LA eRacing

The team
The term drive describes a mechanism that moves an object or generates its movement.

Our technical drive components range from our 12V low-voltage system, the control unit box and the inverters to the gearbox and the 600V accumulator, through to the cooling system and other individual components of the drivetrain.

The drivetrain is essential for the locomotion of a vehicle. The team has many different areas of responsibility. If you enjoy dealing with wide-ranging and complex problems and want to find innovative solutions, then the powertrain team is the right place for you.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the drive area:

• Calculating the values required for the assembly
• Conceptualising the respective assembly
• Designing components using CAD
• Simulation and FEM to ensure safety and optimise weight
• Assembly based on the design created
• Measurements and tests
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The team
The chassis team designs assemblies, integrates systems and carries out calculations. The most important assemblies include the steering, spring/damper, wheel carriers and their connections, as well as the brake system. The chassis kinematics, which must be calculated and designed by us, are decisive for the design.

The chassis is responsible for transferring the vehicle's performance to the road in the best possible way. There is a wide range of tasks and if you are interested in these topics, the chassis team is the right place for you.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the chassis department:

• Designing the brake system and constructing the components through to final assembly
• Calculation and design of the chassis kinematics
• Designing, simulating and assembling the control arms
• In consultation with the drive team, design and simulation of the wheel carriers
• Calculation and design of the stabiliser
• Setting up the chassis on the measuring stand
• Calculation, design and construction of the spring-damper assembly
• Calculation, design and construction of the steering, adapting it to the possibility of driverless
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The team
The term chassis originates from automotive engineering and describes the basic structure of motor vehicles. Depending on the area of application, there are a wide variety of designs, from steel ladder frames to fibre composite structures.
The team is responsible for the construction of the tubular frame, the vehicle panelling, the cockpit, the pedals and the aeropackage. The most important principle here is the safety of the driver. In close co-operation with the other teams, the skeleton of our racing car is created. In addition to design and simulation, the Chassis team offers exciting technical tasks, such as laminating fibre composite parts.
We are always open to new team members and look forward to working with you to design and manufacture a vehicle that we can be proud of.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the chassis area:

• Design and simulation of the tubular frame
• Simulation of aero components
• Complex design tasks for the panelling of the vehicle
• Simulation of load-bearing components and brackets
• Considerations for driver ergonomics
• Laminating the vehicle panelling
• Supervising the production of the tubular frame
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Theteam
Data exchange via sensitive signal lines, sensors and actuators, the high-voltage system that supplies up to 70 kilowatts to the two wheel hub motors, electrical circuits, in particular PCBs, for particularly fast and safe applications - all of this falls under the remit of electrics.
There is a lot to consider here. For example, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), so that data security in the vehicle is guaranteed despite fast-cycling high-voltage cables, PCBs and circuits that have to fulfil their requirements on a limited budget. The entire electrical system must also be able to withstand the stresses in the vehicle, such as vibrations, acceleration in various directions, splash water and dust.
For our work, we use Altium Designer to create the circuit board designs, the Creo design programme to plan the wiring harness in close cooperation with other teams, and we are familiar with working with high-voltage in general or with workshop equipment such as soldering irons, crimping pliers and oscilloscopes.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the field of electrics:

• Planning the vehicle circuit boards and designing the individual circuit boards
• Planning and designing the wiring harness
• Selection of sensors and actuators
• Ensuring vehicle safety under high voltage and data security
• Soldering work on cables, wires and circuit boards
• Close collaboration with the programming and drive teams
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The team
Vehicles require a high level of reliability and fast or real-time processing and forwarding of the data generated, which places high demands on the hardware and limits the choice of data networks used.
The programming team therefore analyses available microcontrollers and ECUs (electronic control units) and selects the appropriate components based on features such as performance, reliability, integration into the overall system, as well as weight, dimensions, IP protection class (ingress protection) and power consumption, and deals with the manufacturers' programming and configuration interfaces.
Particularly relevant in our team is the use of Matlab/Simulink, Ascet Developer and CANoe.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the area of programming:

• Selection of ECUs and microcontrollers
• Programming the main control unit (VCU)
• Programming the entire high-voltage monitoring system
• Ensuring data exchange, for example via CANbuses
• Configuration of other ECUs such as data logger, battery management system, motor control
• Troubleshooting in the data system, for example with CANoe
• Close cooperation with the electrics, drive and chassis (driving dynamics) teams
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The team
The major topic of autonomous driving is occupying the entire automotive industry and therefore, of course, our team too. The aim of our team is to enable the vehicle to drive without a driver and perform certain tasks.
A great deal of work is required to realise this goal. As in the automotive industry, the right components have to be found and adapted to the requirements. This includes both actuators and sensors, which have to record a lot of data. Of course, the software also plays a fundamental role and a functional algorithm must be developed. This is in direct connection and communication with an interface that works via ROS 2. It is essential to achieve perfect coordination when putting together this hardware and software in order to create a functioning system.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the Driverless area:

• Select hardware
• Testing the hardware and software through simulation
• Handling optimisation with ROS 2
• Development of an algorithm
• Carrying out test drives with subsequent improvement work
• Exchange with various teams regarding Construction positions and bug fixes
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The team
In business administration, the term purchasing originally refers to the operational activities involved in supplying a company with goods and services.
Can you imagine being the bridge between design and construction? Then technical purchasing is just right for you. Not only procurement, but also the monitoring and control of pending and ongoing orders fall under this area of responsibility. Technical purchasing is therefore an interesting combination of technology and business.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the purchasing department:

