Applications are open for Electric Superbike Twente 6.0!
Do you want to work on the next generation of racing?
A well functioning student team requires people of all disciplines. For optimal efficiency, everyone has a role within the team. These roles are divided into the subteams described below. Electric Superbike Twente 6.0 is looking for people who want to join the Marketing and External Relations team but also for people who like to plan events and know their share about finance! Do you want to sign up, or do you just want to express your interest in joining the team? Attend one of the events listed on the left or fill in the completely non-commital application form below and we will get back to you soon!
Management
The management facilitates the work of all the other subteams. This involves subjects such as team spirit, communication, planning and contact with external parties. The key task is to steer the team away from any potential pitfalls. The management has the biggest variety in tasks and also carries responsibility for the end result of the team. (management is fulltime only)
The Team Manager is the all-rounder of the team. The key objective is to have an oversight of the entire team and its progress. You balance the interests of team members, partners and other parties. Together with the other managers, you make the planning and steer the team in the right direction. You are also the team’s contact for the outside world, which means that you will come in contact with the press and partners. As a team manager, you keep looking ahead and always keep the bigger picture in mind. As a technical manager it is your task to combine the various disciplines within the technical team and facilitate everything that is necessary to ensure that the team reaches its goals throughout the year. You will be responsible for the technical development of the motorbike. For this you have to create a comfortable and safe environment in which the engineers of both the Chassis and Powertrain sub-team can communicate well and where the engineers can work together in the best way possible. As communications manager you are responsible for the acquisition, finance, marketing and events. In short, all the contact to the external world. To do this, you have the help of your communications team, splitted in the functions ‘External affairs’ and ‘Marketing & Events’. Your task is to manage this team and to help them where they need this. This makes your function very varied. One day you’re calling potential partners, the other day you’re organizing a big event. The most important thing in your function is to oversee what needs to be done to arrange the communication to the outside world in a smooth, attractive and professional way. Therefore, planning and creativity is key. A small business like a student team needs a good administration, so the finance has to be in order. You manage the budgets and oversee the major cash flow in the team.Team manager
Technical manager
Communication manager
Finance
Communication
While the technical teams are working hard on the superbike, there is another part of the team that mostly focuses on the contact to the outside world. This is the communication team. This subteam tells our story to companies and other interested parties.
Electric Superbike Twente organizes several events throughout the year. You are responsible for making sure these events go as planned. Examples of yearly events are: technical presentation, superbike reveal, partner day, new team days. However you are encouraged to come up with new exciting events during the year! You are working on sharing our mission with the world! As part of the marketing team, you manage the image of our team on- and offline. This includes promotional material, like flyers, posters and banners, but also graphic design for the superbike, social media and merchandise. In addition to that, we also have a website which has to be updated very regularly. As a student team we have some great partners which allow us to do wonderful things like building this bike. You are responsible for keeping in touch with and expanding our portfolio of partners.Events
Marketing
External relations
Powertrain
The powertrain sub-team is responsible for the delivery of a lot of brute power to the superbike’s rear wheel. Many of the electronic systems on our bikes have been developed by our own engineers to fit our requirements, and are unique. As a powertrain member, your days will be filled with a large variety of tasks and you will specialize and be responsible for specific aspects of the superbike. You can read about the different functions in the team in the following sections.
Powertrain members of the previous year’s originate from various studies; Electrical Engineering, Technical Computer Science, Creative Technology, Advanced Technology. What is most important when applying for the powertrain sub-team, is that you have an affinity with electronics, and can add to the team in one of the bike’s powertrain aspects.
Chief powertrain
Powertrain engineer
Software
Motor controller
Data acquisition
Battery pack
Chassis
The chassis subteam is responsible for all the mechanical components in the superbikes, both static and dynamic. This includes structural parts like the mainframe and swingarm, but also moving components e.g. the electric motor, transmission and wheels. These components come together to form the backbone of a motorcycle, housing all the powertrain components and allowing the immense forces produced by the motor to be safely transferred to the track surface, resulting in the high-speed action EST is known for.
Chief chassis
Chassis engineer
Structural engineering
Electromechanical engineering
Fluid and thermal engineering
Drivetrain engineering
Application form
Note: We can only accept students from the University of Twente or Saxion Hogeschool Enschede!