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Important information about recruitment!
The DRIVERLESS subgroup is still accepting applications. All other subgroups have closed recruitment.
To apply for Driverless, click the application button below and complete the form.
For other subgroups, contact info@kthformulastudent.se or wait for the next recruitment period. Response times may be long—thank you for your patience!
Do you dream of working within motorsports as an engineer?
Then experience within a Formula Student team gives you a headstart amongst other recruits. Similar to how karting and feeder series create a strong foundation for the F1 drivers many of the engineers in F1 teams have been part of a Formula Student team.
Here you will find all information about how to apply and what roles are available in each subgroup. You can also find statements from previous team members, now alumni, about their experience within KTH Formula Student and what they work with today! All current Bachelor’s and Master’s students from KTH, Stockholm Business School and Stockholm University are welcome to apply! We encourage all students to apply even if it is your first year at university or your first master’s year!
The team communicates in English and encourages inclusivity and equality, we therefore strongly recommend any student to apply!
“Formula Student is a great opportunity for you to apply your theoretical knowledge on a real-life product while giving you the opportunity to learn things you might never even learn when you start working! It is a place of innovation and development while also allowing you to make friends of a lifetime!” – KTH Formula Student Alumni
Alumni companies
Below are examples of companies previous KTH Formula Student members are currently working at or have been working at.
Recruitment process
There are two main periods of recruitment, the start of August when the new school year begins and the start of January. However, don’t hesitate to contact the team if you are interested in sending an open application if you missed one of the periods.
The process starts with you sending in your application to us! Provide the information required in the form and let us know what makes you interested in Formula Student and what you can contribute to the team (you find specific requirements and strengths for each role in the role description further down).
Following your application we will reach out to you if you are called to an interview or not within two weeks after the application window deadline. You are then called to an interview where you will meet the head of the subgroup that you applied for.
Learn more about our subgroups below!
Aerodynamics & Composites (AC)
Aerodynamics and Composites work mainly with the design and manufacturing of aero package, cooling systems and monocoque. They work primarily with carbon fibre and composites, relying on CFD software and fluid simulations to design the most optimal aero package for our cars.
They are split into three internal groups with different focus areas:
- Aerodynamics Design (designs, develop and manufactures wings and other aero components)
- Solid Mechanics & Composites (designs, develop and manufactures structural components as the monocoque)
- Fluidmechanics & cooling(designs, develop and manufactures cooling system, loops and components)
Power & Electronics (PE)
Power and electronics subgroup works with our electrical system, they design, develop and manufacturing our systems and PCB’s. They are split into to internal groups:
- Powertrain (designs, develop and manufactures high voltage systems like electrical motors, inverters and the high voltage battery)
- Electronics (designs, develop and manufactures low voltage systems and PCBs. Components includes sensors on the car, the dashboard, wiring, safety circuits and software)
Mechanical Design (MD)
The Mechanical Design team is responsible for all of the mechanical components on the car.
The group works with the whole process from concept to manufacturing to testing and optimization of mechanical components and systems. The components are designed using CAD- and FEA Software. Manufacturing methods include: Manual manufacturing, CNC milling and Additive manufacturing.
Vehicle Dynamics (VD)
The Vehicle Dynamics team is responsible for three segments – the suspension design, the development of control systems (traction control, torque vectoring and regenerative braking) and tuning the vehicle for increased performance by testing it on the track and in simulations.
Driverless (DV)
The Driverless team is responsible from the driverless software development and deployment, enabling our car to run autonomously in competitions. The team is split into four internal groups:
- Software Development
- Perception
- Navigation
- Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)
Business & Marketing (BM)
Business and Marketing is the subgroup in charge of all external and internal communication and relations, as well as the BPP. The group is split into four internal groups:
- Business relations (First point of contact for all of our partners, finding new partners and keeping our current)
- Marketing (In charge of all external communications, website, social media, media creation)
- Events (Host, organise and plan internal and external events, partner visits, partner days, team events, internal team building)
- Statics (Creating, preparing and presenting the Business Plan Presentation case, BPP)
Aerodynamics & Composites
Aerodynamics & Composites general profile
Aerodynamics & Composites is looking for Bachelor and Master students interested in (these are preferred not required):
- Composites manufacturing
- Thermo- & Fluiddynamics
- Aerodynamics
- CAD, CFD, FEM & MatLab Software
- Hands on experience with any type of manufacturing
- Experience working with composite materials
- Knowledge in fluid mechanics and dynamics
- Prepared to invest 15+ h/week on the project
Aerodynamics profile
Designing efficient external aerodynmic designs that increase the performance of the vehicle by creating an aerodynamically stable aerodynamical package.