• Supporting the technical teams with product selection
• Evaluation of the available offers
• Comprehensive support of the ordering process
• Checking and securing purchases
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The team
Sponsorship is the support of organisations by an individual, another organisation or a commercially oriented company in the form of money, goods and services.
Our tasks in the area of sponsor management range from central core tasks of marketing, sponsor acquisition and retention to regular communication and negotiation with renowned partners. As representative figures, we represent the club to the outside world and value and maintain great relationships with our partners. What's in it for you: Act as a link to the outside world within the club and improve your soft and communication skills in dialogue with renowned companies from all over Germany and beyond.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the area of sponsoring:

• Ongoing communication with our partners
• Maintaining the sponsor database
• Preparation of sponsorship funds
• Renewing sponsor contracts
• Acquisition of new companies
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The team
Human resources is the area of business administration that deals with the production factor of labour and personnel. Human resources is a function present in all organisations whose core tasks are the provision and targeted deployment of personnel. And this is also the role of Human Resources in our team.
Our vehicle is of course at the centre of the association, but this also requires capable and motivated members, both on our commercial side and on the technical side of the association. We therefore take care of all the needs of our team members, as well as the induction of new members.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the area of personnel:

• Cross-association personnel planning and management, including bottleneck management
• Ensuring member satisfaction and a positive atmosphere
• Recruiting and acquiring new members for technical and commercial teams
• Introduction and administration of membership applications for new memberships
• Close collaboration with the IT and finance teams
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The team
Event management involves the application of project management to the development of association-specific events. In our team, this includes organising information stands with corresponding staff planning, purchasing the necessary products and generally representing the association to the outside world. Our event management team also organises our team-building events and regulars' tables within the association.
We are a small team with a wide variety of tasks and planning occasions. A big advantage in this team is the freedom to make decisions and the opportunity to work independently as well as the close cooperation with the other teams.
We are always looking for support in this team and are grateful for any help, whether with or without existing knowledge.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the area of event management:

• Planning for internal team building, training courses, etc.
• Planning for external university events
• Organisation and planning of Formula Student racing events
• Calculation of expenses for upcoming events
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The team
Public relations is a broad term for the management of public communication by organisations towards their external and internal sub-publics or stakeholder groups. The importance of an organisation's presence in social media has increased more and more in recent years. We therefore endeavour to convey as accurate and comprehensive a picture as possible to the outside world in order to keep interested parties up to date.
We are a small team in which everyone is responsible for their own specific tasks. New ideas, concepts and suggestions are of course always welcome and implemented.
We in the PR team are always happy to welcome new supporters who want to join us in our day-to-day business.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the PR department:

• Managing posts on the social media channels
• Updates for the association's own homepage
• Sending a quarterly newsletter to sponsors
• Organisation of advertising material and image management
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The team
The term finance comes from the department of economics and finance and describes the income or assets of a corporation.
The Finance team deals with everything to do with incoming and outgoing bookings. Contact with banks, lawyers and tax advisors is also handled by the Finance team, as they have the best overview of the organisation's accounts.
Our finance team also provides the treasurer. As treasurer, the main task is to manage the association's budget and account. The treasurer collects membership fees, keeps records of receipts and payments and prepares the cash report at the end of the season. As a keeper, you work closely with the personnel team and regularly report to the club management on the club's finances.
The position entails a great deal of responsibility and requires an organised structure and clean documentation of transactions.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the area of finance:

• Responsibility for bookkeeping
• Management of the association's treasury
• Managing income and expenditure
• Report on the association's financial and asset situation
• Processing of operational payment transactions
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The team
A business plan is necessary both for founding a company and for the strategic and operational planning of existing companies. The business plan and pitch is a separate category of the Formula Student Static Events, which is evaluated.
The entire process of creating a business plan is worked through in a team: From brainstorming, to analysing KPIs, to the pitch. In the Business Plan team, tasks can largely be completed independently and with their own time management. In addition, business management topics on your CV after graduation serve as a catalyst for a successful transition into the company.

Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the Business Plan team:

• Finding and discussing ideas
• Analysing economic KPIs
• Planning capital increases
• Preparation of potential sales
• Creating the business model
• Recording the pitch video
• Presenting the business plan at racing events
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The
Information Technologyteam is a generic term for electronic data processing and the hardware and software infrastructure used for this purpose.
Everything that works is very important for the progress of other teams. If you would like to take on some responsibility, please get in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Your tasks
Your to-do's as a team member in the IT department:

• Providing user support for software and hardware-related queries and faults
• Provision of access data for new members
• Installation, configuration and administration of server and client systems with Windows operating systems
• Installation, configuration and administration of network technology routing & switching, IT security solutions/firewalls
• Installation, configuration and administration of Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange
• Installation, configuration and administration of virtualisation solutions
• Installation, configuration and administration of data backup systems
• Installation, configuration and administration of Linux (Debain, Ubuntu Server)
• Installation, configuration and administration of web servers (IIS, Apache2, nginx)
• Installation, configuration and administration of domain services, DNS etc.
• Installation, configuration and administration of data management systems (Jira, Confluence)
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