Apply for Solar Team Twente 2025

As the Team Manager you are responsible for the whole project. Together with the other members of the Management Team, you determine the goals of the project, monitor the overall planning and progress and look for solutions to problems that occur. You are the face of the team and hence, you will regularly give presentations or speak to the press. In addition, you are the first contact for most big stakeholders of the project, such as the Foundation, the Committee of Recommendation, the core supervisors, the organisation of the Solar Race and some of the biggest sponsors. You are responsible for keeping the stakeholders content.
Communication skills and a clear vision are therefore important for the Team Manager. Affinity with sponsoring and commercial insights is a big plus. The Team Manager takes the lead in the development of the team. You know what is going on within the team and it is important to talk to all team members. Coaching and motivating are keywords for this. You discuss problems within the team with the Management Team and together you think of solutions. If the Management Team cannot figure it out, the Team Manager ultimately makes the decision.
Does this description sound like you? Maybe you could be the next Team Manager of Solar Team Twente!
Are you curious, do you have any questions, or do you just want to know more about this position? Send your questions to k.bouwman@solarteam.nl and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

As Technical Manager you are the link between the Technical Team and the Management Team. You are responsible for the technical planning, progress and logistics of technical parts. Furthermore, you report towards the Management Team and partners involved.

You are responsible for all technical aspects. You are the one with an overview of the technical side of the project. You manage the planning and use this to manage the Technical Team. Your skill is to anticipate recent developments in the team to make sure deadlines are met. Making hard decisions between planning and the quality of the car will be your responsibility.

Another important part is keeping in touch with all suppliers and technical partners together with the Technical Account Manager. Together you are responsible for the acquisition of technical partners for the production of all required parts.

Together with the head of the Mechanical Team and the head of the Electrical Team you make sure the different technical disciplines work well together. As Technical Manager you have a critical attitude towards choices, designs, production and testing of the Technical Team. You prepare technical meetings so they go smoothly, goal-oriented and efficiently. Occurring problems and progress are discussed with the Management Team. In that way, you will keep them up-to-date and vice versa they keep you updated with the rest of the team. That way, you can work on solutions for the problems. Furthermore, you are responsible for the technical budget, which you’ll discuss with the Account Manager.

Are you technically minded and is communication within technical teams one of your skills? Do you know how to keep an overview, look ahead and can you transform this into a realistic and iterative planning? Identify possible problems and prevent them? Critically minded and know how to motivate a team? Apply for the function of technical manager of Solar Team Twente!

Are you curious, do you have any questions, or do you just want to know more about this position? Send your question(s) to t.woertman@solarteam.nl and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

As Technical Account Manager for Solar Team Twente you have a wide scale of tasks to perform. You are responsible for the acquisition of new technical partners and maintaining the good relations with our existing partners. You do this by calling, mailing and visiting potential partners. You are the primary contact for partners and responsible for accountmanagement.

You will focus on our technical partners. They have a diverse portfolio of collaborations, as sharing knowledge, financial contributions and material supply. You will be able to be in contact with small local and big international companies with a diverse range of collaborations. You make sure to supply your colleagues in the Marketing and Communication Team with enough details about the specific wishes of your partners. You will also assist the Technical Team in getting their materials and tools to build the best car. All this gives you a unique position in working closely together with the entire team!

You are part of the Management Team. Together you will be responsible for making the budget. You are involved in both the acquisition and budgeting of resources. This makes you a key player in the finances of the team! You will try to predict the money flow in order to anticipate on risk and opportunities that will arise. You discuss issues with the Management Team for which you present clear overviews.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about the project, a strong communicator, relationship-oriented and knows a little bit about negotiation tactics. You keep your head cool, are enthusiastic and you follow through on your plans. Presenting Solar Team Twente on location to a partner is not something you shy away from. We are looking for a true team player who will go to great lengths to achieve your targets. Does this position sounds like you, then you’re probably the one we’re looking for!

Are you curious, do you have any questions, or do you just want to know more about this position? Send an email to h.lemmers@solarteam.nl and your questions will be answered!

Are you up for the challenge to inspire, inform, and enthuse people on every aspect of Solar Team Twente with your team? As Events Coordinator of Solar Team Twente you are part of the Marketing and Communications Team. Together you are responsible for all media outlets such as online content, press and also the organization of inspiring events and maintaining great relations with partners.

