Aerodynamics Engineer

As an aerodynamics engineer, you will design the exterior of the car, so basically what you see when you look at the car. Your goal is to minimize the car's aerodynamic drag while still fitting all the components.

To do this, you will design the car in a CAD program and simulate the car in a CFD program. After interpreting the CFD simulation results, you will adjust the car's design to reduce drag. You will do this iterative process until the aero deadline, after which the aerodynamic design of the car is done. After that, you help other sub teams out, and might specialize in other areas.

The experience of Mees

My name is Mees, I was one of the aerodynamic engineers of Solar Team Twente in 2025. I have always been passionate about aerodynamics, and it was really interesting to be able to apply such a theoretical field as aerodynamics to a real-world problem.

Together with Job and Guus, I worked on designing the aerodynamic shell of the solar car. We iteratively improved the solar car by designing and doing CFD simulations. After the aerodynamic design of the solar car was finished, I worked on several other projects, such as the design of the battery and the lighting of the car. It is nice that you're able to pick up such different projects as an aerodynamics engineer. One of the most memorable moments of the year was when the solar car came out of the mold.