Become a Member
Up for some racing?
With this motto we’re on the search for new team members. Together we can take on the challenge of designing and building a competitive race car and use it to compete against other teams from around the world. Outstanding teamwork is certainly required, not only to have fun, but also to bring together all of the knowledge and skills required for each part.
Before that a number of interesting tasks await our team members, such as designing using CAD software, self-manufacture of parts, or the financial management of the team.
Here you can get an overview of all departments in our team and their tasks.
- Finances
- Management
- Marketing
- Statics
- Manufacturing
- Autonomous System
- Electronics
- Electric Drive
- Powertrain
- Chassis and Composites
- Aerodynamics
- Suspension
Finances
To ensure the financial security of our project, it is extremely important to keep track of all earnings and expenses at all times. Therefore, just like real companies, we depend on proper bookkeeping.
In the Finances department, you can gain initial experience in B2B businesses and gain insights into contract negotiations, invoicing and budgeting.
In the Finances department, you can gain initial experience in B2B businesses and gain insights into contract negotiations, invoicing and budgeting.
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoyfinance tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Management
The Management takes care of the organisation of the club, from member registration to travel to the race competitions.
We manage the team members in our own personnel system and plan the events of the season.
This includes official events, such as the competitions and trade fair appearances for sponsors, as well as the internal team buildings and the rollout – the unveiling of our new racing car.
We manage the team members in our own personnel system and plan the events of the season.
This includes official events, such as the competitions and trade fair appearances for sponsors, as well as the internal team buildings and the rollout – the unveiling of our new racing car.
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoyfinance tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
- Special basic knowlegde is not necessary
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Marketing
Community management, video and photography, layout and design but also organisation and overview!
The marketing team in the Formula Student Team takes care of the representation to sponsors and the public.
This includes the social media channels as well as the team clothing or the design of the vehicle.
Unlike other racing series, we also get involved behind the scenes and look deep into the details of the vehicle.
– Perfect for getting into racing and gaining your first experience!
The marketing team in the Formula Student Team takes care of the representation to sponsors and the public.
This includes the social media channels as well as the team clothing or the design of the vehicle.
Unlike other racing series, we also get involved behind the scenes and look deep into the details of the vehicle.
– Perfect for getting into racing and gaining your first experience!
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoyfinance tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
- Experience in the field of photo/video is desirable for these tasks
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Gaining practical experience in the area of social media
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Statics
An engine needs its electricity just like a Formula Student team needs its statics.
Whether you are a freshman or about to finish your studies, this is the right module for you!
The statics deal with the economic planning, implementation and control of the vehicle.
We deal with topics such as the manufacturing costs of our car and the commercial marketing of it.
The module is divided into two topics, the business plan and the cost report.
Whether you are a freshman or about to finish your studies, this is the right module for you!
The statics deal with the economic planning, implementation and control of the vehicle.
We deal with topics such as the manufacturing costs of our car and the commercial marketing of it.
The module is divided into two topics, the business plan and the cost report.
Business Plan
Within merely a year, you and your team will set up a fictitious company that will take on the commercial marketing of our racing car.
There are no limits to your creativity, from the concept phase to finding a name to the final presentation.
At the end of the year, you and your team members will present your company to international juries at events throughout Europe.
Cost Report
With the Cost Report we prove that we are familiar with the manufacturing processes and costs associated with the production of our race car.
For example, we look at the trade-offs and make-or-buy decisions of different components and look at the differences between prototype and mass production using our cars as an example.
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoyfinance tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
- Good knowledge of German and English
- Solid handling of MS Power-Point
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Workshops in the areas of business start-up
- Direct cooperation with professorships and chairs at the university
- Practical experience in writing a business plan
- Application of knowledge from lectures
- Possible acquisition of knowledge in the production of the vehicle
- Acquisition of soft and hard skills in the field of economics
- Contact with potential employers
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Manufacturing
The work in production includes in particular the organisation of the components to be produced.
This includes allocating them to our manufacturing partners, maintaining contact and checking for errors in designs or drawings.
