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MANAGER - Electronics (EC) Makerspace
Accepting applicationsDayananda Sagar University · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Full-Time Associate AIC++FPGAJTAGMATLAB
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₹21-38 LPA
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Posted
3d ago
Category
Design
Experience
Associate
Country
India
Role title - MANAGER - Electronics (EC) Makerspace
Location - Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru
Employment - Full-time
Education - B.Tech./B.E. in Electronics, ECE, EEE, Instrumentation, Embedded Systems, Mechatronics or a closely related discipline.
Experience - Minimum 5 years of relevant hands-on experience
Role purpose
Lead the Electronics (EC) Makerspace as a safe, well-utilized and outcome-driven facility. The role combines technical leadership with lab operations, capability building, vendor/asset governance and delivery of academic, research, startup and industry outcomes. The manager is expected to remain hands-on and able to guide or troubleshoot the core technology stack.
Key responsibilities
Own day-to-day lab operations, staffing, schedules, access controls, SOPs, safety, asset uptime and learner experience for the assigned CoE.
Translate the CoE roadmap into semester, monthly and weekly plans covering courses, workshops, prototypes, research, industry projects and demonstrations.
Remain technically hands-on: review architectures and test plans, unblock complex builds, validate critical configurations and lead root-cause analysis.
Manage equipment commissioning, acceptance testing, calibration, AMC/warranty, spares, consumables, software licences, vendor support and lifecycle planning.
Work with CoE Heads, deans and faculty to embed the lab into curriculum, capstones, PG/PhD research and faculty development programs.
Build a transparent pipeline of student projects, sponsored challenges, consultancy assignments, startup prototypes, publications, patents and deployments.
Plan capacity and budget; track utilization, uptime, training throughput, project milestones, risks, blockers, cost and support required from leadership.
Ensure documentation, data governance, IP/confidentiality, responsible technology use, cybersecurity and applicable EHS/compliance requirements.
Coach instructors and student assistants; define competency matrices, cross-training plans, duty rosters and performance expectations.
Coordinate industry/academic engagements without representing proposed relationships as confirmed partnerships unless formally approved.
Required hands-on equipment and infrastructure
The candidate must have practical depth in the core equipment below and sufficient working familiarity to supervise safe use across the wider lab inventory.
ESD workstations, ESD mats/wrist straps, magnifying lamps and desk microscopes
Soldering stations, hot-air rework stations, fume extractors and PCB holders/clamps
Digital and handheld oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, function generators, spectrum analyser, LCR meters and logic analysers
NI ELVIS engineering workstations, DC power supplies and PCB prototyping kits/CNC
Arduino Uno/Nano, Raspberry Pi 5/Pico, ESP32, STM32 development and FPGA boards
NVIDIA Jetson and Coral-class edge-AI devices; AI cameras, IoT and sensor kits
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, GSM/GPS modules, JTAG/ST-Link debuggers, breadboards, wiring and mechanical prototyping kits
Required hands-on software and platforms
PCB CAD and circuit-simulation tools appropriate to the installed lab environment
Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, STM32Cube tools and FPGA vendor toolchains
Embedded C/C++, Python, serial/logic/network analysis and firmware-debugging tools
MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent modelling and signal-processing tools
Git-based source control and issue/change documentation
JetPack, CUDA, TensorRT, DeepStream, TAO Toolkit and Isaac ROS for edge-AI projects, where applicable
Core technical capability
Schematic reading, circuit assembly, soldering/rework, PCB bring-up and root-cause troubleshooting
Use of oscilloscopes, analysers, meters, power supplies and DAQ with correct measurement practice
Microcontroller/FPGA programming, sensors, communication buses, IoT connectivity and firmware debugging
ESD controls, electrical safety, component traceability, calibration and consumable inventory management
Ability to support projects such as smart cameras, energy-monitoring devices, PCB inspection, medical wearables, predictive-maintenance nodes, secure IoT gateways and product-ready embedded prototypes.
Experience profile
5+ years in a relevant laboratory, R&D, engineering, product-development, manufacturing, technology-services or industry-training environment.
Evidence of leading a lab, technical team, project portfolio, equipment installation/commissioning or multi-stakeholder delivery.
Experience with vendor coordination, AMC/warranty, procurement inputs, budgeting, inventory and utilization reporting.
Track record of moving technical work from setup/experiment to validated prototype, deployment, publication, patent, consultancy or sponsored outcome.
Behavioural capabilities
Demonstrated bias for safe, hands-on execution and patient learner support
Clear written documentation and concise technical communication
Ownership, reliability and ability to work across academic and industry stakeholders
Comfort working in a multidisciplinary, build-test-learn environment
Ethical handling of data, equipment, access, IP and safety responsibilities
Success measures
Lab uptime, scheduled-session readiness and closure time for equipment/software incidents
Utilization by students, faculty, research scholars, startups and approved industry/project teams
Learners trained and independently certified/assessed on relevant equipment and workflows
Number and quality of validated prototypes, research projects, industry challenges and deployments delivered on time
Preventive maintenance, calibration, licence, inventory, safety and audit compliance
Budget/consumable control, vendor responsiveness and transparent reporting of risks, blockers and support required
Capability growth of instructors, student assistants and faculty users
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Location - Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru
Employment - Full-time
Education - B.Tech./B.E. in Electronics, ECE, EEE, Instrumentation, Embedded Systems, Mechatronics or a closely related discipline.
