Roles

This person is responsible for managing the team, project management of all key deliverables and ensuring that all race cars are ready for the competition. The team manager works closely with all members of the team, offering assistance where necessary.

This person organises budgets and resources needed for designing and making the car(s) and team project work. They might keep track of all expenses and income generated, allocating certain funds to certain areas of the project, for example Car, Pit Display, Portfolio, team uniforms.

This person is responsible for advising team members on the manufacture of the car and the constraints of the machining process. Manufacturing engineers will need to liaise with the design engineers to report and help solve any problems with the construction of the car.

This role is responsible for the styling and aerodynamic performance of the car design. Design engineers will need to liaise with the manufacturing engineers to ensure their ideas can be realised.

This person could be responsible for producing the colour schemes applied to the vehicle, including any special sponsorship decals, together with the final graphic renderings and any additional team marketing materials. The graphic designer will need to liaise with the design engineer to ensure any schemes will fit the shape of the vehicle and the resources manager for additional marketing development.

This person could be responsible for generating sponsorship proposals for potential sponsors, contacting firms and marketing the team through different media. They may be tasked with creating and managing the team’s social media accounts as well as thinking up ways to generate interest and income for the team through marketing events.