Fab Lab Coordinator

**Fab Lab Coordinator**

**Salary**:Band 7 - starting salary £36,130 with annual, incremental progression up to £39,355

**Hours**:Full time -**37 hours per week

**Contract Type**: Permanent

**Closing date**:19th of October, 2025*

Internal title - Fab Lab Coordinator (Product Design and Prototyping Specialist)

As part of an exciting transformation within the Fab Lab at **Arts University Plymouth**, were expanding our team with multiple new roles. We are seeking a **Fab Lab Coordinator (Product Design and Prototyping Specialist)** to lead high-level technical consultancy and commercial projects within **Fab Lab South West**.

The **Fab Lab Coordinator (Product Design and Prototyping Specialist)** is a creative product design role in a fast-paced environment, with the chance to shape the future of commercial innovation at a leading University. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about digital fabrication, creative technology, and driving innovation through collaboration.

**About You**:

- A strategic leader with a track record of managing technical teams, budgets, and commercial projects within a creative or industrial setting.- Experienced in product design and prototyping, with a deep understanding of advanced digital fabrication techniques, 3D CAD tools (e.g., Rhino, Fusion 360), and materials processing.- Passionate about driving innovation and developing commercial opportunities, including consultancy, R&D, and industry collaborations.- Skilled at managing and prioritising multiple projects simultaneously, delivering to tight deadlines, and leading teams to meet targets and client expectations.- A confident communicator, able to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels, from internal colleagues to external partners and clients.- Proven experience in product design and prototyping, with applied use of digital fabrication tools and 3D design software (Rhino, Fusion 360, or similar).- Experience managing staff or leading technical teams, and managing budgets and project delivery in commercial or collaborative settings.- Expert skills in a relevant technical area, for example CNC machining, electronics design (PCBs, Arduino), digital fabrication workflows, or plastics prototyping.- Strong organisational and communication skills, able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety in technical environments, and willingness to undertake First Aid and further training.

**About The Role**:
Lead commercial activity in Fab Lab South West, including costing, delivery, and income generation through consultancy, prototyping, collaborative R&D, and industry-funded projects, ensuring high-quality results within agreed budgets and timescales.- Build relationships to grow the profile and client base of Fab Lab South West.- Provide hands-on prototyping and technical problem-solving for clients, from design and build through testing to production-ready standards.- Line-manage and develop the Fab Lab Technologists, balancing and supporting curriculum, research, and commercial activity.- Oversee daily operations, facilities, and Health and Safety, ensuring resources, maintenance, and compliance; monitor and report performance against income, utilisation, and impact targets.
- Work with the Office for Research and Innovation to scope and cost projects, contribute to funding bids and knowledge exchange.

**In return youll receive**:

- ** 30** days annual leave per annum plus bank holidays, and closure efficiency days- Access to a supportive Employee Assistance Programme- Enrolment onto a generous Local Government Pension scheme
- Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and discounted bus tickets

Please refer to the role profile for more information - **Fab Lab Coordinator.**

**Safeguarding and Compliance**

**Right to Work**

Applicants must have the legal **right to work in the UK**. We are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. Proof of Right to Work will be required before an offer of employment is made.

**How to Apply**If you are interested in the role and would like to find out more, please feel free to contact- **Creative Education for a Changing World**

Arts University Plymouth will set a vision towards 2030 based upon sustainable growth, solution focused teaching and research, and a commitment to impactful social justice and ecological change through its people, culture and place. Our strategy Creative Education for a Changing World will ensure that our work is energised and designed to meet the ambitions of its students and staff while acknowledging the shifting realm of creativity through new technologies and the workplaces of tomorrow.

Our strategy is built upon three pillars, Creative Endeavour, Sustainable Futures, and People & Place. Through this, we have set a critical path towards a holistic and embedded pedagogical approach under the title Teaching for our Time, that will guide all of our creative endeavours. W