Rover Team – Science – Chemical Lead
QSET rover team is looking to expand its executive team by hiring system leads. This expansion will enable general members to contribute to the team in a more meaningful and direct way. This position will run from June 1, 2024 to May 1, 2025.
Description
The Queen's Space Engineering Team (QSET) is a large multi-disciplinary team consisting of students from all engineering disciplines, in addition to the Faculty of Arts and Science. QSET designs a prototype Mars Rover for participation in the University Rover Challenge (for more information please visit urc.marssociety.org/home).
If selected as the Science – Chemical Lead, you will work with the Science Manager and take on a greater responsibility for the research, implementation, and testing of chemical functionality on QSET’s scientific payload.
The Queen’s Space Engineering Team encourages applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact qset@ engsoc.queensu.ca.
Application Due Date: May 10, 2024 at 10 PM
Responsibilities
• Work with the Rover CTO, Mechanical Manager and Software Manager to design manufacture and integrate all aspects of the rover drive system.
• Work with the Science Manager and ensure the following:
• Check procedures made by general members to ensure viability.
• Ensure all members who want time in the lab get it.
• Find new chemical tests.
• Run chemical tests in the lab with 1-3 general members.
• Report results of test to Science Manager.
• Ensure all research and experiments are kept track of for future years to reference.
• Take videos and photos (in landscape) of the testing and results.
• Hold general knowledge of chemistry and biology to share with the team.
• Work to become an expert on the past and current chemical functionality of the rover scientific payload.
Preferred Qualifications
• Ability to research topics of interest, outside of current understanding, independently.
• Critical thinking and decision making, with a passion for engineering.
• Knowledge of chemistry.
• Experience in a chemical laboratory.