In addition to the organisational work, the technical component is essential. You will acquire a lot of technical knowledge about each area of our racing car and can become an expert on the overall concept.
You will learn how to deal with companies in the free economy and how to build, maintain and use a network. This will make you very versatile in your work and learning.
This includes allocating them to our manufacturing partners, maintaining contact and checking for errors in designs or drawings.
In addition to the organisational work, the technical component is essential. You will acquire a lot of technical knowledge about each area of our racing car and can become an expert on the overall concept.
You will learn how to deal with companies in the free economy and how to build, maintain and use a network. This will make you very versatile in your work and learning.
Your skills:
- Social skills and not afraid to make phone calls
- Desire for technology
- Ability to work in a team and enjoyfinance tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Autonomous System
The brain of the vehicle – The tasks of Autonomous System range from recognising the route by means of our electronic eyes (camera and lidar), storing the map, path and trajectory planning,
to controlling the vehicle.
The system includes technologies such as ROS for the communication of individual algorithms, SLAM for localisation and mapping, model predictive controllers for vehicle control and,
of course, machine learning, which is mainly used in route recognition.
to controlling the vehicle.
The system includes technologies such as ROS for the communication of individual algorithms, SLAM for localisation and mapping, model predictive controllers for vehicle control and,
of course, machine learning, which is mainly used in route recognition.
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoyfinance tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
- Basic knowledge of C/C++ and/or Python
- Confident handling of Linux
- Good command of English
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Electronics
The nervous system – Consisting of self-developed circuit boards, sensors and software, the on-board electronics are the controlling brain of the vehicle. In addition to the design of the devices and sensors installed in the vehicle, our tasks also include their programming and safe installation. With more than 200 metres of cable, we ensure smooth communication between all the components of our racing car – from the circuit boards in the control unit to the shutdown circuit and the brake lights.
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoyfinance tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Electric Drive
The energy supply – In the area of the electric drive train we are responsible for the
accumulator of our racing car and ensure that it does not run out of energy during the race.
The accumulator is redesigned every year and adapted to the new requirements, both mechanically and electrically.
It is monitored during operation by our Battery Management System, which we developed ourselves.
We also take care of the inverter, which is fed directly from the battery and supplies our synchronous motors with the necessary alternating voltage.
accumulator of our racing car and ensure that it does not run out of energy during the race.
The accumulator is redesigned every year and adapted to the new requirements, both mechanically and electrically.
It is monitored during operation by our Battery Management System, which we developed ourselves.
We also take care of the inverter, which is fed directly from the battery and supplies our synchronous motors with the necessary alternating voltage.
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoyfinance tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
- Basic knowlegde in electrical engineering
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Powertrain
The department takes care of turning the high-tech carbon soapbox into a real electric race car that accelerates to 100 km/h faster than you can probably read this sentence.
This is accomplished by a completely self-developed electric wheel hub drive. This means, the electric motor and the planetary gearbox are located in the wheel carrier on each wheel.
Our racing car therefore has a 4-wheel drive.
In addition to the drivetrain, the Powertrain department also takes care of the cooling of all highly stressed power components.
Currently, the cooling of the 4 motors, inverters and the accumulator is achieved using water cooling, where the cooling water is circulated via pumps through the cooling jackets of the motors, the cooling plates for the power electronics and the radiator.
This is accomplished by a completely self-developed electric wheel hub drive. This means, the electric motor and the planetary gearbox are located in the wheel carrier on each wheel.
Our racing car therefore has a 4-wheel drive.
In addition to the drivetrain, the Powertrain department also takes care of the cooling of all highly stressed power components.
Currently, the cooling of the 4 motors, inverters and the accumulator is achieved using water cooling, where the cooling water is circulated via pumps through the cooling jackets of the motors, the cooling plates for the power electronics and the radiator.
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoy engineering tasks
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
- Basic knowledge of fluid mechanics
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Gaining practical experience in the areas of propulsion and cooling
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Chassis and Composites
The chassis of a racing car has a fundamental influence on its performance.
