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Become part of our team and live our values
TUM Hyperloop combines the experience of professionals and academic leaders with the ingenuity and passion of students. All working together to make sustainable ultra-high-speed transportation a reality.
Open Positions
12
Initiative Application
- Do you want to join TUM Hyperloop but haven’t found the perfect position?
- No problem, we are happy about every curious engineer, mad scientist, badass businessman, or operational mastermind who wants to join us on our road.
- Feel free to apply using the form below.
Interior Realization
Job Description
As part of the TUM Hyperloop team, you will be working alongside motivated students and researchers on our site in Ottobrunn. Our Pod inherits a full-size interior, including floor and wall covers, seats, railings, lighting, sound and infotainment system and other various design elements. Your responsibility will be to turn our interior design into reality by creating real components. You will be responsible for the whole product cycle from CAD concept, manufacturing, assembly and testing.
Your Tasks
• Create manufacturing concepts to realize our current interior design
• plan and execute all steps necessary from design to real product, including manufacturing, integration and testing of all components visible for the passenger inside the pod
• search, contact and plan with different manufacturing companies from various fields
Our Requirements
• proficient CAD skills (preferably Siemens NX, including surface design)
• proficient manufacturing skills (woodworking, metalworking, prototype building, FRP-working, …)
• High motivation with willingness to make an impact
• Perseverance to finish tasks on time and to take responsibility
Our Offer
• Working with students in a highly motivated young research team
• Helping to shape the next–generation passenger transport system
Hyperloop Station Architecture
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Create an architectural vision of a future hyperloop station and its integration into the urban environment
- Create an in-depth understanding of passenger needs, journey and travel experience, future mobility options, and adjacent topics
- Develop a concept that seamlessly connects the passenger to all touchpoints in a hyperloop travel journey (from booking and check-in, to boarding, and further use of mobility options)
- Work closely with our leadership and technical teams to integrate your concept with hyperloop’s technological requirements and infrastructural constraints
- Visualize your concept, and make it understandable and experienceable for a broad audience
- Play a key role in our transition from a competition-winning student team towards a competitive research and development program, making hyperloop a reality
Profile Requirements:
- High degree of passion for architecture, urban design, transport, and infrastructure
- Experience in the field of architecture, architectural visualization, or similar
- Proficient skills in architectural planning and visualization software, animation is a strong plus
- Open mind for technology and curiosity for passenger-centric solutions
- Be able to understand and simplify complex matters and make it accessible for different audiences
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Like working towards a shared strategic vision and have an eye for detail
- Strong communication skills in English, German is a plus
PLEASE SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO OF YOUR WORK WITH YOUR APPLICATION.
Copywriting
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for writing engaging content for all kind for formats to highlight TUM Hyperloop’s current strategic direction
- Work closely with our content creators by providing high quality written content for their weekly formats
- Develop stakeholder-specific (i.e. public, press, investors, talents) key messages and content pieces to establish a recognizable way of communication
- Work with leadership and team to ensure TUM Hyperloop’s new brand positioning is reflected holistically across our touchpoints
- Play a key role in our transition from a competition-winning student team towards a competitive research and development program, making hyperloop a reality
Profile Requirements:
- High degree of passion for language, written content, and different writing styles (creative writing, professional writing, and more)
- Experience in copywriting, content creation, communication, public relations, or similar
- Be able to understand and simplify complex matters and make it accessible for different audiences through your words
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Like working towards a shared strategic vision and have an eye for detail
- Strong communication skills in English, German is a plus
THE APPLICATION PROCESS WILL INVOLVE A WRITTEN TASK.
Event Management
- Preparing for, coordinating and organizing TUM Hyperloop’s participation in events, fests, exhibitions
- Ideating, long-term planning and executing of larger events hosted by TUM Hyperloop
- Dealing with enquiries from the public, the press, and related organizations
- Be creative and support powerful presentations for the tech world to remember
- Interest in event management and hosting
- Passion for bringing people together
- Good time management, prioritization and multitasking abilities
Visual Art
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for creating high-quality renderings and visualizations to make TUM Hyperloop’s vision and technology experienceable for broad audiences
- Develop a visual language for TUM Hyperloop to establish a unique and recognizable way of communication
- Work closely with our leadership and technical teams to conceptualize exciting new formats to visualize the hyperloop journey and experience for different stakeholders
- Play a key role in our transition from a competition-winning student team towards a competitive research and development program, making hyperloop a reality
Profile Requirements:
- High degree of passion for the art of visualization
- Experience in industrial design, 3D animation, visualization, or similar
- Open mind for technology and curiosity for passenger-centric solutions
- Proficient skills with relevant construction and visualization software (e.g. Keyshot, Twinmotion), animation and VR skills are a big plus
- Be able to understand and simplify complex matters and make it accessible for different audiences through your visualization
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Like working towards a shared vision and have an eye for detail
- Strong communication skills in English, German is a plus
PLEASE SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO OF YOUR WORK WITH YOUR APPLICATION.
