Leadership

Leadership Roles

All team leadership roles will be established as laid out in the Leadership Selection section. Students in leadership roles are expected to be dedicated members of the team; attending all competitions, all meetings during the offseason, all build sessions, and all leadership meetings. Student leaders are expected to be able to effectively communicate with their subteam members and team mentors.

Team Captain

The Team Captain is responsible for all of the subteam captains. The Team Captain is also responsible for communicating all whole team meetings and build sessions. They also work with the faculty advisor and lead mentor over the course of the year as the point of contact for the students. Under the discretion of the faculty advisor and lead mentor, a Co-Captain may also be added on a season-by-season basis.

The team captain may also hold one (1) other subteam leadership role as long as they can uphold the duties of each role as would be expected if they only held one role.

Control Systems Subteam Captain

Responsible for the robot code, wiring, and driver’s station. This student must:

• Know how to program the robot

• Be able to teach new students programming during the offseason

• Know how to troubleshoot code

• Be responsible for assembling an electrical layout for the robot

• Create a feature map of the robot

• Monitor external resources to track rule changes

Design Subteam Captain

Leads robot structure design and CAD modeling. This student must:

• Know how to model in Fusion 360

• Be able to teach new students Fusion 360 during the offseason

• Create a CAD design notebook for competitions

• Help construct prototypes with the Build team

• Work with the CS captain to create a feature map

• Monitor external resources for rule changes

Build Subteam Captain

Leads manufacturing and assembly of robot parts. This student must:

• Coordinate & supervise building of the robot

• Monitor robot weight

• Know how to use all build room machines including the CNC router

• Track purchases and materials via spreadsheet

• Supervise tool and pit piece packing

• Supervise pit work during competitions with Safety Captain

• Maintain clean build room

Business Subteam Captain

Oversees all logistical and operational elements. This student must:

• Understand branding manual

• Lead sponsorship efforts

• Ensure timely team apparel orders

• Create themed visuals for the pit

• Lead auction procurement

• Approve public-facing team content

Lead Scout (Data Collection)

Creates scouting collection form and leads scouting data collection. This student must:

• Not serve on the drive or pit team

• Train scouts on pit and match scouting systems

• Ensure match data collection

• Help lead scouting meetings before alliance selection

Lead Scout (Strategy)

Creates scouting metrics and assists drive team in match strategy. This student must:

• Not serve on the drive or pit team

• Provide insights to drive team at competitions

• Lead scouting meetings before alliance selection

Safety Captain

Implements and supervises safety standards. This student must:

• Ensure safety gear is packed

• Create and communicate evacuation plans for each competition