Why New York Institute of Technology
Its mission and biggest programs, as filedEducates future leaders and inspires innovation.
Before you apply
FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenOverview
New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide. The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world.
More than 120,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university’s community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future. For more information, visit nyit.edu. The School of Architecture and Design (SOAD) invites applications for the position of Digital Technology Specialist.
Based primarily on the Long Island (Old Westbury) campus, with periodic travel to the Manhattan campus, this position supports the school's growing ecosystem of digital fabrication, computational design, robotics, physical computing, artificial intelligence, immersive technologies, and emerging design technologies. Reporting to the Director of Digital Technology and Fabrication, the Digital Technology Specialist will serve as a key technical and educational resource for students, faculty, and staff.
The successful candidate will help advance innovative research, teaching, and creative practice through expertise in digital fabrication, computational workflows, robotics, electronics, and emerging design technologies.
Responsibilities
Serve as a primary technical specialist within NYIT's digital fabrication laboratories, supporting teaching, research, and interdisciplinary projects. Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve digital fabrication systems including CNC milling, laser cutting, additive manufacturing, robotic fabrication, scanning technologies, and related equipment. Support computational design workflows with particular emphasis on Rhino and Grasshopper, including parametric modeling, digital-to-physical fabrication, robotic control, simulation, and data-driven design processes.
Assist students and faculty with projects involving robotics, Arduino, sensors, embedded electronics, physical computing, interactive installations, and other emerging technologies.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications : Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Design, Engineering, Digital Fabrication, Computational Design, or a related field. Demonstrated experience in digital fabrication, design technology, or related professional and/or academic environments. Advanced proficiency with Rhino…
About New York Institute of Technology
From its Form 990- Budget $382M · Education
- Staff 2,754 · founded 1955
- Pays its leaders $349K–$1.5M (12 reported)
- Open jobs 75 · Jobs at New York Institute of Technology · Full 990 report