Teaching Assistant - Mechanical Engineering 531 (TEMPORARY)

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Job Description

Teaching Assistant – Mechanical Engineering 531

This position is for a teaching assistant who will help to: set up laboratory experiments using accelerometers and other vibration measurement and excitation devices for ME EN 531, help students and answer questions related to data acquisition using Siemens TestLab systems, and answer general questions about vibrations and about the design and execution of structural dynamic tests.

What you’ll do in this position:

• Help answer student questions related to structural dynamic testing such as: how to perform various operations in the Siemens TestLab software, how to tell if the system is working and the measurements are reasonable, how to diagnose problems, how to export data to Matlab and/or Python for analysis, how to post process measurements, etc.
• Answer questions regarding students’ final projects, which may pertain to a wide range of dynamic systems. How to design a test appropriate for their system, troubleshooting the sensors and data acquisition, and interpret and post-process data.
• Help to set up lab experiments, by gathering hardware, mounting vibration sensors, setting up suspension systems, and verifying that all hardware is functioning.
• Answer student questions regarding vibrations theory including the transient and steady-state response of single- and multiple-degree-of-freedom systems, fast Fourier transform analysis, signal processing, modal analysis of multiple-degree-of-freedom systems, linear algebra and other topics needed to help them to complete the relevant homework.
• Help students to create and debug scripts in Matlab and Python, to perform data analysis for structural dynamic systems.

What qualifies you for this role:

Required

• A firm commitment to the mission of BYU
• BS in Mechanical Engineering or similar dscipline
• Completion of a relevant senior undergraduate or graduate-level class on vibrations or system dynamics with a B grade at a minimum.

Preferred

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
• Completion of ME EN 531 at BYU within the past 5 years with an A- grade or higher

What we offer in return:

This position comes with fantastic benefits, including:

• Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household
• Access to the library
• Free on-campus parking
• Free UTA pass
• Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU

Posting End Date: December 15, 2025 (6 days left to apply)
 

Pay Grade: 46

Typical Starting Pay: $16.50 to $21.25 an hour

Required Documents:

All Staff positions require a resume.

Refer to the Job Posting for any additional required documents.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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