Experience - Minimum 5 years of relevant hands-on experience
Role purpose
Lead the Electronics (EC) Makerspace as a safe, well-utilized and outcome-driven facility. The role combines technical leadership with lab operations, capability building, vendor/asset governance and delivery of academic, research, startup and industry outcomes. The manager is expected to remain hands-on and able to guide or troubleshoot the core technology stack.
Key responsibilities
Own day-to-day lab operations, staffing, schedules, access controls, SOPs, safety, asset uptime and learner experience for the assigned CoE.
Translate the CoE roadmap into semester, monthly and weekly plans covering courses, workshops, prototypes, research, industry projects and demonstrations.
Remain technically hands-on: review architectures and test plans, unblock complex builds, validate critical configurations and lead root-cause analysis.
Manage equipment commissioning, acceptance testing, calibration, AMC/warranty, spares, consumables, software licences, vendor support and lifecycle planning.
Work with CoE Heads, deans and faculty to embed the lab into curriculum, capstones, PG/PhD research and faculty development programs.
Build a transparent pipeline of student projects, sponsored challenges, consultancy assignments, startup prototypes, publications, patents and deployments.
Plan capacity and budget; track utilization, uptime, training throughput, project milestones, risks, blockers, cost and support required from leadership.
Ensure documentation, data governance, IP/confidentiality, responsible technology use, cybersecurity and applicable EHS/compliance requirements.
Coach instructors and student assistants; define competency matrices, cross-training plans, duty rosters and performance expectations.
Coordinate industry/academic engagements without representing proposed relationships as confirmed partnerships unless formally approved.
Required hands-on equipment and infrastructure
The candidate must have practical depth in the core equipment below and sufficient working familiarity to supervise safe use across the wider lab inventory.
ESD workstations, ESD mats/wrist straps, magnifying lamps and desk microscopes
Soldering stations, hot-air rework stations, fume extractors and PCB holders/clamps
Digital and handheld oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, function generators, spectrum analyser, LCR meters and logic analysers
NI ELVIS engineering workstations, DC power supplies and PCB prototyping kits/CNC
Arduino Uno/Nano, Raspberry Pi 5/Pico, ESP32, STM32 development and FPGA boards
NVIDIA Jetson and Coral-class edge-AI devices; AI cameras, IoT and sensor kits
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, GSM/GPS modules, JTAG/ST-Link debuggers, breadboards, wiring and mechanical prototyping kits
Required hands-on software and platforms
PCB CAD and circuit-simulation tools appropriate to the installed lab environment
Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, STM32Cube tools and FPGA vendor toolchains
Embedded C/C++, Python, serial/logic/network analysis and firmware-debugging tools
MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent modelling and signal-processing tools
Git-based source control and issue/change documentation
JetPack, CUDA, TensorRT, DeepStream, TAO Toolkit and Isaac ROS for edge-AI projects, where applicable
Core technical capability
Schematic reading, circuit assembly, soldering/rework, PCB bring-up and root-cause troubleshooting
Use of oscilloscopes, analysers, meters, power supplies and DAQ with correct measurement practice
Microcontroller/FPGA programming, sensors, communication buses, IoT connectivity and firmware debugging
ESD controls, electrical safety, component traceability, calibration and consumable inventory management
Ability to support projects such as smart cameras, energy-monitoring devices, PCB inspection, medical wearables, predictive-maintenance nodes, secure IoT gateways and product-ready embedded prototypes.
Experience profile
5+ years in a relevant laboratory, R&D, engineering, product-development, manufacturing, technology-services or industry-training environment.
Evidence of leading a lab, technical team, project portfolio, equipment installation/commissioning or multi-stakeholder delivery.
Experience with vendor coordination, AMC/warranty, procurement inputs, budgeting, inventory and utilization reporting.
Track record of moving technical work from setup/experiment to validated prototype, deployment, publication, patent, consultancy or sponsored outcome.
Behavioural capabilities
Demonstrated bias for safe, hands-on execution and patient learner support
Clear written documentation and concise technical communication
Ownership, reliability and ability to work across academic and industry stakeholders
Comfort working in a multidisciplinary, build-test-learn environment
Ethical handling of data, equipment, access, IP and safety responsibilities
Success measures
Lab uptime, scheduled-session readiness and closure time for equipment/software incidents
Utilization by students, faculty, research scholars, startups and approved industry/project teams
Learners trained and independently certified/assessed on relevant equipment and workflows
Number and quality of validated prototypes, research projects, industry challenges and deployments delivered on time
Preventive maintenance, calibration, licence, inventory, safety and audit compliance
Budget/consumable control, vendor responsiveness and transparent reporting of risks, blockers and support required
Capability growth of instructors, student assistants and faculty users
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