Interiors S2021

Owned by Renzo Villanoy
Last updated: Apr 29, 2021
4 min read

Recruitment Positions

This page outlines the project roles we’d like to fill this term. It would be ideal to have at least one DRI (Designated Responsible Individual) for each role.

The roles are classified as either Onsite or Remote due to the Covid-19 situation going into the spring term.

  • Onsite members will help the manufacturing of Interiors projects such as Catamaran Cover, Seats and Doors that are past the design phase.

  • Remote members will contribute to the design and validation of the more recent projects such as Dashboard, Displays, Steering Wheel and Trim.

Steering Wheel Project [Remote]

Positions:

Openings: 1

Relevant Fields: Management, Communications, Mechanical Design

Responsibilities:

  • Manage high-level documentation, timeline and purchasing

  • Arrange and run meetings, record meeting notes

  • Communicate with relevant stakeholders (mainly the hardware and dynamics teams)

  • Support form factor and materials/manufacturing as necessary

 

Example image of timeline:

 

Openings: Multiple

Relevant Fields: Mechanical & Industrial Design, CAD Design, Simulation & Testing

Responsibilities:

  • Fine-tune the design of metal and 3D printed steering wheel components (SolidWorks)

  • Validate structural integrity through calculations and/or FEA

  • Communicate with relevant stakeholders (mainly the hardware and dynamics teams)

  • Determing placing of buttons on the wheel and their corresponding electrical components

  • Integrate with steering stalk, steering column and tilt mechanism

 

Example of concept sketch:

 

Openings: Multiple

Relevant Fields: Mechanical & Industrial Design, Simulation & Testing

Responsibilities:

  • Will work very closely with the Form Factor DRI

  • Research and validate the right materials for all parts of the wheel

  • Determine the easiest and most inexpensive manufacturing method

  • Create the manufacturing and asssembly plans

  • Will work closely with the Supplier Interfacing Team to contact potential companies for manufacturing services, materials, etc.

 

Example of possible material for wheel frame (3003 Aluminum sheet in the Midsun bay)

 

Trim Project [Remote]

Positions:

Openings: Multiple

Relevant Fields: Industrial Design, CAD Design

Description:

  • Further define the final aesthetic of the interior with current progress of interiors projects

  • Model any aesthetic/non-structural interior panels with focus on minimalist design and easy manufacturing

  • Cover up any exposed components (wires, chassis tubes, fasteners, etc.)

 

Images from the previous car, MSXII. Pretty bare-bones as you can see…

 

Below is the look we’re trying to aim for

 

Displays Project [Remote]

Positions:

Openings: Multiple

Relevant Fields: UI/UX and Product Design

Description:

  • Practice design thinking to create user-centered designs

  • Conduct user research and usability testing to evaluate the problem space and your designs

  • Complete visual and interaction design for various apps to be used for competition

  • Present work to other designers for review and feedback

  • Collaborate with PMs, engineers, and other members of the displays team to bring designs to life!

 

Driver Display (as of W2021)

 

Concept/Visual Artist [Remote]

General Manufacturing [Onsite]