Team Captain

The team captain holds the final responsibility of the team. Your job is to watch the short-term and long-term strategy of the team. You ensure a collaborative and effective working environment and lead the team towards its final goal. You represent Delft Hyperloop for external parties such as the press and during presentations.

Requirements

• People management skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Presentation skills
• Ability to perform in high pressure conditions

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Project Manager

The project manager oversees the allocation of resources in the team. This means you are responsible for the planning and finances of the project. You also play a critical role in identifying and mitigating potential risks to the project, ensuring that we achieve our goals within the year and within budget.

Requirements

• Organized
• Strong planning skills
• Ability to perform in high pressure conditions

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Chief Engineer

The chief engineer oversees and manages all technical aspects of the project. You ensure all subsystems are integrated well, so the team can eventually show a successful demonstration at the European Hyperloop Week.

Requirements

• Strong basic technical knowledge (backgrounds including but not limited to EE, AE, AP, ME)
• Quick learning ability
• Broad interest in technical disciplines
• Ability to perform in high pressure conditions

Lead Business & Operations

The lead business oversees the business department, managing resources to maximize collaboration potential. You are responsible for the alignment across the business functions and the quality and organization of the department. Next to that, you are also responsible for the team's operations, including the logistics of transporting the hyperloop system to the European Hyperloop Week.

Requirements

• Readiness to take on responsibility for your department
• Communication skills
• Solution oriented mindset
• Creative and flexible mindset
• Interest in logistics

Partnerships Manager

As partnerships manager you play an important role in maintaining relationships with both existing and prospective partners of Delft Hyperloop. Your goal is to acquire new partnerships and successfully secure financial resources and valuable assets to ensure the team can realize the construction of a functional pod.

Requirements

• Social skills
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills

Public Relations Manager

As public relations manager you are responsible for press management, internal and external event coordination, team exposure and communication with external interested parties.

Requirements

• Social skills
• Creative mindset
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills

Design Engineer

As a Design Engineer, you play a crucial role in translating complex Hyperloop technology into clear and engaging visual representations. Your primary responsibility is to create informative and aesthetically appealing visualizations that effectively communicate intricate engineering concepts. Next to these visualization responsibilities, the design engineers also undertake their own independent design project with the purpose of exploring new aspects of the Hyperloop concept.

Requirements

• Strong Visualization & Storytelling Skills
• Creative & Aesthetic Sense
• Innovative & Proactive

Lead Scalability

As the lead scalability you are responsible for our research department. Besides also working on either the technical or socio-economic paper you manage the planning, steering and wellbeing of the department.

Requirements

• Readiness to take on responsibility for your department
• Communication skills
• Solution oriented mindset
• Have an interest in research (both technical & socio-economic)

Full-scale Engineer - socio-economic

As a full-scale engineer you will become a person that knows everything about hyperloop implementation. Together with the rest of the department you choose a research topic that you will ultimately present at the European Hyperloop Week. With this research you tackle challenges that are faced when implementing a full-scale hyperloop system in the future.

Requirements

• Have an interest in research
• Analytical & problem-solving skills

Full-scale Engineer - technical

As a technical full-scale engineer, you will research the technical problems within hyperloop technology. Together with the rest of your department, you will contribute to advancing hyperloop towards a complete system. With your research you tackle challenges that are faced when implementing a full-scale hyperloop system in the future.

Requirements

• Technical background
• Have an interest in research
• Analytical & problem-solving skills

Lead Mechanical

As lead mechanical you are responsible for the mechanical department. Together with the mechanical engineers you will oversee designing and producing the different mechanical subsystems. As a lead, you are also responsible for the planning, finances, steering and wellbeing of the department. You are the link between management and your department and make sure that the integration with the other departments goes well. Besides this you are also the bridge between a large amount of partners and the team, making sure all materials are delivered on time.

Requirements

• Readiness to take on responsibility for your department
• Communication skills
• Solution oriented mindset
• Strong mechanical engineering knowledge
• Interest in practical designing

Mechanical Engineer

As a mechanical engineer you are responsible for the critical components of a hyperloop pod. The six main tasks of the mechanical department are building the chassis, the emergency braking system, the vacuumbox, the track, the podcart and the aeroshell. Together with the rest of your department you make sure all subsystems of the hyperloop pod are integrated well.

Requirements

• Basic mechanical engineering knowledge
• Good problem-solving skills
• Interest in practical designing and production

Lead Magnets

The Lead Magnets is the leader of the Magnets Department. Together with the magnet engineers, you are responsible for the design, production, and testing of all magnetic systems for the Hyperloop pod (propulsion and levitation). As a lead, you are also responsible for planning, finances, steering, and the wellbeing of the department. You are the link between management and your department, and you ensure smooth integration with the other departments.