As Events Coordinator you are responsible for organizing the many different events surrounding Solar Team Twente. Organizing events is the best way to reach out to your target audience. Whether they’re exclusive events for the partner network to improve networking, open events for friends and family to share the solarteam-spirit, or external events organized by companies where Solar Team Twente can show it’s awesomeness by giving inspiring presentations and showing the car to interested people, you are always there to set the perfect atmosphere for people to feel part of our story.
Within this position you will maintain contacts with external parties and you will educate yourself in all things belonging to event management and organization. Together with the Account Manager you are responsible for the budgeting, planning and general organization of the Marketing and Communications Team and your events play a major role in this. Together with the complete Marketing and Communications Team you think about promotion of the event and how it could be combined with other promotional plans.

Our ideal candidate is creative, innovative, detail oriented but also a true teamplayer. You have great organizational and communicative skills and are not afraid to make decisions when it comes to your event. Finally you are a real driving force and you have no problems with strict deadlines.
In short, do you have a mind full of creative ideas and are you psyched to set up the most epic events for Solar Team Twente? Then we’re looking for you!

Are you curious, do you have any questions, or do you just want to know more about this position? Send your question(s) to d.vanharen@solarteam.nl and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

Are you prepared to take on the thrilling challenge of captivating, informing, and energizing audiences across all facets of Solar Team Twente through your expertise in photography and videography? As the Photo and Video Specialist for Solar Team Twente, you’ll be an integral part of the Marketing and Communications Team, collaborating with two account managers, a graphic designer, and a content developer. Together, your team will oversee various media channels, including online content, press releases, and the coordination of engaging events, while maintaining strong partnerships.

As the mastermind behind the lens, you hold the key to documenting every moment of the journey for all the team members and partners. You are responsible for the visuals on our website, press releases, and beyond. You lead the way in our photography projects, focusing on capturing our team, partners wishes and events. Working closely with everyone on our team, you create the visual content we need to show the world who we are.

And when it comes to the ultimate test—the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge—your lens becomes our window to all friends, family and partners in the Netherlands!
By that time you’ll be supported by professional photographers and videographers who share your passion for storytelling through imagery.

Do you want to know how your picture can reach the front page? Do you want to express the team’s emotions through photos and videos? Will you make the next aftermovie into a blockbuster? Are you motivated to create and apply these skills to bring our media outlets to the next level? Yes? We are looking for you!

Are you curious, do you have any questions, or do you just want to know more about this position? Send your question(s) to m.vandenbrink@solarteam.nl and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

It is your job to make sure that the solar car uses as little energy as possible, by minimizing the air resistance. You will spend a lot of time designing the car in CAD software NX to then run the CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations in Star-CCM+. This way, you try to achieve the most aerodynamic design for the solar car.

As an Aerodynamics Engineer, you will discuss with your teammates often during the design phase. Based on the aerodynamic behaviour, you determine the outer shell of the car with which you define the space in which the other disciplines operate. This means you will especially work a lot with the mechanical and structural design departments to make sure that everything in the car will fit and be optimally designed.

After the design phase, you will go into the production phase to build the car yourself with your colleagues from mechanics and structural design. In this phase, your focus will lie on the details and the finish of the solar car as they are very important for the aerodynamics.
For this function it is important to have affinity with aerodynamics, for instance by having followed courses on fluid dynamics. Experience with modelling, in CAD as well as in physics, and knowledge of simulation software is an absolute advantage. If you are also precise, have an eye for detail and have communicative skills, then you should apply for this function!

Are you curious, do you have any questions, or do you just want to know more about this position? Send your question(s) to m.vriesema@solarteam.nl and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

As a Mechanical Engineer of Solar Team Twente, you are responsible for all parts which can move with respect to the structural part of the car. Among these parts are the suspension, rims with tires, the braking system, the steering system and the solar charging configuration.

You work together closely with all disciplines in the Technical Team. The available space for the mechanical parts depends on the aerodynamic properties of the car and all the mechanical parts must be attached to the internal structure of the car. You have to discuss a lot to accomplish this, for example how to transfer the forces of the mechanical forces to the structural parts. You are not only busy with the mechanics, but you also give thought to the aerodynamic shape and internal structure of the car.