Photography
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Capture, edit, and package photographic content of our engagements (from high-profile events to progress of our construction and technology development)
- Be present at events or occasions where TUM Hyperloop plays a key role
- Work closely with our content creators by providing high quality media content for all kind of formats
- Develop a visual style to make TUM Hyperloop recognizable
- Work with our leadership team to identify unique areas of focus and portray our project and team in the best way possible (from mechanical highlights to construction progress, facilities, partners, and team)
Profile Requirements:
- High degree of passion for photography and visual content
- Experience in photography, filmmaking, content creation, design, or similar
- Strong editing skills with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Lightroom or similar)
- Be able to make complex matters simple and accessible for different audiences through your lens
- Certain flexibility in terms of time and availability
- Strong communication skills in English, German is a plus
PLEASE SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO OF YOUR WORK WITH YOUR APPLICATION.
Filmmaking
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Capture, edit, and package video content of our engagements (from high-profile events to progress of our construction and technology development)
- Be present at events or occasions where TUM Hyperloop plays a key role
- Work closely with our content creators by providing high quality media content for all kind of formats
- Develop a visual style to make TUM Hyperloop recognizable
- Work with our leadership team to identify and plan areas of focus through videos and short films and how best to leverage them in TUM Hyperloop’s communications
Profile Requirements:
- High degree of passion for videography and visual content
- Experience in filmmaking, content creation, design, or similar
- Strong editing skills with Adobe Premiere and/ or Final Cut Pro X, video animation skills are a strong plus
- Be able to make complex matters simple and accessible for different audiences through your lens
- Certain flexibility in terms of time and availability
- Strong communication skills in English, German is a plus
PLEASE SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO OF YOUR WORK WITH YOUR APPLICATION.
Communication Design
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for creating design elements for all kind for formats and engagements to strengthen TUM Hyperloop’s brand across touchpoints
- Develop visual concepts for our content formats to establish a unique and recognizable way of communication
- Work closely with our content creators by providing high quality media content for all kind of formats
- Establish internal guidelines on the usage of TUM Hyperloop’s visual identity for the members of the team
- Work with our leadership team to create new ways to visualise key aspects about our project and technology (from hyperloop concept to mechanical highlights, construction progress, facilities, partners, and team)
- Play a key role in our transition from a competition-winning student team towards a competitive research and development program, making hyperloop a reality
Profile Requirements:
- High degree of passion for brand design and visual content, and open mind for technology
- Experience in communication design, content creation, social media management, or similar
- Proficient skills with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, and similar), animation skills are a big plus
- Be able to understand and simplify complex matters and make it accessible for different audiences through your design
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Like working towards a strategic brand vision and have an eye for detail
- Strong communication skills in English, German is a plus
PLEASE SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO OF YOUR WORK WITH YOUR APPLICATION.
PCB Design
Responsibilities and Tasks:
– Design advanced PCBs (>= 6 layers) which are employed in the Pod which will travel through the tube
– Extend existing PCBs to accomodate for new features
– Component selection and management
Profile Requirements:
– Experience in PCB Design (Altium preferred)
– Electronics background
– Soldering experience is highly appreciated
– Passion for electronics hardware
Our Offer:
– Work with highly motivated students in a dedicated subteam for embedded hardware / software
– Wide spectrum from embedded controllers to high-voltage power circuits
– Helping to make the hyperloop real and shape the future of transportation
Interior Electronics
Job Description
As part of the TUM Hyperloop team, you will be working alongside motivated students and researchers on our site in Ottobrunn. Your responsibility will be to plan, integrate and operate all electrical systems inside the passenger cabin including lighting, sound system, ventilation, mechanism activation (door mechanism), sensor integration, human interfaces (GUI) and other systems.
Your Tasks
• Gather all necessary information from other subsystems on their electrical requirements
• Create an overview of all electrical power and data interfaces and systems in the cabin
• Realize and integrate the electrical system, including the acquisition of required parts
• Test the system to ensure safe and reliable operation (including demonstrations at events)
Our Requirements
• Profound knowledge of electrical systems (preferably experience on previous projects)
• Team communication, due to high interaction with other subsystems
• High motivation with willingness to make an impact
• Perseverance to finish tasks on time and to take responsibility
Our Offer
• Working with students in a highly motivated young research team
• Helping to shape the next–generation passenger transport system
Exterior Shell
Job Description
As part of the TUM Hyperloop team, you will be working alongside motivated students and researchers on our site in Ottobrunn. To give our Pod a more exiting and interesting appearance, we develop and build an exterior shell, consisting of large (2mx2m) FRP panels. Your responsibility will be to turn our exterior design into reality by creating real components. You will be responsible for the whole product cycle from CAD concept, manufacturing, assembly and integration.
Your Tasks
• Create manufacturing concepts to realize our current exterior design
• Plan and execute all steps necessary from design to real product, including manufacturing, integration and testing of all components visible for the passenger outside the pod
• Search, contact and plan with different manufacturing companies from various fields
Our Requirements
• proficient CAD skills (preferably Siemens NX, including surface design)
• proficient manufacturing skills (woodworking, metalworking, prototype building, FRP-working, …)
• High motivation with willingness to make an impact
• Perseverance to finish tasks on time and to take responsibility
Our Offer
• Working with students in a highly motivated young research team
• Helping to shape the next–generation passenger transport system
• Be responsible for one of the most prominent features of out Pod