2023 Team Leadership

Why Should You join?

Design, Build And Drive A race car!

Are you competitive? Do you like winning? With over 600 teams and thousands of students across the globe, you have the opportunity to participate in the largest student design competition in the world!

Career Networking and Skill Development

Formula SAE is the best opportunity undergraduate students have to apply their engineering skills to real-life problems.

Members get access to the design center, experienced members, faculty advisors, technical advisors, team alumni, and corporate sponsors to assist them in starting their engineering journey at Akron.

Leadership Opportunities

Zips Racing Electric is entirely student-led, especially when it comes to organization, engineering, and fundraising. For most of our team members, FSAE is the first time they are tasked with major responsibilities that influence the outcome of a project.

To be successful, our members must learn effective time management and communication skills. A unique aspect of student design projects is significant turnover of members as new students join and seniors graduate. This means that team leadership must utilize excellent communication strategies to onboard new members and teach all the skills they need to contribute as quickly as possible.

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In Addition to general membership, We are Recruiting for the following Leadership Positions:

  • You'll be responsible for optimizing the design and integration of carbon fiber components to enhance performance and structural capabilities. Collaborating closely with our aerodynamics team, you'll leverage your expertise to ensure the seamless incorporation of carbon fiber technology into various parts of the vehicle, from electronics enclosures to bodywork. Your role will involve meticulous attention to detail, innovation, and an understanding of materials science to push the boundaries of speed and efficiency,

  • The suspension lead is responsible for the kinematics, analysis, validation, design, manufacturing, and testing of the suspension system. This includes, but is not limited to, tires, hubs, uprights, A-arms, push and pull rods, control arms, dampers, rockers, and anti-roll bars.

  • Lead a diverse team of people managing the business operations of the organization! In this role you will help the team with corporate and university outreach, help plan events and travel, and lead the business and cost scenarios at competition that directly impact our team’s success.

  • Are you someone that is looking to improve your professional soft skills? The sponsorship lead is a position where you seek out and acquire the financial and material resources that the team needs to be successful. In this role you will have the opportunity to engage in a professional relationship with our corporate sponsors. You’ll work one-on-one with many big-name sponsors in order to optimize benefits on both sides of the sponsorship agreement.

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FAQs

How do I join The Project?

The team meets in the Auburn Science and Engineering Center (ASEC) A108 Student Design Center. We host weekly meeting starting in August and until the end of the semester.

Do I have to apply to join?

No! To become part of the team, simply attend one of our weekly meetings and meet our members! During these meetings you will be introduced to the team operations and we will guide you through the onboarding process.

Are there any eligibility requirements?

  • There are no experience requirements to join the team. We find that the most successful students are responsible, passionate about the team, driven to learn, highly competitive, and want to win!

  • You must be an undergraduate student or as a graduate master’s student.

  • Unfortunetly PhD students cannot be members on the team or contribute to the design and building of the car, however, you are welcome to serve as one of our technical advisors!

Can i join as a freshmAn?

Absolutely! In fact, joining as early in your college career will give you the best possible FSAE learning experience. As a new freshman, you can expect to participate in 4 to 5 design seasons before graduation, where you will be able to learn the ropes at your own pace and improve on your knowledge each year.

I am a prospective akron student. CAN I schedule a tour of the design center and meet the team?

Yes! Our design center is a stop for many tours throughout the spring and summer. You can schedule tours via https://www.uakron.edu/engineering/visit/, or you can email us at evracing@uakron.edu