Digital Fabrication Specialist Technician

The opportunity

Are you a skilled digital maker ready for a new challenge in a creative, future-focused environment? At the UAL Creative Computing Institute (CCI), we’re looking for a Digital Fabrication Specialist Technician to take the lead in developing and running our state-of-the-art fabrication lab.

This is a hands-on, senior technical role where you’ll manage the daily operations of the lab, from maintaining equipment and materials to ensuring a safe and productive space for students, staff and researchers. You'll have a key role in shaping the lab’s future direction, advising on new tools, technologies and workshop development, with your own budgets and a high level of autonomy.

Alongside your technical responsibilities, you’ll support teaching and learning by delivering inductions, technical tutorials, and one-to-one sessions. You’ll work closely with students as they explore creative projects, helping them develop skills in areas such as 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC, vinyl cutting and digital modelling. Your expertise will ensure the lab is not only operational but inspiring.

This is more than just a support role, it’s an opportunity to be part of a vibrant, collaborative academic community where technicians are valued as educators and mentors. You’ll play a vital role in preparing students for the real world through hands-on learning and technical insight.

Your profile

You’ll be a confident and motivated technician with a strong background in digital fabrication and a genuine passion for making. You will have experience working with a range of digital tools, machines and software, including FDM and SLA 3D printers, CO₂ laser cutters, vinyl cutters, Blender, Illustrator and Fusion 360.

You’re comfortable setting up, maintaining and troubleshooting machines, and experienced in managing health and safety in a workshop environment. You’ll hold formal qualifications in risk assessment and COSHH (e.g. IOSH or NEBOSH) and be ready to take ownership of both the technical space and the student experience.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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