Formula Student Engineering Design

About this course

Whether you're building your team's first Formula Student car or looking to push your design score to the next level, this course is your roadmap to success at the Formula Student Design Event.This course is structured to support both newly formed teams and established teams looking to refine and elevate their design processes. Through two comprehensive sessions, you’ll gain the tools, strategies, and mindset needed to stand out at the Design Event — one of the most technically demanding and prestigious elements of the competition.What to expect:Session 1 - Design Process and Design Event Expectations for New TeamsWhat to expect: Introduction to Formula Design, expectations in the Design Event, and building a team’s design foundation.Session 2 - Elevating Design Event Performance for Established TeamsWhat to expect: Design Event expectations for conceptual design and other parts of the Formula design process.  Techniques for spreading the team effort over several years.Course Benefits:Avoid common mistakes that cost points at the Design Event.Structure your design reviews, documentation, and reasoning better.Plan your team’s long-term technical growth and legacy.About the Speaker:Mr. Peter JonesFormer Faculty Advisor at Auburn University’s Formula SAE Racing Team and a long-standing Engineering Design Event Lead at Formula Bharat.

Course objectives

• to support new teams in establishing their design processes
• to help established teams refine their performance for future events