SWE 2026-2027 Executive Position Applications

If you’re interested in running for an executive position, you can find more information about the roles and timeline below! All applicants must be national SWE members to apply.


SWE 2026-2026 Executive Positions

Executive Trio

  • Role Description: 

    • The President of SWE is responsible for overseeing the SWE UW officer team. They will be responsible for representing the SWE mission and values throughout the term as the face of the section.

    • Responsible for the leadership and development of executive officers and teams.

    • Oversees the execution of events through collaboration with VPs and teams, especially the SWE signature events such as EWI, SWE Hacks, EOY.

    • Ensures collaboration between the GradSWE team and the Undergraduate team.

    • Represents the team at national/regional conferences and coordinates planning as needed.

    • Coordinates planning for the WE national conference.

    • Coordinates planning for the WE Local conference.

    • Collaborates with COE programs and RSOs as a SWE representative.

    • Attends monthly Engineering Student Council meetings as SWE’s representative.

    • Plans and leads, or supports other VPs to lead monthly general meetings.

    • Oversees election committee at the end of the year.

    • Pull the membership roster (from the SWE leadership portal) each month.

    • Create an end-of-year report for submittal.

    Meetings Required to Attend:

    • Exec Meeting (weekly)

    • General Meeting (monthly)

    • One-on-one with advisor/counselor (bi-weekly/monthly)

    • Executive one-on-ones (once a quarter)

    • Cabinet meeting with Secretary, Treasurer, and advisor (bi-weekly)

    Hours per week: 15 hours per week
    Starting Time:
    Onboarding period from election until the official term starts on July 1st 

  • Role Description: 

    • Holds responsibility of SWE's financial accounts & transactions, including the filing of organizational, state, and federal tax returns/reports 

    • Manages financial inflows & outflows

    • Organizes and confirms branch & event budgets

    • Ensure the mission of the organization is financially supported, without extraneous spending.

    • Promptly respond to and complete financial inquiries and item purchasing 

    • Manage inventory (e.g., HUB, Engineering Library)

    • Oversees additional financial support requests, including fundraising 

    Meetings Required to Attend:

    • Exec Meeting (weekly)

    • General Meeting (monthly)

    • Cabinet meeting with Secretary, Treasurer, and advisor (as scheduled)

    • Budget Planning & Review with Branch VPs (quarterly) 

    • Attend Engineering Student Council meetings once a month

    Hours per week: 5+ hours per week

    Starting Time: Onboarding period from election until official term start on July 1st

  • Role Description:

    • Holds responsibility of SWE's financial accounts & transactions, including the filing of organizational,  state, and federal tax returns/reports 

    • Manages financial inflows & outflows

    • Organizes and confirms branch & event budgets

    • Ensure the mission of the organization is financially supported, without extraneous spending.

    • Promptly respond to and complete financial inquiries and item purchasing 

    • Manage inventory (e.g., HUB, Engineering Library)

    • Be an active participant in the Engineering Student Council 

    • Oversees additional financial support requests, including fundraising  

    Meetings Required to Attend:

    • Exec Meeting (weekly)

    • General Meeting (monthly)

    • Cabinet meeting with Secretary, Treasurer, and advisor(as scheduled)

    • Budget Planning & Review with Branch VPs (quarterly) 

    • Attend Engineering Student Council meetings once a month

    Hours per week: 5+ hours per week

    Starting Time: Onboarding period from election until official term start on July 1st

 

Vice Presidents

  • Role Description:

    • Set up PR structure (advertising requests, social media calendar, Figma, Slack/Drive)

    • Manage advertising process (monthly requests, receiving approval on graphics)

    • Oversee social media pages for SWE (Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Website) and other creative content as well

    • Ensure consistent branding across all team-specific PR teams and help decide on year-specific branding

    • Act as content creation leader at events when other PR officers are absent (taking photos and videos, IG stories)

    • Attend weekly executive meetings

    • Work closely with the Secretary to ensure that all populations & distribution lists are covered for each event/opportunity

    • Facilitate meeting with the PR team and onboard new officers + committee members

    • Lead and oversee general officers and committees

      • 1 Social Media Content Director

      • 1 Social Media Logistics Director

      • 2 Graphics Directors

      • 1 Website Director

      • 3 PR Committee Members 

    • Offering extra help and support to officers when in need

    Meetings Required to Attend:

    • Exec Meeting (weekly)

    • General Meeting (monthly)

    • Bi-weekly PR team meeting

    Hours per week: 10 hours per week
    Starting Time: Onboarding period from election until official term start on July 1st

  • Disclaimer: Must already be a director or committee member in Community Outreach branch to be considered for VP of Community Outreach position.

    Role Description: 

    • VP of Outreach leads and oversees middle school and high school outreach branches for SWE at UW. 

    • During the summer, they will work with the Outreach directors to plan and set goals for the upcoming year. 

    • They help ensure that all programs’ goals are being met and are effective for K-12 students, specific to the type of program and demographic being served. Outreach efforts should be mindful of the outreach mission:

      • Committed to making STEM accessible and enjoyable to students from all backgrounds across Washington state through interactive, engaging, and inspiring programs and initiatives.

    • Aside from representing SWE at events/meetings and being an active member of the SWE Exec team, this VP is responsible for helping build community and leadership skills in their outreach team and helping teams solve any problems that arise during the year.

