Employment

The Engineering & Design Department has undergraduate programs in Industrial Design, Electrical and Computer Engineering, with concentrations in Electronics and Energy, Manufacturing Engineering, and Plastics and Composites Engineering. The Department has 33 full-time faculty and staff, and almost 500 majors and pre-majors.

The College of Science and Engineering and the Engineering & Design Department support Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

WWU is located in scenic Bellingham, Washington, a town of about 90,000 residents nestled between the mountains of the North Cascades and the waters of Puget Sound. Recreational opportunities abound nearby, including: biking, running, skiing, hiking, sailing, kayaking, and mountaineering. Bellingham is roughly 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia, and 90 miles north of Seattle, Washington, each with a lively cosmopolitan atmosphere and home to many leading technology companies.

 

Tenure-track Faculty Positions