Join Our Team

If you are interested in becoming a team member, here is some more information on our available positions! 

To apply, click here: CSR Team Application

Drivetrain

• Electrical Engineer:  focused on designing and selecting hardware to use in Drivetrain system design. This includes calculating and testing theoretical limits on power electronics, testing motors, and designing wiring harnesses. 

• Software/Computer Engineer: focused on designing and implementing ADAS logic between driver inputs and motors. These students will work with the Panels team to ensure that the motor and solar panels are working together at their best efficiency 

• Relevant Coursework: CS1 CS2, Data Structures, Operating Systems, Discrete Math 1, Digital logic, Embedded Systems, Advanced Algorithms (Data Structure 2), Automeda, Discrete Math 2 

Battery

• Mechanical Engineer:  focused on working the mechanical design and simulation work. This includes creating  solidworks models of battery packs / modules, using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) modeling of battery modules and packs, and 3D printing models of various materials.

• Electrical Engineer: focused on the electrical harness/battery simulation and design. This includes creating wire harness/potential PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design, using BMS (Battery Management Systems) with the goal to create a custom BMS, and researching  suitable conduction materials for optimum battery pack busbar design.

• Relevant Experience:  CFD modelling, SolidWorks, 3D printing

Dynamics

• Suspension Engineer: focused on designing and optimizing the suspension system of the solar car to ensure stability, comfort, and performance under various road conditions. 

• Braking Engineer: specializes in designing and refining the braking system of the solar car to maximize efficiency, responsiveness, and safety. 

• Steering Engineer: works on designing and improving the steering system of the solar car to enhance maneuverability, responsiveness, and control. 

• Testing and Integration Engineer: conducts rigorous testing and validation procedures to assess the performance, durability, and safety of the dynamics systems. Focuses on integrating various dynamics systems with other subsystems of the solar car.

• Relevant Coursework: Dynamics, Mechanics, Computer Aided Design, System Dynamics Modeling and Analysis, Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems, Systems and Controls, Design of Mechanical Systems 

• Relevant Experience:  MATLAB/Simulink, Solidworks, Ansys

Structures

• Mechanical Engineer: focused on 3D modeling and designing chassis and structural members, utilizing the Weldments design feature in SolidWorks. This role also includes conducting stress analysis, finite element analysis, and modal (vibrational) analysis on structural members, assemblies, and components using ANSYS. Proficient in creating detailed 2D drawings for manufacturing and developing bills of materials. 

• Relevant Coursework: Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Design of Mechanical Systems, Multivariable Calculus, and Computer Aided Design 

• Relevant Experience:  Welding, Metal Manufacturing

Composites

• Mechanical Engineer: focused on material characterization. This involves imperially testing materials, FEA (Specifically for parts manufactured with the FDM process), and CAD design. 

• Relevant Experience: CAD, Solidworks, CATIA, Ansys, 

• Relevant Coursework: Statics, Mechanics, Mechanics and Materials, Intro to