138 Makerspace jobs in the United States

Reports to : Workshop and Makerspace Director, Moody Center for the Arts

The Makerspace Program Coordinator will be responsible for developing and leading makerspace classes and seminars on subject matter such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and woodworking utilizing equipment in the Moody Center for the Arts Workshop and Makerspace. Assists students with a wide range of fabrication and design problems, answering first line questions and ensuring proper safety procedures are followed.

Classes/Seminars

• Leads undergraduate and graduate student classes and seminars on subject matter such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and woodworking
• Develops new and expands existing curriculum for Rice student classes utilizing equipment in the Moody Center Workshop and Makerspace
• Exhibits a welcoming and patient teaching style for students of all knowledge levels
• Ensures all safety measures and protocols are being observed during classroom instruction

Daily Makerspace Operations & Safety

• Assists Rice students with a wide range of fabrication and design problems and answers first line questions
• Mentors students in designing and implementing projects, including use of materials, design methods and repairs
• Provides general support to faculty, including assistance with teaching preparation, provision of materials, and equipment usage
• Oversees safety and instructs users in the proper use of equipment
• Leads safety orientation sessions for students, faculty and staff prior to their use of equipment
• Oversees the day to day operations of equipment
• Completes and files incident reports as needed

Exhibition & Artist Assistance

• Works collaboratively with faculty and visiting artists to support their fabrication needs and assist them in their project goals

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree (experience can be substituted for education)
• Passion for education, programming and student engagement
• 1 year experience with:
  • 3D modeling (Fusion 360 preferred)
  • Woodworking (taking raw stock lumber to final product)
  • Metalworking (basic sheet metal, manual lathe, CNC mill, MIG welding or TIG welding acceptable)
• Flexible availability to accommodate student, faculty, and in-house projects
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to diagnose equipment issues
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3D Printing experience and knowledge of FDM and SLA consumer level machines
• CNC machining experience
• Knowledge of Vectric software
• Laser Cutting and Vinyl Cutting experience

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Action for the Climate Emergency provided pay range This range is provided by Action for the Climate Emergency. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $140,000.00/yr - $50,000.00/yr OVERVIEW The climate emergency is the defining challenge of our time, demanding an urgent and transformative response. The window for small, incremental action has closed; the moment for bold, emergency-level action is now. Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) operates at the intersection of clean energy advocacy, strategic media, and civic participation to accelerate global decarbonization. Through cutting-edge media strategies, ACE combats climate disinformation, flattens the curve of clean energy opposition, increases diverse participation in our democracy, and inspires meaningful action. Our programs engage tens of millions of people annually, mobilizing audiences that traditional climate efforts often overlook. ACE’s dynamic and diverse team thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, united by a shared commitment to addressing the climate crisis. As we expand to meet this critical moment, we seek talented individuals eager to make an impact. JOB SUMMARY It’s a regular Friday at the Lab: In a workshop you’re leading, the civic engagement team just came up with a new approach to Gen Z engagement. Meanwhile, one of your researchers is piloting an AI tool that could revolutionize grant reporting. You head back to your desk to design next week's hack-a-thon that might produce our next $10M p ogram. This is the kind of impact we're building toward at ACE's Better Lab — an internal innovation program designed to ensure we stay ahead of a rapidly changing political, cultural and technological landscape while building a culture of creativity and continuous learning. We're seeking a founding Director to build this lab from the ground up, working closely with our teams to solve problems, generate breakthrough ideas, and run bold experiments that amplify our impact. You'll be deeply embedded in our culture, teaching design thinking and experimentation skills across the organization while also leading high-stakes experiments that could become our "next big things." You'll report to our CEO and work closely with board member Jonah Sachs, author of the innovation bible " Unsafe Thinking ," as your mentor and strategic advisor. POSITION DETAILS Annual salary range: $1 0,000-150,000, commensurate with experience Generous benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b retirement savings plan, Vacation, Sabbatical, Paid Parental Leave, 2 Floating Holidays, 2 Community Service Floating Holidays, sick time, two weeks of full-staff time off (July 4 week and Christmas-New Year's week), and 13 observed holidays ACE is an equal-opportunity employer that highly values staff diversity Remote position based in the US and requires occasional travel APPLICATION GUIDELINES Submit a resume and cover letter with a specific story about how you built collaboration to create a breakthrough creative outcome. Click here for the full job description and application ACE is an equal-opportunity employer that highly values diversity, equity, and inclusion and views the climate crisis as a social justice crisis. 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Innovation Lab Director

Location: Remote (Based anywhere in the United States)

The climate emergency is the defining challenge of our time, demanding an urgent and transformative response. The window for small, incremental action has closed; the moment for bold, emergency-level action is now.

Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) operates at the intersection of clean energy advocacy, strategic media, and civic participation to accelerate global decarbonization. Through cutting-edge media strategies, ACE combats climate disinformation, flattens the curve of clean energy opposition, increases diverse participation in our democracy, and inspires meaningful action. Our programs engage tens of millions of people annually, mobilizing audiences that traditional climate efforts often overlook.

ACEs dynamic and diverse team thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, united by a shared commitment to addressing the climate crisis. As we expand to meet this critical moment, we seek talented individuals eager to make an impact.

Its a regular Friday at the Lab: In a workshop youre leading, the civic engagement team just came up with a new approach to Gen Z engagement. Meanwhile, one of your researchers is piloting an AI tool that could revolutionize grant reporting. You head back to your desk to design next week's hack-a-thon that might produce our next $10M program.

This is the kind of impact we're building toward at ACE's Better Lab an internal innovation program designed to ensure we stay ahead of a rapidly changing political, cultural and technological landscape while building a culture of creativity and continuous learning. We're seeking a founding Director to build this lab from the ground up, working closely with our teams to solve problems, generate breakthrough ideas, and run bold experiments that amplify our impact.

You'll be deeply embedded in our culture, teaching design thinking and experimentation skills across the organization while also leading high-stakes experiments that could become our next big things. You'll report to our CEO and work closely with board member Jonah Sachs, author of the innovation bible Unsafe Thinking , as your mentor and strategic advisor.

Build and Lead Team

• Recruit and manage team members (2-3 to start, including project managers and a multi-disciplinary researcher)
• Develop innovation methodologies and common language for the lab team and larger organization
• Create clear roles and processes that maximize team creativity, efficiency and impact

Build Innovation Culture

• Design and facilitate bi-monthly innovation workshops for all staff
• Teach teams how to frame challenges as How might we. questions that lead to lean experiments
• Create rotating fellowship programs that turn staff members into innovation champions
• Develop internal learning systems to keep teams ahead of trends in AI, politics, and culture

Lead Bold Experiments

• Collaborate with every team to identify high-impact opportunities for innovation
• Design lean, fast-moving experiments that generate real signals without getting bogged down in bureaucracy
• Coordinate with our in-house research team on experiment design
• Manage a portfolio of speculative projects with balanced risk levels
• Run organization-wide hack-a-thons to identify and fund frontier programs
• Make tough calls on which experiments to kill, scale, or pivot

Drive Operational Excellence

• Partner with teams to streamline operations and identify AI/automation opportunities
• Design research projects that answer critical strategic questions teams don't have time to explore
• Evaluate experimental results independently and push for implementation of winning approaches
• Build external reputation for ACE as an innovation leader in comms, clean energy and civic engagement
• Tell our story to funders and partners, ensuring were seen as one of the most innovative organizations in the world

EXAMPLE CHALLENGES YOULL TACKLE

• Operational Efficiency: How might we use AI to streamline grant reporting and donor management?
• Program Impact: What if we redesigned our volunteer engagement journey to double retention rates?
• Strategic Foresight: How do we stay ahead of demographic shifts as we execute our voter registration strategy?
• Culture Building: How do we get all team members to identify themselves as innovators?

• Cost savings and income growth equaling at least 2x the lab budget
• 2+ documented cases where lab assistance led to deeper campaign impact
• Staff surveys showing innovation programs increase job satisfaction and commitment
• 3+ examples where lab insights helped teams avoid costly mistakes or improve programs
• 4 thorough experiments on programs that have the potential to scale to $10M+ annually

Team Leadership and Facilitation

• 8+ years of professional experience with team leadership
• Background in design thinking and/or organizational change
• Track record of facilitating break

The Innovation Lab Portfolio Manager plays a pivotal role in driving strategic innovation initiatives from concept to execution. This position is responsible for overseeing a dynamic portfolio of early-stage projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, and maximizing impact through effective prioritization, resource allocation, and risk management. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen with a passion for emerging technologies, cross-functional collaboration, human-centered design and agile methodologies. They will work closely with internal stakeholders, external partners, and innovation teams to evaluate opportunities, track progress, and deliver measurable outcomes that support long-term growth and transformation.

