Join the Team
Our History
After winning all editions of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, we have set a new challenge for ourselves. The goal is to build a full-scale prototype with a 24m long vacuum tube until early 2023. This is a huge step forward towards developing an ultra-high-speed ground transportation system. With the help of TUM’s scientific experts and the support of the Bavarian government we will take this program to the next level.
Our Team
However, the team largely constitutes of students even today. Several generations of students have brought us where we are right now. With their enthusiasm, hard-work and sacrifice they have been able to challenge the unimaginable and win 4 out of 4 SpaceX Pod Competitions. Those values are a key part of our spirit and students will therefore continue to play a central role in our new adventure towards the future. We want to give as many students as possible the opportunity, that we once got, to experience working in a great team, that is able to achieve incredible things, and to gain experience and knowledge that they wouldn’t be able to acquire in any university course.
This doesn’t mean that we only accept students, everyone is welcome to apply to our team.
Working at TUM Hyperloop
With this recruiting phase we are looking for more motivated people to join the team. If you are a student or young professional in Munich, that is looking for a challenge and for an opportunity to apply your knowledge and ingenuity to a new field, you are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please be aware that these positions are voluntary and might offer a chance to write a thesis about the topic you will be working on. If you want to be part of an incredible team and help build the technology of tomorrow, apply now!
We are looking forward to hearing from you and welcoming you as a new member to our team!
Please bear in mind that all the applicants should be based in or near Munich.
What we are looking for
What we are looking for:
- Self-motivation and passion for innovation
- Analytical way of thinking
- Independent work and planning
- Honesty and transparency
- Passion for thinking outside the box
- Willingness to work on-site in 85521 Ottobrunn
Fluent English skills, German is a plus - Fast and eager learners
- Teamplayers
Our offer:
- Agile and impactful work in a young and dynamic team aspiring to change the way we travel
- Hands-on experience building the first European full-scale Hyperloop demonstrator
- Opportunity to directly apply the methodology learned at university
- Acquire a lot of new skills from our award-winning team and our contacts in the industry
- Possibility to write a Semester or Bachelor Thesis about the topics listed below
- Work in an extremely motivated, international, and interdisciplinary team
- Having fun and meeting amazing people
Open Positions
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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.
Tube Door
As part of the TUM Hyperloop Team you will get the chance to be responsible for the complete production of a large mechanical structure. It is a sliding door with a diameter of 4,2m that needs to seal the Hyperloop tube airtight. Based on a first Design you will be responsible for the production planning and integration of the system. This includes final FEM simulations, consultation with suppliers, scheduling of deliveries, assembly and testing. Take the challenge!
- Structural FEM (preferably in Ansys)
- Close collaboration with suppliers (mainly in German)
- Teamwork in the TUM Hyperloop Team (in Ottobrunn)
Requirements:
- Experience with FEM and CAD Software
- Highly motivated Master- or Bachelor student preferably mechanical engineering or similar
- Independent work and planning
- Teamwork
Software Architecture for Hyperloop Multidisciplinary Model
Responsibilities and Tasks
- Collect and organise requirements of planned software
- Analyse previous work and research alternative frameworks or solutions in the literature
- Develop appropriate software architecture fulfilling the requirements
- Implement the developed architecture as software framework
Profile Requirements
- Experience in software architecture & design, ideally for MDO / system modelling
- Experience with Python (or any other programming language and willingness to learn Python)
- Experience with software development processes and tools
- Interest in multidisciplinary modelling of complex systems
- Highly motivated Bachelor or Master student in Informatics, Computational Science and Engineering or similar
Vehicle Dynamics, Multi Body Simulation
- Analysis of vehicle dynamics, system eigenmodes at relevant eigenfrequencies under certain driving profiles
- Predicting vibration transmissibility, cabin vibrations and stability
- Carrying out (flexible) Multi Body Simulation
- Defining and implementing design optimizations
- Defining & analysing component tests & validate prediction models
- Contributing the certification & qualification of the Hyperloop Prototype
- Experience with mechanical simulation tools (Ansys, Abaqus, NASTRAN, MSC Adams, etc.)
