Lab Improvement

October 7th 2020:

CPCL has begun its restructure to a more subsystem-focused organization. New subsystem teams are being created one-by-one with the goal that all pertinent subsystems will have infrastructure established by the end of the quarter. So far, the Systems  Engineering, Testing and Facilities, and Structures and Mechanisms teams have started weekly meetings. Electrical Power Systems, Communications, Space Environments, and Attitude Determination and Control are next. Each team will begin by working with the lab managers to define the roles and responsibilities of the members within their team, meeting with the project leads to coordinate needs and tasks, establishing trainings for new members, and creating meetings for both experienced and new members to communicate across projects and ensure that consistent approaches are taken regarding that subsystem. Meanwhile, discipline leads are shifting their focus towards recruitment, new member induction, and culture creation within the lab.