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The Team Leader is responsible for setting reasonable goals and managing project completion. The Team Leader assures that workload is distributed evenly between the team members. The Team Leader also sets meeting agendas and keeps communication flowing between team members, faculty members, and the sponsor. The Industrial Engineering Lead, Mechanical Engineering Lead, and Electrical and Computer Engineering Lead report to the Team Leader. The Team Leader role can be assigned to more than one project member at the same time.
The Industrial Engineering Lead is responsible for managing industrial engineering members of team, scheduling meetings with the industrial engineering advisor, and ensuring that the team meets deliverable deadlines. This position rotates among the industrial engineering majors.
The Mechanical Engineering Lead is responsible for managing mechanical engineering members of team and scheduling meetings with the mechanical engineering advisor. The Mechanical Engineering Lead maintains constant contact with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Lead to ensure compatibility between mechanical and electrical components of the project and is in charge of maintaining the documents created by the Software Designer. This position rotates among the mechanical engineering majors.
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Lead is in charge of scheduling meetings with the electrical and computer engineering advisor. The Electrical and Computer Engineering Lead is also in charge of selecting electrical components of the project and programming the rotorcraft.
The Material Selection Engineer is in charge of researching all the possible materials required for the design and manufacturing of the rotorcraft. The Material Selection Engineer is responsible for selecting the manufacturing process required to manufacture the parts.
The Financial Advisor is responsible for the group finances as well as keeping track of purchased parts and overall inventory. The Financial Advisor maintains appropriate expenses and plans for funding and ensures the group stays in budget.
The Webmaster is responsible for maintaining the team project website with up to date information and media according to the requirements of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
The Software Designer is in charge of the creation of all drawings, reports, and all other necessary documents regarding the design of the project.
The Mechanical Fabrication Engineer is the lead of the mechanical portion of the rotorcraft build and in charge of the creation of the build plan.
The Power Systems Engineer is responsible in particular for all power systems components of the project.