- Experience with CAD tools (Siemens NX, CATIA, etc.)
- Experience with MATLAB or Python
- Knowledge in the field of dynamics & vibrations
Mechanical FEM and Safety Verification
- Analysis of occuring loadcases during various operation states of the prototype under applicable boundary conditions
- Carrying out several mechanical FEM Simulations for dimensioning of components
- Optimize mechanical components for several load cases in coordination with responsible Teams
- Verification of FEM Simulations by standarized FKM Calculations
- Experience with any FEM software (preferaby Ansys or ANSA)
- preferably Optimization experience
- profound knowledge of manufacturing processes (milling, welding, …)
- Verification of modelling and calculation of safety factors according by stadards (e.g. FKM)
Tube Installations
- Design the tube interface plates
- Installation of sensors, cameras, equipment in the tube
- Ordering and timeline management of parts
- Experience with CAD software
- Basic electrical knowledge
- Organized and fun at crafting
Filmmaking
- Director for ideation, cinematography and edit of film productions (e.g. Making-of films, VFX animation films,…)
- Communicate passion for innovation and technology through a modern and dynamic style of cinematography
- Documenting exciting developments in the whole team through film
- Acquisition and coordination of external professionals in the VFX / animations field
- Take the opportunity to contribute to an epic collection of TUM Hyperloop films
- Please send the Vimeo/Youtube link to your production reel along with the application form
Levitation Testbench Control and Electronics
- Development and implementation of the levitation electromagnet testbench control system including sensor and linear actuator implementation, GUI, data processing
- Design of Experiments for testing series
- Operation of testbench and thorough documentation of results
- Experience with sensor signal processing, experimental data processing and fieldbus protocols such as EtherCAT (in Beckhoff system) preferred
- Profound programming skills in any language
- Highly motivated Master or Bachelor student preferably of electrical engineering background
Measuring System Design
Responsibilities and Tasks
- Measuring system for the tube and the guideway elements during levitation and driving tests and long-term measurements (such as fiber-optic strain measurement, crack detection, temperature and vibration measurements, …)
- Document about surveying concept
- Research on suitable surveying
- Consultation with the MPA/ Chair of Concrete Structures
Profile Requirements
- Basics in measurement technology
Construction Management
- Support and organization in project management and construction operations (transport, production, construction, etc.).
- Preparation of a construction schedule
- Preparation of a construction equipment plan
- Design of the required crane and other construction vehicles
- Preferably civil engineer with construction production planning experience
Structural Engineering CAD
- Support the structural team by in the creation of CAD drawings
- Support the design team with the structural integration of the subsystems into the Tube
- Close contact to our industry partners and development of a joint production process
- Close contact to Research facilities of TUM
- Option of writing a Master/Bachelor Thesis
- Passion for structural engineering
- Experience with CAD (Siemens NX)
- Willingness to get in contact with fields outside of your expertise
Structural Calculations
- Support the structural team in the structural calculation of the Tube
- Support the design team with the structural integration of the subsystems into the Tube
- Close contact to our industry partners and development of a joint production process
- Close contact to Research facilities of TUM
- Option of writing a Master/Bachelor Thesis at the Chair of concrete
- Passion for structural engineering
- First experience with Sofistik
- Willingness to get in contact with fields outside of your expertise
Hyperloop Subsystem Modelling
Responsibilities and Tasks
- Develop analytical or surrogate models for key Hyperloop subsystems (e.g. levitation, propulsion, power electronics, vacuum systems etc.)
- Validate models with appropriate simulations and/or with literature
- Determine key design parameters and derive design guidelines for later implementations
- Integrate subsystem models in overall system model
Profile Requirements
- Experience with modelling of mechanical and/or electrical systems
- Experience with Python preferred
- Highly motivated Bachelor or Master student in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Science and Engineering or similar
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
- Experience in media, journalism or logistics beneficial
Social Media Marketing
- Create strategies for different social media channels to increase brand awareness
- Come up with ideas for content creation, gather resources and create engaging multimedia content
- Provide creative analysis and research
- Create time sensitive and dynamic content adhering to the corporate identity guidelines of the team with the help of a posting schedule.
- Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud Software ( specifically: Photoshop, Illustrator but others are an added advantage.)
- Flexibility in terms of time availability and content creation ideas.
- Readiness to learn and understand the optimization of media channels
Content Creation - Videography
- Be present at every event or occasion to capture content for our virtual presence
- Provide edited content to social Media managers, website designers and also to the team
- Think about all possibilities to portray the project and its team: team members, events, fairs, exhibitions, models, mechanical parts, progress, facilities, partners, manufacturers in the best way possible through film
- Experience with content creation and/or videography
- Editing experience with the Adobe Creative Cloud
- Flexibility in terms of time and creativity
Content Creation - Photography
- Be present at every event or occasion to snap content for our virtual presence
- Provide edited pictures to social Media managers, website designers and also to the team
- Think about all possibilities to portray the project and its team: team members, events, fairs, exhibitions, models, mechanical parts, progress, facilities, partners, manufacturers in the best way possible
- Experience with content creation and/or photography
- Editing experience with the Adobe Creative Cloud
- Flexibility in terms of time and creativity
GUI Design
Responsibilities and Tasks
- Research on psychological principles in GUI design
- Sketching of different user interfaces and testing them on team members
- Implementing the user interface in code
- Extensive tests of the GUI
- Experience in HTML5 and Javascript
- Experience in PLC programming (TwinCAT preferred) is a plus
- Interest in GUI design and their implementation in practice
- Highly motivated Master or Bachelor student enrolled in studies of Electrical
Engineering/Informatics or similar - Strong team player with strong communication skills
Levitation and Guidance System Control
Responsibilities and tasks
- Analysis of the multi–body vehicle levitation and guidance system model including model reduction, linearization, stability and robustness analysis in temporal and Laplace spaces
- Sensor positioning, modelling and analysis of required sensor quantity by examining the observability of the states
- Controller and observer design and parameter optimization for levitation and guidance system
- Investigation of system behaviour under load deviations, guideway misalignments, measurement noise and system latencies with the help of dynamic simulations
- Verification of stability, robustness and mechanical configuration with a small–scale physical test setup
Profile requirements
- Advanced user of Matlab and Simulink
- Interest in mathematical modelling, control theory and its implementation in practice
- Experience with physical tests, experimental data processing, analysis and evaluation
as well as fieldbus protocols, such as EtherCAT preferred - Highly motivated Master or Bachelor student preferably of electrical engineering
background - Analytical way of thinking
Door Mechanism Electronics
Responsibilities and Tasks
- Develop a safe and reliable automated opening and closing mechanism in cooperation with the mechanical design team
- Select suitable electrical components e.g. motors, controllers, PCB boards, sensors, actuators
- Develop, test and document the electronic system on a test bench
- Gain in–depth knowledge about a Hyperloop pressure capsule door design while finalizing the movement concept and ensuring airtightness
- Support from and cooperation with a door mechanism company
- Teamwork in the TUM Hyperloop Team, especially in close cooperation with the mechanical design team of the door
Profile Requirements
- Experience in selection, design and manufacturing of electrical components
- Profound programming skills
- Highly motivated Master or Bachelor student preferably of electrical/mechanical
engineering background - Analytical way of thinking
Graphic Design
Responsibilities and Tasks
- The chance to play a big role in shaping the brand strategy and value development
- Work on TUM Hyperloop’s visual identity in the context of website design, social media posts, presentations, flyers, brochures and other design-related tasks.
- Establish internal guidelines on the usage of TUM Hyperloop’s visual identity for the members of the team
- Create slide decks, templates and other useful material for the most common uses
- Coordinate the harmony, balance and continuity between physical our digital and physical identities
Profile Requirements
- Proficient user of the Adobe Creative Suite (required: Photoshop, Illustrator). After Effects, InDesign and XD are a big plus.
- Experience with social media graphics, UX/UI design, brand identity design
- Creative and open mind, interest in modern/tech design
- Motivated, willing to learn and contribute to the development of a hyperloop technology with a team of like-minded individuals
Please send your application and portfolio through the form.