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $85.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes 410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJCs patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Childrens Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Role Purpose

The Healthcare Innovation Lab Portfolio Managers are primarily responsible for supporting the mission of the Innovation Lab through catalyzing care delivery innovations through research and development. He or she will do this through discovery, define, develop, and delivery of innovations. This management role will lead cross-functional teams and drive our innovation strategy, portfolios, and roadmap. Coordinates with stakeholders to plan and execute successful innovation implementations and provide efficient service and support. Ensures that appropriate security, legal, and regulatory protocols are in place. Trains and coaches operational teams that provide innovative resolution of strategic opportunities. As leaders in care delivery innovation, we fundamentally change care delivery for our patients and communities based on user need and rigorous testing.

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At BJC were committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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Job DescriptionJob DescriptionWHO WE ARE

Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to a fair and just marketplace for consumers. Our team is made up of truth tellers, change agents, and consumer advocates who investigate and build coalitions to fight for fairness and justice in the marketplace for consumers. We leverage our evidence-based approach to demand safer products, a healthier environment, and equitable services for everyone.

Our mission starts with you. We offer medical benefits that start on your first day as a CR employee that include behavioral health coverage, family planning and a generous 401K match. Learn more about how CR advocates on behalf of our employees.

OVERVIEW

We're looking for a mission-oriented Software Engineer to join our Innovation Lab's Product R&D team: a fast-moving, cross-functional group focused on building AskCR.

AskCR is a pro-consumer, expert-backed AI that offers advice using CR's trusted information. We are one of the only AI-powered experiences backed by over 100 human experts, and incentivized to deliver on a pro-consumer mission.

As a software engineer on the AskCR team, you'll be building a modern CR experience that elevates CR's award-winning content and testing with the power of Models (LLMs). You'll be part of a nimble, impact-oriented team working on the frontier of ethical AI, helping everyday people make smarter decisions, whether they're buying a car, choosing a data plan, or navigating digital privacy.

This is a remote position. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

How You'll Make An Impact

As a core contributor to AskCR, you'll help us deliver AI-powered tools that earn user trust, solve real problems, and live up to CR's mission. You will:

• Build and evolve AskCR, our pro-consumer expert-driven AI, ensuring smooth, intuitive, cross-platform performance across web and mobile.
• Partner with designers, product managers, and fellow engineers to dream up user-centric features that feel magical but are grounded in real need.
• Write clean, modular, and maintainable React and React code that brings the AskCR experience to life across mobile and web frontends.
• Design and implement high-performance APIs using Python, FastAPI, and modern backend best practices.
• Experiment with LLMs to fine-tune prompts, test new capabilities, and continuously improve generative outputs.
• Stay plugged into the evolving AI ecosystem; bringing in fresh ideas and tools that keep us ahead of the curve.
• Model and advocate for responsible AI development, including best-in-class trust, safety & security features.

ABOUT YOU

You'll Be Highly Rated If:

• You have the degree. You've earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• You have the experience. 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, including strong backend skills in Python and familiarity with frameworks like FastAPI.
• You have real-world experience building with AI and leveraging foundation models; passion for keeping up with the ever evolving AI landscape.
• You have a solid grasp of cloud infrastructure , Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• You are a clear and effective communicator , with the ability to translate technical concepts so that they can be understood by peers in product, design, and editorial.

You'll Be One of Our Top Picks If:

• You have experience with Retrieval-Augmented (RAG) frameworks and chatbot architectures.
• You've developed consumer-facing applications, particularly those incorporating AI-driven user experiences.
• You know mobile app development or have experience with React, React
• You have familiarity with ethical AI practices , trust & safety, data privacy considerations, and/or compliance standards.
• You have shipped consumer-facing products —especially ones powered by intelligent or conversational interfaces.
• You bring a strong interest in ethical AI and responsible development.

FAIR PAY AND A JUST WORKPLACE

At Consumer Reports, we are committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation informed by location, as well as the candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. It is expected that most qualified candidates will fall near the middle of the posted salary range. We have three locations: Yonkers, NY, Washington, DC and Colchester, CT.

Salary ranges

• NY/California: $140K-$60K annually
• DMW/Massachusetts: 135K- 155K annually
• Colchester, CT and additional approved CR locations: 115K- 135K annually

Consumer Reports is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of actual or perceived , , creed, , , , ancestry, citizenship status, or (including , childbirth, related medical conditions or lactation), and expression (including transgender status), , marital status, military service or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, , genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Consumer Reports will provide you with any reasonable assistance or accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process.