    • They will seek out opportunities to grow SWE’s Outreach partnerships and reach in the community.

    • Partner with “neighboring” organizations (e.g., College of Engineering, GradSWE, WiSE Collective) to efficiently deliver programming

    • They are responsible to plan and run one monthly General Meeting, as well as assist at others.

    Meetings Required to Attend:

    • Exec meeting (weekly)

    • General Meeting (monthly)

    • Budget Planning & Review with Treasurer (quarterly) 

    • Outreach team meeting (weekly)

    Hours per week: 10 hours per week
    Starting Time:
    Onboarding period from election until official term start on July 1st

  • Disclaimer: Must already be a director or committee member in the Corporate Relations branch to be considered for the VP of External Corporate Relations position.

    Role Description:

    • Serve as the main point of contact between SWE at UW and corporate representatives.

      • Oversees all communication outside of the university

      • Works very closely with the VP of Internal Corporate Relations to host all of the events

    • In charge of uwswe.corprel@gmail.com

      • Sets up meeting with industry representatives as needed

    • Coordinates details for events with industry and is their main point of contact

      • Works most closely the VP of Internal Corporate Relations for closing the circle on communication 

      • Evening with Industry: Semi-formal recruiting dinner

    • Major Responsibility:

      •  Send the Corporate Mailer (sponsorship package) to companies during the summer (July/August) or as early as (May/June) to secure funding for SWE programs. Work with the club advisor to outline sponsorship opportunities (monetary donations, event participation, etc.).

    • In addition to representing SWE at events and meetings, the VP helps build community, fosters leadership skills within the Corporate team, and provides strategies for event success and creativity.

    Meetings Required to Attend:

    • Exec meeting (weekly)

    • CR team meeting (weekly)

    • Meeting with advisor (weekly)

    • General Meeting (monthly)

    • Budget Planning & Review with Treasurer (quarterly) 

    • One-on-one with President (quarterly)

    • Meetings with companies (as needed)

    Hours per week: 10 hours per week

    Starting Time: Onboarding period from the election until the official term starts on July 1st

  • Disclaimer: Must already be a director or committee member in the Corporate Relations branch to be considered for the VP of Internal Corporate Relations position.

    Role Description:

    • Main role is goal definition and execution

      • Oversees coordinating, brainstorming, and planning team meetings and events

    • Logistics focal for all corporate events

      • Calendar manager and planning timeline of all events (starting as early as May/June)

      • Room booking, catering, marketing, and student facing

      • Sets up meeting with industry representatives as needed

    • Responsible for leadership development workshops providing tools for CR directors

      • Sets up meetings with directors as needed

      • Works most closely with the VP of External Corporate Relations

      • Creates weekly CR directors agendas and runs the meeting

    • In addition to representing SWE at events and meetings, the VP helps build community, fosters leadership skills within the Corporate team, and provides strategies for event success and creativity.

    Meetings Required to Attend:

    • Exec meeting (weekly)

    • CR team meeting (weekly)

    • Meeting with advisor (weekly)

    • General Meeting (monthly)

    • Budget Planning & Review with Treasurer (quarterly) 

    • One-on-one with President (quarterly)

    • Meetings with companies (as needed)


    Hours per week: 10 hours per week
    Starting Time: Onboarding period from the election until the official term starts on July 1st

  • Role Description

    • Lead and oversee general officers

      • Recruitment Directors

      • Academic Directors (+ Major Chairs) 

      • Social Directors (+ SWE Fams Family Leads)

    • Host various community-building events with the intent to grow connections within the membership

    • Supervise SWE Families (SWE Fams) program recruitment for Fall Quarter

    • Organize recruitment events throughout the year, including Dawg Daze

    • Create opportunities to collaborate with other Engineering RSOs

    Required Meetings to Attend

    • Exec meeting (weekly)

    • Membership team meeting (bi-weekly)

    • General Meeting (monthly)

    • Budget Planning & Review with Treasurer (quarterly)

    • One-on-one with general officers (as scheduled)

    Hours per week: 10 hours per week

    Starting Time: Onboarding period from election until official term start on July 1st

 

GradSWE

  • Role Description: 

    • Oversees a committee of 4 officers: 

      • Professional Development

      • Outreach

      • Academics

      • Public Relations

    • Plan and host 3-6 events per quarter

    • Form partnerships and plan collaborative events with undergrad SWE and other RSOs on campus

    • Organize new graduate student orientation presentations for all engineering departments

    • Provide committees with resources to host events

    • Build community within GradSWE members!

    Meetings Required to Attend:

    • Exec meeting (weekly)

    • Budget Planning & Review with Treasurer (quarterly) 

    • GradSWE meetings (biweekly)


    Hours per week: 2-5 hours per week


Why should you run for a SWE Exec Position?

  1. You believe in our Mission and want to put work into it to make it come true!
    Mission: Empower the next generation of women and nonbinary engineers to find success in their careers. 

  2. Great Leadership Growth Opportunities:

  • Leading a team while facilitating team meetings, resolving conflicts, motivating others, and growing interpersonal skills.

  • Public speaking and effectively communicating ideas, including at executive meetings, SWE general meetings, and meetings with school staff

  • Written communication, including professional emails

  • Planning and leading large-scale events (virtual or in-person) to create a positive impact on your community!

  • Strong leadership skills and the ability to speak up for the representation of females in engineering

Bonus: Attending WE27 conference!