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- CAD software
- CFD software
- Hands on experience with any type of manufacturing
- Experience working with composite materials
- Knowledge in fluid mechanics and dynamics
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Solid Mechanics and Composites profile
Cooperating with the aerodynmics designers to create manufacturable lightweight structures that meet the technical requirements set.
Preferred skills
- CAD software
- FEM software
- Layup optimization or theory
- Some hands-on experience with a practical project (for our manufacturing of moulds, rigs etc.)
- Work with composites
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Cooling profile
Making sure that the car can run reliably by keeping the temperatures of the systems within their optimal operating windows.
Preferred skills
- CAD software
- CFD software
- Simulink/Matlab/Control theory
- Thermodynamics understanding/background
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
CFD
Be in charge of developing the CFD simulation templates used for both external aerodynamics and cooling.
Preferred skills
- CFD softare
- CAD software
- Fluid mechanics
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Power & electronics
Powertrain & Electronics general profile
Powertrain and electronics works with:
- High & Low voltage electronics
- Sensors and Embedded software
- PCB design and production
- Electronics design and production knowledge
- Drive to learn and grow
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- KiCAD or similar
- C-programming
- General CAD knowledge
- Electronics troubleshooting
- Soldering
- 3D-printing
- Github
- Knowledge of battery cells
HV-system
Working with the HV battery of the car. Both the Low voltage control electronics such as the BMS and the High voltage circuitry
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
- KiCAD or similar
- C-programming
- General CAD knowledge
- Electronics troubleshooting
- Soldering
- 3D-printing
- Github
- Knowledge of battery cells
Inverters
Working with our inverters, both with the software to tune the parameters, and with the hardware implementation in the vehicle for the new car
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- CAD
- Electronic construction
Github and embedded software
Working with embedded software for our many STM32 MCUs and organizing our GitHub repositories
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- C-programming
- STM32CubeIDE
- Github
Electronics integration
Mechanical integration of electronics into the car. Designing and manufacturing containers and mounting solutions.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- CAD
- 3D printing
PCB design
Designen and manufacturing our custom PCB for the many systems.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Electric circuit theory
- KiCAD
- Troubleshooting
Mechanical design
Mechanical design's general profile
Design and manufacture a mechanical system together in a team of two or three engineering students
Good understanding of solid mechanics, machine design and CAD. Experience with manufacturing in mill and lathe.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Good understanding of solid mechanics, machine design and CAD.
- Experience with manufacturing in mill and lathe.
- CAD software
- FEA software
- Strong understanding of mechanics (primarily Solid Mechanics, Statics,
- Dynamics and Kinematics.)
- Any manufacturing knowledge
- CNC experience
Suspension profile
Use advanced software and work with industry-leading components. In a group, you will improve and optimize the car’s handling characteristics.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- CAD software
- FEA software
- Strong understanding of mechanics (primarily Solid Mechanics, Statics, Dynamics, and Kinematics.)
- Any manufacturing knowledge
- CNC experience
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Brakes profile
Optimize the current system to ensure the car stops faster than today’s supercars, even without a driver in the cockpit. Use the industry’s current optimization software and exotic materials to minimize the system’s weight in a collaborative setting.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- CAD software
- FEA software
- Strong understanding of mechanics (primarily Solid Mechanics, Statics, Dynamics, and Kinematics.)
- Any manufacturing knowledge
- CNC experience
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Uprights & Hubs profile
Work with the systems where the suspension meets the wheels of the car. Design, optimize, and manufacture a system where material stress analysis and manufacturability reaches its limits.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- CAD software
- FEA software
- Strong understanding of mechanics (primarily Solid Mechanics, Statics, Dynamics, and Kinematics.)
