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 protected, 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

📌 MANAGER - Electronics (EC) Makerspace (Bengaluru)
🏢 Dayananda Sagar University
📍 Bengaluru