Both practical knowledge and experience in using CAD-software, as well as theoretical knowledge about the necessary technical design and simulation calculations are a must for this position. You collaborate with a lot of companies during this project. These companies help you with both the optimization and manufacturing of the designed parts. The capability to communicate clearly and have both mechanical and dynamical knowledge are very important.

Are you curious, do you have any questions, or do you just want to know more about this position? Send your question(s) to s.termaat@solarteam.nl and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

While the battery and solar panel are focused around harvesting and maintaining as much energy as possible, the drivetrain transforms this energy into the driving force of the solar car. The efficiency of this subsystem is incredibly important as it is directly linked to the speed that can be achieved for the incoming solar power.

The drivetrain is fully in-house developed by Solar Team Twente, enabling it to be completely integrated into the solar car and tuned to the other electrical subsystems. It starts with our own motor controller (MCU), the most efficient MCU for solar cars in the world. This device nicknamed ‘Jasmine’ converts the energy from the battery and solar panel into 3-phase power. This is used by the in-wheel electromotor that has been in constant development for over ten years, resulting in a state of the art system that can make the solar car drive at highway speeds using the same power used to make a grilled sandwich.

Developing the electromotor is a multidisciplinary challenge, consisting of aspects in various fields such as electromagnetism, mechanical loads and bearings, thermodynamics, power electronics or automating design processes using software. Even aerodynamics can play a role! You can approach the drivetrain from all kinds of angles and you will certainly be greeted by a broadening experience.

As a drivetrain engineer, it will be your job to create tests for researching the drivetrain, design possible improvements or new versions and then build this with your own hands! To do this you will be able to build upon the extensive knowledge and experience acquired throughout the years of Solar Team Twente. In order to research the losses of the electromotor or motor controller you will be able to use our own motor test bench, where all kinds of situations can be simulated in a controlled environment without having to hit the road. The R&D and even strategic possibilities are endless with this test setup.

You will closely work together with the rest of the Electrical Team to incorporate the drivetrain into the complete electrical system, while also receiving advice and help from mechanical engineers for the production of various motor parts that have to fit within a small solar car wheel.

Are you curious, do you have any questions, or do you just want to know more about this position? Send your question(s) to j.dehaan@solarteam.nl and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

Within Solar Team Twente, the Data Acquisitor’s main responsibility is the telemetry system used to control and monitor the solar car. For that, you will be closely working with our strategy and electrical team. Besides the telemetry system, you will assist the Electrical Team in writing and maintaining code for different microcontrollers in our car.

During the testing phase, you will be tracking down issues in our electrical system and with that making sure the system is reliable. You are also responsible for providing the strategist with the necessary parameters that allow for the best possible preparation for the race. During the race you are continuously monitoring the car to make sure everything works as efficiently as intended. You can control and read all the data from the car wirelessly with your own data-acquisition system that is able to process all the incoming data. All the important systems in the car, such as the solar panel, battery and motor, transmit data that is important for the strategist to determine the best strategy. Besides data from the car you will also provide data from the self-built weather stations that are located within the race convoy.

You will also be responsible for the communication systems within our race convoy that allow us to communicate in areas where normal communication methods are unavailable. For this you will have to set up different networks, including satellite communications. Within this function you will learn to work with CAN networks, analog- and digital sensors, programming microprocessors and development boards such as the Raspberry Pi.

Are you looking for a challenge and interested in deepening your computer science and electrotechnical knowledge? Are you an accurate worker and able to work both independent and in a team? Then data acquisition might be something for you! Programming experience in languages such as Python, C and C++ is a prerequisite.

Are you curious, do you have any questions, or do you just want to know more about this position? Send your question(s) to j.vanderschaaf@solarteam.nl and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

Are you interested in the challenge and adventure Solar Team Twente has to offer, but not sure what position suits you best? An open solicitation might be something for you. Let us know which positions grab your interest and what experience you have and together we can figure out the best position for you!

Are you curious, do you have any questions, or do you just want to know more about this position? Send your question(s) to m.vriesema@solarteam.nl and we will get back to you as soon as possible!