Mechanical Lead and Deputy(s) - Roles and Responsibilities
* Mechanical design and construction of robot. 
* Responsibility - design and construction of all robot mechanisms, drivetrain, and test fixtures.  Training of mech students in CAD, fabrication, mechanical analysis, shop safety/etiquette.  Ensuring all mech students have good learning experience.
* Authority - All mechanical design decisions (meeting requirements developed by !Systems/Integration Captain).  All actuator analysis and selection.  All mech training.
* Potential deputy roles: 
   * drivetrain 
   * specific mechanisms 
* Duties: 
   * Study best mechanical engineering practices of top teams 
   * Develop/document standard mechanical processes and resources 
   * Identify most commonly used mechanisms and develop training for them
   * Fall: training: 
      * Tools, jigs, CAD, 3D printing, fabrication, Grizzly 
   * Build: 
      * Develop construction schedules w/milestones (subject to Project Manager)
      * Construction of competition robot and mechanisms per schedule 
   * Post-Build: 
      * Construction of post-bag robots/mechanisms for drive and control systems 
      * Develop/execute test plans in cooperation with Electrical Lead(s) 
      * Write technical documents for awards judging (subject to Operations Lead)
   * Competition: 
      * Rapid repair and adjustment of robot in pit