Low weight and high stiffness have to be combined. Fibre-reinforced composites are ideally suited for this and are our material of choice.
In addition to construction, simulation and design, we also focus on craftsmanship as we manufacture almost all of our parts ourselves.
We mainly use fibres impregnated with resin, which are processed under pressure and temperature and in combination with honeycomb cores into very light and high-strength laminates.
Our 13th carbon monocoque is the central component of the department.
Almost all other assemblies of the vehicle are connected to it. In addition, together with the roll bars, the belt system and the crash structure at the front of the car, it is the driver’s safety cell.
This also includes the firewall that separates the driver from the high-voltage components in the rear of the car.
We manufacture these – such as the battery housing – from aramid fibres and a non-flammable resin matrix.
Low weight and high stiffness have to be combined. Fibre-reinforced composites are ideally suited for this and are our material of choice.
In addition to construction, simulation and design, we also focus on craftsmanship as we manufacture almost all of our parts ourselves.
We mainly use fibres impregnated with resin, which are processed under pressure and temperature and in combination with honeycomb cores into very light and high-strength laminates.
Our 13th carbon monocoque is the central component of the department.
Almost all other assemblies of the vehicle are connected to it. In addition, together with the roll bars, the belt system and the crash structure at the front of the car, it is the driver’s safety cell.
This also includes the firewall that separates the driver from the high-voltage components in the rear of the car.
We manufacture these – such as the battery housing – from aramid fibres and a non-flammable resin matrix.
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoyfinance tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
- Basic knowledge of lightweight construction
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Aerodynamics
The Aerodynamics department (Aero for short) develops and manufactures the wing package with the aim of pushing the vehicle more firmly on the ground and increasing our cornering speed even further.
We are divided into three areas: simulation, component development and manufacturing. There is something for everyone.
If you like calculations and virtual methods for fluid mechanical or structural design, simulation is the place for you.
If you want to give your creativity and engineering spirit free rein, then component development would be something for you.
Or if you are a doer and want to see results, then come to manufacturing and gain experience in carbon manufacturing and help us develop new manufacturing concepts.
To build a coherent system, all our members have insight to the areas mentioned above.
We are divided into three areas: simulation, component development and manufacturing. There is something for everyone.
If you like calculations and virtual methods for fluid mechanical or structural design, simulation is the place for you.
If you want to give your creativity and engineering spirit free rein, then component development would be something for you.
Or if you are a doer and want to see results, then come to manufacturing and gain experience in carbon manufacturing and help us develop new manufacturing concepts.
To build a coherent system, all our members have insight to the areas mentioned above.
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoyfinance tasks
- Strong communication skills
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production
Suspension
The suspension is the link between the carbon monocoque and the wheel and is responsible for achieving as much traction as possible. This starts with choosing the best tyres for our car and ends with a complex decoupled suspension damper systems.
In order to make good decisions, a good understanding of the entire vehicle is required, so that in the end a fast race car comes out. In this department, we look in detail at the wishbones, the spring-damper system, the steering and the pedals.
In addition to the components, there are always other tasks concerning the suspension, such as overall vehicle simulations.
In order to make good decisions, a good understanding of the entire vehicle is required, so that in the end a fast race car comes out. In this department, we look in detail at the wishbones, the spring-damper system, the steering and the pedals.
In addition to the components, there are always other tasks concerning the suspension, such as overall vehicle simulations.
Your skills:
- Ability to work in a team and enjoy engineering tasks
- Independent working style and familiarisation with new topics
- Motivation and ambition
- Basic knowledge of technical mechanics
What we offer:
- Cooperation with students from business and technical courses of study in a friendly and well-coordinated team
- Challenging tasks in your own area of responsibility
- Taking responsibility in meaningful positions
- Gaining practical experience in the areas of drive and cooling systems
- Independent organisation of your working hours
- Participation in Formula Student competitions throughout Europe
- Opportunities to actively participate in production