4. Walk-in Student Support
- Serve as the first point of contact for all walk-in students during lab hours.
- Guide students through safe, correct use of equipment; provide project-level design and fabricationadvice.
- Create per-equipment training guidelines (e.g., required training hours before independent use of agiven machine).
- Foster a welcoming, low-barrier environment for students with no prior experience.
5. Showcase Projects (Tech × AI × Art)
- Build exemplary projects at the intersection of technology, AI, and art that showcase what makingcan bring to the table — for students and anyone else.
- Aim for large-scale installations that give the lab and the campus a living, breathing feel — ambient,interactive pieces people encounter in shared spaces, not shelf demos.
- Use showcase projects as reference material in workshops and OJT project scoping.
Qualifications
- Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in engineering, design, or related technical field (or equivalent demonstrated hands-on experience).
Required Skills
- Hands-on expertise with 3D printers, soldering, and basic electronics prototyping.
- Proficiency in at least one CAD package and working familiarity with KiCad (or ability to pick it upquickly).
- Experience teaching or mentoring beginners in technical skills.
- Strong safety awareness; ability to write and enforce SOPs.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong communication skills across students, faculty, and staff.
Preferred Skills
- Preferred Qualifications- Prior experience running or working in a makerspace, fab lab, or university lab.
- Experience with additional fabrication tools (laser cutting, CNC).
- Embedded systems / microcontroller experience (Arduino, ESP32, RP2040, etc.).
- Experience supervising student assistants or volunteers.
- Experience developing workshop curricula or community education programming.
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