The position involves development of custom instrumentation to support vision research experiments, including consultation, design and fabrication. The instrument maker will work directly with scientists and students engaged in vision research to build new equipment and maintain existing equipment. The instrument maintains the machine shop and other select instruments at the Kellogg Eye Center. The instrument maker collaborates with technical staff at Kellogg to build equipment.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

• Design and fabricate precision instruments for research.
• Maintain and repair certain specialized instrumentation. 
• Maintain instrument shop operations, including; scheduling and coordinating online work orders, ordering and stocking supplies, and routine equipment maintenance.
• Maintain daily log of ongoing and completed projects.
• Operate machine shop in a safe manner and in compliance with all applicable regulations.

• 5 years of experience as a prototype machinist or scientific instrument maker.
• Must be able to work off of blue prints as well as hand-sketched designs and/or verbal instructions.
• Skills and experience in the use of manual and CNC machine tools, sheet metal equipment and surface grinder.
• Experience in machining both metals and plastics.
• Ability to perform hands-on assembly of prototype instruments.

• Technical trade school  or 2-year college degree in machinist program.
• Proficient with computer added design programs.
• Proficient with design documentation.
• Proficient with basic word processing software and common email applications.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.