Requirements

• Readiness to take on responsibility for your department
• Communication skills
• Solution oriented mindset
• Technical background (varying study backgrounds apply including but not limited to AE, AP, ME, EE)
• Interest in practical designing

Magnets Engineer

As a magnet engineer, you work on the design and configuration of the pod’s magnetic systems (propulsion and levitation). You will design, simulate, optimize, and help produce the motor and levitation modules to achieve a system that is efficient, stable, and scalable. You will work closely with control engineers and the rest of the team to ensure the magnetic design meets all requirements. You may also contribute to the safety suspension/safety wheel integration that complements the levitation system.

Requirements

• Technical background (broad variety of study backgrounds apply)
• Excited to learn new concepts
• Interest in design and simulation

Lead Control

The Lead Control is the leader of the Control Department. Together with the control engineers, you are responsible for the design, implementation, and testing of the control systems for both propulsion and levitation. As a lead, you are also responsible for planning, finances, steering, and the wellbeing of the department. You are the link between management and your department, and you ensure smooth integration with the other departments.

Requirements

• Readiness to take on responsibility for your department
• Communication skills
• Solution oriented mindset
• Technical background (varying study backgrounds apply including but not limited to AE, AP, ME, EE)

Control Engineer

As a control engineer, you design, implement, simulate, and test the algorithms and systems that control both propulsion and levitation. By developing and optimizing control software (and where relevant the supporting hardware), you ensure the pod accelerates and levitates in a stable, safe, and efficient way. You will work closely with magnet engineers and the rest of the team to integrate sensing, actuation, and control into a reliable full system.

Requirements

• Technical background (broad variety of study backgrounds apply)
• Basic programming skills
• Interest in control systems

Lead Powertrain

The lead powertrain is the leader of the powertrain department. Together with the other electrical engineers you will be responsible for the power distribution of the hyperloop pod. As a lead, you are also responsible for the planning, finances, steering and wellbeing of the department. You are the link between management and your department and make sure that the integration with the other departments goes well.

Requirements

• Readiness to take on responsibility for your department
• Communication skills
• Solution oriented mindset
• Strong electrical engineering- or embedded systems knowledge

Electrical Engineer

As an Electrical Engineer in the Powertrain department, you design the hardware and software that is responsible for the distribution of power to every subsystem that requires power. Together with your department you can choose which aspects you will focus on. This can be hardware engineering and PCB design or embedded programming, or a combination of hardware and software.

Requirements

• Electrical Engineering knowledge
• Embedded systems knowledge
• Excited to learn new concepts

Lead Embedded Systems

As Lead Embedded Systems, you are responsible for leading the Embedded Systems Department. Together with the hardware and software engineers, you build and maintain the pod’s embedded electronics, sensors, and on-board control infrastructure. You oversee the design, development, and testing of embedded hardware and software, and you ensure smooth integration of these systems with the control stack and the other departments.

Requirements

• Readiness to take on responsibility for your department
• Communication skills
• Solution oriented mindset
• Strong technical background (varying study backgrounds apply including but not limited to CSC, AE, AP, EE)

Hardware Engineer

As a hardware engineer you will be responsible for designing the PCB's and testing the hardware that controls the pod. Also, you select the sensor and ensure that the important data is available for everyone.

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of PCB design
• Basic knowledge of electronics
• Excited to learn new concepts

Software Engineer

As a software engineer you write software that combines all subsystems. You are responsible for the communication between all subsystems and the ground station.

Requirements

• Basic to strong programming skills (varying study backgrounds apply including current 1^st year CSC students)
• Interest in embedded systems

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In the year 2025-2026 the thermal department will be introduced. In near-vacuum conditions, traditional air cooling is not an option. Innovative solutions are required, demanding a creative approach to heat dissipation and thermal management.

Lead Thermal

As Lead thermal management you will be the leader of the thermal management department. Together with the other thermal engineers you will be responsible for the thermal management system of the pod. As a lead, you are also responsible for the planning, finances, steering and wellbeing of the department. You are the link between management and your department and make sure that the integration with the other departments goes well. As this will be the first year with a thermal department, as a lead you will play an essential role in forming the departments scope and focus.

Requirements

• Readiness to take on responsibility for your department
• Communication skills
• Solution oriented mindset
• Strong technical background (varying study backgrounds apply including but not limited to AP, AE, ME)
• Interest in thermodynamics
• Excited to work on a system that has little previous developments within the Hyperloop system

Thermal Engineer

As a thermal engineer you will be simulating heat flow and determining the optimal cooling solution, possibly a large water-cooling system. Beyond simulations, you'll be involved in designing, testing, and refining thermal management systems. Prototyping and iterative experimentation will be key to achieving efficient and reliable cooling solutions.

Requirements

• Technical background (varying study backgrounds apply)
• Interest in thermodynamics
• Excited to work on a system that has little previous developments within the Hyperloop system