- Any manufacturing knowledge
- CNC experience
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Cooling profile
Collaborate to implement the mechanical part of the car’s cooling system. In a group, you will design parts and source components that enable the vehicle to maintain endurance while minimizing weight.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- CAD software
- FEA software
- Strong understanding of mechanics (primarily Solid Mechanics, Statics, Dynamics, and Kinematics.)
- Any manufacturing knowledge
- CNC experience
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Steering profile
Have the chance to design, optimize, and manufacture a system that is both manual and autonomous. Work together in a group with advanced materials and manufacturing methods to implement a critical instrument that is as lightweight as possible.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- CAD software
- FEA software
- Strong understanding of mechanics (primarily Solid Mechanics, Statics, Dynamics, and Kinematics.)
- Any manufacturing knowledge
- CNC experience
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Vehicle Dynamics
General profile
Vehicle Dynamics is looking for Bachelor and Master students interested in (these are meritorious not required):
- General knowledge of race-car performance and vehicle dynamics
- Laptime simulation (Ex. Carmaker, MATLAB)
- Kinematics simulation (Ex. Adams, Carsim)
- Control theory
- Drive to learn and grow
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Control system profile
Development of endurance energy control system, to be able to limit energy consumtion at endurance.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Interest and experience in control systems and vehicle dynamics. Master student.
Sensor and live telemetry profile.
This role focuses on working with the array of sensors that are on our car. It includes organizing, testing and troubleshooting sensors, as well as the data analysis pipeline. It would also include the responsibility for developing a live telemetry system.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Master student. Interest or experience in data analysis and sensor integration. Interest in vehicle dynamics.
Driverless
Driverless general profile
Driverless looking is for Bachelor and Master students interested in:
- Programming
- Autonomus driving
- Probability and statistics
- Control theory
- Drive to learn and grow
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
SLAM profile
Research and development for different SLAM approaches for autounomous vehicles, as well as developing and working with state estimation
Required skills
- Interest and experience in programming and, probability and statistics
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Plus skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Knowledge of various SLAM algorithms
- Experience with LIDAR, IMUs, as-well as understanding its calibration and synchronisation
- ROS (Robot Operating System)
- Bachelor student or early master student (studying both years at KTH) is ideal
- Availability for work on KTHFs project during summer vacation 2025 is a plus.
Navigation profile
Research and development in control theory and optimisation techniques regarding autonomous vehicles. Areas of interest include, pathplanners, motionplanners and controllers.
Required skills
- Interest and experience in programming and control theory
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Plus skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Good understanding of control theory
- Familiarity with PID controllers and model predictive control (MPC)
- Understanding of car kinematics and dynamics
- Experience with the Robot Operating System (ROS)
- Bachelor student or early master student (studying both years at KTH) is ideal
- Availability for work on KTHFs project during summer vacation 2025 is a plus.
Perception Profile
Research and development in computer vision, both in cameras and lidars. Work touches on both traditional approaches as well as deep learning models.
Required skills
- Interest and experience in programming
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Plus skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Experience with ML frameworks (Such as TensorFlow, PyTorch or Keras)
- A good understanding of libraries like OpenCV
- Robot Operating System (ROS)
- Bachelor student or early master’s student (studying both years at KTH) is ideal
Software development profile
Development of deployment pipelines, CI/CD frameworks and simulations. As well as development and maintenance on existing infrastructure
Required skills
- Interest and experience in programming and system development
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Plus skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Familiarity with CI/CD
- Experience with automated testing and deployment pipelines.
- Experience with Docker
- Knowledge of hypervisors such as VMware, Xen, or Hyper-V for creating and managing virtual machines
- Bachelor student or early master student (studying both years at KTH) is ideal
Business & Marketing
Account Manager
- Develop and maintain relationships with KTH Formula Student company contacts.
- Handle all sponsorship-related internal and external communications, including emails and follow-ups.
- Find new opportunities and communicate the unique value proposition of a partnership with KTH Formula Student to potential partners.
