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  • BWSI 2023-2024 Build a CubeSat Challenge - volunteer roles

    By: Shreyas Hegde Shreyas Hegde , 7 months ago

     

    BWSI 2023-2024 Build a CubeSat Challenge - volunteer roles

     

    Challenge Organizers: responsible for organizing and running the Challenge

    • ~5 hours/week from September 2023  to mid-April 2024

    • Recruiting 1 to 2 volunteers each from AIAA, NSBE and SWE for this role

     

    Selection Committee members:

    • November 2023: 5-10 hours/week for 2 weeks in November 2023

    • Recruiting 1 volunteer each from AIAA, NSBE and SWE

     

    Judging Committee members;

    • Selection Committee members can also be on the Judging Committee

    • Week of March 4, 2024: ~10 hours for judging design review presentation submissions and select ~10 teams for in-person final presentations on April 13, 2024

    • Week of April 1, 2024: ~10 hours, review submitted presentation material, submitted videos and select award winners in this category

    • April 13, 2024 (Final Competition): 8 hours

    • 15 volunteers will be recruited for this role

     

    Challenge technical mentors paired with student teams

    • From December 1, 2023 to April 13, 2024 (2-3 hours per week) 

    • Each mentor is assigned to 2 student teams 

    • Meet bi-weekly with assigned student teams

    • Getting ready: October and November,  2023 (less than 5 hours/week)

      • Go through Build a CubeSat online course

    • 25 mentors will be selected for this role

     

    Technical qualifications for Challenge Technical Mentors:

    Background in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or other technical fields, coupled with the demonstrated ability to apply talents to new fields.

    • Demonstrated excellence in communication skills and the ability to convey technical concepts in a concise manner to a wide spectrum of audiences

    • Interest in CubeSat systems and subsystems and educational instruction

    Desired Skills:

    • Experience programming in Python

    • Familiarity with Linux operating systems

    • Exposure to image processing fundamentals and OpenCV

    • Familiarity with systems engineering principles

    • Experience working with hardware 

     

    Technical qualifications for Judging Committee members:

    Background in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or other technical fields.

    • Familiarity with Aerospace systems

    • Interest in CubeSat systems and subsystems

    • Familiarity with systems engineering principles

     

    For technical mentors and judging committee members - you agree to:

    Commit the time for the role as described above

    Attend technical mentor training (for technical mentors)

    Complete online BWSI Build a CubeSat course (for technical mentors)

    Willing to go through the CORI process through MIT

    Complete on-line training on Working with Minors

    Agree to Code-of-Conduct policies

    Sign the photo-video and liability release form