Team Leader Electronics

Are you interested in being part of the Leadership Group for next year’s project – ER26?

As a team leader you have several key responsibilities in which the majority are centered around your team:
The main focus is ensuring that the team achieves success within its area of expertise, it is also of importance that you ensure the members well-being. 

Other Responsibilities include:
Leading and actively participating in two workshops per week.
Participating in a leadership meeting once a week and arranging for any extra meetings with the team if needed. This includes a meeting on monday if you are TL for a technical team.
Participating in the strategic planning for both the team and leadership group throughout the project year.
Collaboration between the different teams amongst team leaders.
Responsibilities within the team include analyzing risks, establishing milestones, assessing progress and ensuring follow-ups.

As the team leader of the Electronics team you are responsible for planning the overall design and lead the work for the team. The team requires multiple engineering practices like electrical, software and mechanical which makes it important for you to manage multiple areas. It’s necessary to have a good overview rather than to focus too much on one of them. Structure, communication and general problem solving is crucial to be able to help the members of the team in the best possible way.

Other tasks the team leader is responsible for include managing purchases and making sure the team stays within its budget and keeping in contact with some sponsors and other external parties.

Since the team is so large, and encompasses so many different fields it can be challenging to keep track of everything that is going on, especially since the electronics team was combined to include both power electronics and low voltage. Therefore, it is crucial to be structured and be able to plan the work in the team for it to go smoothly. 

The best part of being the electronics TL is to see all the different systems on the car develop and come together to, in the end, form a functional car. The team will also learn, collaborate and have fun together, which is incredibly rewarding to see. It can be a challenging role to fill, but the experience gained and memories created together with your team are truly invaluable!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Isac Vejklint, President ER26 at isac.vejklint@liuformulastudent.se