This position pays $1,030.00 per credit.Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) is seeking a highly-skilled instructor to teach in our Mechatronics program to teach in all levels within our program vertical. We welcome applicants from across the automation ecosystem (operations, maintenance, engineering, integration, manufacturing, and software/enterprise interface). The strongest candidates can point to real deployments—systems they have built, integrated, commissioned, maintained, optimized, or repaired—and can explain the tradeoffs and priorities that matter in industrial environments.
In this role, you will be responsible for fostering a culture of knowledge, skill collaboration, and creativity where both individual and team growth are prioritized. Apply your industry experience to provide support and mentorship to team members working on customer-facing solutions. Beyond technical guidance, your ability to lead and manage will ensure that the team remains adaptable and continuously improving. If you are driven by curiosity and a desire to mentor, this role will offer you the chance to shape the future of industrial technology while supporting the growth of a talented team.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about working with the program’s diverse student body and growing tomorrow's workforce in industrial mechatronics and automation applications. Will help support the college’s work to cultivate an inclusive culture and campus climate by valuing diversity, sustaining an environment of belonging, and promoting equitable opportunities for all. The successful candidate will work to eliminate equity gaps and help students succeed in their chosen career path.
Clover Park Technical College celebrates the many individuals that make up our community and embraces the opportunity to learn from our differences and similarities. CPTC values equity and respect. We seek to create an environment of innovation and excellence that focuses on student success, lifelong learning, and social responsibility.This position is represented by the Clover Park Federation of Teachers, Local 3913, AFT/ ADuty: Deliver engaging, hands-on instruction that builds students’ proficiency in mechatronics systems while cultivating the confidence, critical thinking, and workplace
habits needed for industry success.
Tasks include:- Design and facilitate hands-on learning experiences that guide students in developing practical troubleshooting, integration, installation, and maintenance skills used in industry, all the way up to Industry 4.0 integrated enterprise.
- Translate complex industry concepts into clear, scaffolded lessons that help students progressively build competence across integrated mechanical, electrical, fluid power, robotic, and control technologies.
- Coach students through real world problem solving processes, modeling how professionals diagnose failures, evaluate tradeoffs, and make decisions in production settings.
- Develop and update curriculum and learning materials to ensure students gain current, job ready competencies aligned with industry standards and emerging technologies.
- Provide individualized feedback and mentoring that supports each student’s technical growth, professional habits, and confidence.
- Cultivate a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive learning environment where students practice teamwork, communication, and workplace behaviors essential for industry success.
- Model and teach safe work practices by reinforcing relevant safety standards, supervising equipment use, and coaching students in creating a safety-first mindset.
- Maintain instructional labs and equipment to ensure tools, systems, and learning activities support high quality skill development.
- Guide students in exploring career pathways and developing the professional skills needed for employment, advancement, and lifelong learning in the automation ecosystem.
Duty: Support program effectiveness through timely completion of administrative tasks, documentation, collaboration, and participation in departmental activities
Tasks include:- Evaluate student performance using clear, competency based criteria, and maintain accurate records that support student growth and program improvement.
- Provide timely and constructive feedback that helps students understand their progress and areas for further development.
- Contribute to continuous program improvement, using student assessment data, employer input, and instructional reflection to enhance learning outcomes.
- Engage in departmental and college activities that support student success, instructional quality, and a culture of belonging.
- Demonstrated, hands-on industry experience applying and integrating mechatronics and automation in real industrial environments (for example: manufacturing, process industries, logistics, utilities, aerospace/transportation, or similar).
- Experience working with complex systems where mechanical, electrical, and computer-based control technologies converge, including practical troubleshooting across those boundaries.
- Ability to safely work in and lead lab/shop environments, modeling industry-standard safe practices when using mechanical, electrical, fluid power, and control equipment.
- Ability to interpret and teach from technical documentation used in industry (schematics, wiring diagrams, data sheets, procedures, commissioning checklists, maintenance documentation, etc.).
- Clear, professional communication skills appropriate for technical and non-technical audiences (written, verbal, and visual).
- A combination of education, certifications, and/or training may be considered in addition to industry experience; however, the program particularly values evidence of applied work (implementation, commissioning, optimization, troubleshooting, repair).
- Automation systems integration, commissioning, start-up support, troubleshooting, and maintenance reliability.
- Industrial controls (Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Human-Machine Interface (HMI), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)).
- Motion systems, drives, sensors/actuators, industrial networking, control panels, field wiring, and test/measurement.
- Fluid power and hybrid power/control systems, including diagnosing cross-domain failures (mechanical/electrical/control).
Application Instructions
- Complete application
- Attach your CTC certifications and/or industry-recognized credentials
- Upload a resume and cover letter describing your skills and experience
- Complete Supplemental Questions
All offers of employment at Clover Park Technical College are contingent upon successful completion of background checks, including criminal history. Information obtained from the background checks will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the specific position.
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At this time, Clover Park Technical College is not sponsoring H1-B Visas.
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At Clover Park Technical College, we are proud to be part of Washington State's Community and Technical College system, supported by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). Our institution is dedicated to building strong individuals, families, and communities by providing accessible, high-quality education and training.
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Clover Park Technical College is located in Lakewood, Washington. Our college has a rich history of professional and technical education dating back to the 1940s, when Clover Park School Districtestablisheda War Production program, training civilians as auto mechanics,aircraft-service mechanics, ship-fitters,weldersand blueprint readers. Now, CPTC offers more than forty programs in Aerospace, Advanced Manufacturing, Health Sciences, Human Services, Business, Hospitality, Science Technology, Engineering, Transportation and Trades .CPTC has two campuses: Our main campus is located in Lakewood, WA and our South Hill Campus is located in Puyallup, WA.Learn more about Clover Park Technical College by visitingAbout CPTC.Jeanne Clery Statement Notice of Availability of Annual Security Report:
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