Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (CAMP)

Position Details

Position Information

Position Title
Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (CAMP)

Requisition Number
S02483P

Position Category
Staff

Campus Location
Off Campus

Hours per week
40

Months per year
12

Alternate work schedule

Pay Grade
E35

Salary

FLSA
Exempt

Job Summary/Basic Function

The CAMP Director provides strategic and operational leadership for Weber State University's CAMP program, an applied innovation and workforce initiative that connects technical needs identified by Hill Air Force Base and the Ogden Air Logistics Complex with university faculty, students, facilities, Utah educational institutions, 47G, and industry partners.

The Director manages the overall project portfolio, translates partner needs into clearly defined projects, establishes schedules and accountability, monitors budgets and deliverables, coordinates partner communication, promotes and directs academic collaborations,and prepares required state, university and sponsor reports. The Director builds the procedures, governance, and operating systems needed to transition initial successful projects into the longer-term CAMP operating model.

Faculty project leads retain responsibility for technical decisions, technical quality, and direct supervision of students assigned to their projects. CAMP and the Miller Advanced Research & Solutions Center (MARS) are separate programs; the Director coordinates use of MARS space or services only when an approved CAMP project requires them.

Required Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in engineering, technology, business, public administration, project management, higher education administration, economic development, or a related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible experience managing complex programs, projects, partnerships, applied research, workforce initiatives, or related operations.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple organizations or functional areas when contributors do not all report to the same supervisor.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, deliverables, performance measures, and written reports.
• Experience working with senior leaders, technical professionals, external partners, or government stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred:

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated ability to organize ambiguous work, establish clear accountability, resolve operational barriers, and communicate decisions in writing and in meetings.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, sustainment, robotics, automation, additive manufacturing, materials, digital engineering, testing, or validation.
• Experience working with the U.S. Department of Defense, Hill Air Force Base, Air Force Materiel Command, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, or a comparable government or regulated environment.
• Experience managing an applied research, innovation, technology transition, or multi-project portfolio.
• Experience working in higher education and coordinating faculty, students, academic units, and administrative offices.
• Experience with grants, contracts, government agreements, procurement, compliance, or public funding reporting.
• Experience supervising professional staff and student employees.
• Project Management Professional certification or comparable formal project management training.

A successful candidate will be willing to

Background Check?
Yes

Benefits Summary

WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Posting Detail Information

Job Open Date
10/02/2026

Review Date
10/18/2026

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Notes to Applicant

This position will work at the current MARS facility in Clearfield, Utah. If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The position comes with a generous benefits package.

To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references.

For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.

Screening of applications will begin October 18, 2026. Position will remain open until filled.

Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting
https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/29474