- Negotiate contracts to maximize the shared benefits between KTH Formula Student and partners.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Persistence in finding new opportunities and resistance despite rejections.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple relationships simultaneously.
- Strong commitment and reliability to follow-up on sponsor requests.
- Excellent written communication skills in English, Swedish is a plus.
- Availability for work on KTH Formula Student project during summer vacation 2025 is a plus.
Content-creator
- Develop engaging content for our dedicated channels (mainly Instagram and LinkedIn).
- Collaborate with the business team to understand sponsor needs and incorporate them into posts.
Generate creative content ideas to boost our online presence. - Motivate KTH Formula Student team members to participate in content creation.
- Finding trends and new ways to reach new followers amongst all stakeholder groups.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Creativity and a strong eye for design.
- Experience with social media management and content creation for companies or university associations.
- Knowledge about social media analytics is a plus.
Excellent written communication skills in English, Swedish is a plus. - Availability for work on the KTH Formula Student project during summer vacation 2025 is a plus.
Media creator
- Capture high-quality photos and videos of team activities, testing sessions, and events.
- Accompany team during testing sessions to capture video/photo.
- Centralise media within team communication channels to a central database.
- Edit images using editing software for photos and videos (Adobe Suite or other suitable editing software).
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Proficiency in photography and videography.
- Strong skills in Adobe suite (Photoshop and Lightroom) and video editing software (e.g., Premier pro or Davinci).
- Creativity and attention to detail.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to create posters and other marketing materials is a plus.
Willingness to attend testing sessions and events in person. - Availability for work on KTH Formula Student project during summer vacation 2025 is a plus.
Business Pitch / Cost Report Responsible
- Develop and manage the cost report or the business plan presentation for the competitions of the 2025 season..
- Plan and execute work packages related to cost reporting or business plan.
- Collaborate with team members to gather necessary information and brainstorming sessions.
- Work iteratively throughout the season to refine and improve reports.
- Present the findings at the competitions in summer 2025.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Excellent communication and networking abilities.
- Ability to work agile and handle multiple tasks at the same time.
- Availability for work on KTHFs project during summer vacation 2025 is a plus.
Internal Event Coordinator
- Plan and organize team-building activities and internal events.
- Foster a positive team culture and enhance team cohesion.
- Manage event preparation and distribute responsibilities for individual tasks within the team.
- Coordinate logistics for events, including location, catering, and materials.
- Gather feedback from team members to improve future events.
- Ensure all events are well-executed and meet team objectives.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Service-oriented mind-set and willingness to work hard to create exciting events for the rest of the team.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Agile and creative problem-solving abilities.
- Experience in event planning or coordination is a plus.
- Availability for work on KTH Formula Student project during summer vacation 2025 is a plus.
External event coordinator
- Plan and organize team-building activities and internal events.
- Foster a positive team culture and enhance team cohesion.
- Manage event preparation and distribute responsibilities for individual tasks within the team.
- Coordinate logistics for events, including location, catering, and materials.
- Gather feedback from team members to improve future events.
- Ensure all events are well-executed and meet team objectives.
- Passionate about working 15+ h/week on the project
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Service-oriented mind-set and willingness to work hard to create exciting events for the rest of the team.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Agile and creative problem-solving abilities. - Experience in event planning or coordination is a plus.
- Availability for work on KTH Formula Student project during summer vacation 2025 is a plus.
Financial accountant
- Conceptualizing financial reporting scheme for entire association
- Document all cashflows of the association for the 2025 season
- Align financial reporting with financial reporting standards under Swedish law
- Extraction of KPIs and creation of reports for team leadership to optimize the team’s fiancial performance
Preferred skills
The following skills are meritorious but not required.
- Full proficiency in working with Microsoft Excel
- Theoretical understanding of Corporate Finance, Accounting and Costs Analysis, e.g., from University courses
- Theoretical understanding of accounting standards
- Highest attention to detail and personal integrity
- Ability to work and meet deadlines independently
- Experience in Finance department of a corporation or financial Institution or with cost reporting in other university associations is beneficial, but not required.
- Availability for work on KTH Formula Student project during summer vacation 2025 is a plus.
