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The position will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, operating, and supporting a diverse range of laboratory, research, testing, and manufacturing equipment, while also assisting faculty, staff, and students with the development and implementation of experimental and testing setups.\nThe Department operates a broad range of facilities and equipment supporting wood and structural materials testing, packaging and unit load testing, wood and packaging manufacturing, environmental conditioning, and chemistry and materials research. Equipment includes servo-hydraulic and electromechanical testing systems, vibration and shock testing equipment, environmental chambers, computerized cutting and manufacturing equipment, data acquisition and control systems, and specialized laboratory instrumentation.\nThis position requires a hands-on, solutions-oriented individual who can independently assess technical needs, identify appropriate approaches and components, troubleshoot equipment and systems, and work collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, university personnel, and external service providers. The technician will play an important role in maintaining the department’s technical infrastructure and ensuring that its facilities and equipment effectively support teaching, research, and departmental operations.\nDuties of the position will include:\nMaintain, operate, troubleshoot, and support a broad range of laboratory, testing, and research equipment within the department, including environmental chambers, hydraulic and electromechanical testing systems, vibration and shock testing equipment, computerized cutting tables, and specialized equipment used in chemistry and materials laboratories.\nImplement preventative maintenance for equipment at the Brooks Forest Products Center.\nAssist with scheduling teaching and research equipment within the Brooks Forest Products Center.\nConduct setup of testing fixtures and test setups to support teaching and research.\nProvide technical support for department-wide research, teaching, experiential learning and student project needs.\nCoordinate with company technicians, Virginia Tech facilities and other staff for calibration, maintenance, repair and new equipment installations.\nParticipate in the development and implementation of safety protocols with the responsible investigators and laboratory personnel.\nWorking with faculty, develop standard operating procedures for testing and research equipment.\nRequired Qualifications\nMechatronics, electro-mechanical technician or similar qualifications.\nAbility to effectively communicate and work with faculty, staff, students and vendors.\nExperience working in an industrial, laboratory or research setting.\nProven ability to multitask and prioritize departmental needs.\nAbility to interpret and write standard operating procedures and test setup protocol.\nAbility to drive a forklift.\nAbility to complete assignments independently or as part of a team.\nExperience with Microsoft office software and basic computer skills\nSafe driving record\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience in conducting standard test procedures for structural materials and unit loads.\nAbility to operate and maintain servo-hydraulic, pneumatic and programmable logic controller (PLC) equipment.\nExperience with the use of thermocouples, potentiometers, LVDTs and accelerometers.\nExperience in programming data acquisition equipment and programing in LABVIEW or similar software.\nExperience in using materials handling equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks.\nExperience with maintenance of conditioning/environmental chambers and freezers.\nPay Band\n3\nOvertime Status\nNon-Exempt: Eligible for overtime\nAppointment Type\nRegular\nSalary Information\n$60,000-$75,000\nHours per week\n40\nReview Date\nNovember 1, 2026\nAdditional Information\nThe successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.\nReview of applications will begin November 1, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is January 4, 2027.\nApplicants must submit:\nA cover letter describing their interest in the position (up to one page)\nA curriculum vitae\nNames and contact information for three professional references\nAbout Virginia Tech\nDedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes.A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.\nVirginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.\nVirginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.\nIf you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Trish Colley at  during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6620,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Cybersecurity","Media & Entertainment"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-07T16:23:52Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":78,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.866,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":36,"expected_fill_days":77,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":75000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/virginia-tech-news-lab-maintenance-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/virginia-tech-news-lab-maintenance-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T12:23:58Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":16114,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":35633},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=35633"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-news-lab-maintenance-technician"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-news-lab-maintenance-technician"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-news-lab-maintenance-technician"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/virginia-tech-news-lab-maintenance-technician\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvirginia-tech-news-lab-maintenance-technician"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2036917}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"vt.edu","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2036917},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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