The recruitment event will take place on the 26th of September 2024 in the CO1 Hall from 19h. If you’re interested in joining one of our projects or semester project we recommend being there. You’ll have the opportunity to meet the team leaders and heads of project, which will present the different projects and the workload in greater details.
Semester Projects
If you would like to join one of our semester projects, you will find the list by clicking on the following link. The Semester projects shown here are related to the research projects (Icarus and Hyperion) as well as our competition project.
Management
Sponsoring Team Member
Our sponsorship team is responsible for seeking out new sponsors while developing the relationship we have with our current partners. This requires good interpersonal skills and some sales and negotiation skills. But we are also looking for students, experienced or not, who are motivated to find new ideas to make our sponsoring services as attractive as possible. This team is led by the Sponsoring Vice-President.
Skills required: French and English, German a real plus. All sections of EPFL, HEC or HEIG-VD welcome.
Communication Team Member
Our communication team is responsible for promoting the association on our social networks, on the EPFL campus and in the press. It is composed of editors, a community manager and also photographers, videographers and webmasters.
Skills required for the writing team: Flawless French, good knowledge of English, and good interpersonal skills. Good extension skills. All sections of EPFL, UNIL and SAWI welcome. All sections of EPFL, HEC or HEIG-VD welcome.
Skills required for the visuals team: Sense of image, skills in photo and/or video editing. All sections of EPFL, ECAL, CEPV and other schools/universities welcome.
Logistics Team Member
Our logistics team is in charge of organizing our events, travels and manages the day-to-day logistics. You must be an organized person and have a car driving license. This is an opportunity to learn management and develop cross-functional skills. This team is led by the Logistics Vice-President.
Skills required: French and English, German a real plus. All sections of EPFL, HEC or HEIG-VD welcome.
Human Ressources Team Member
Our Human Ressources team is in charge of organizing events alongside the Logistics team, leads interviews for new members, plans events to vivify the association and grants access to our different services. Finally you will also be able to organize workshops to help other members acquire soft-skills. This team is led by the HR Vice-President.
Skills required: French and English, German a real plus. All sections of EPFL, HEC or HEIG-VD welcome.
Vice-Presidency
Communication Vice-President
The role of the Communication Vice-President is to lead the communication team, it comes with responsabilities as well as a seat in the committee. It requires a good organization, being able to delegate work and work as a team. You should also be comfortable with social medias.
Skills required: Flawless French, good knowledge of English, and good interpersonal skills. Good extension skills. All sections of EPFL, UNIL and SAWI welcome.
Logistics Vice-President
The role of the Logistics Vice-President is to lead the logistics team, it comes with responsabilities as well as a seat in the committee. It requires a overall view of the association and events taking place, being able to delegate work, being organized and work as a team.
Skills required: French and English, German a real plus. All sections of EPFL, HEC or HEIG-VD welcome.
Human Ressources Vice-President
The role of the Human Ressources Vice-President is to lead the HR team, it comes with responsabilities as well as a seat in the committee. It requires a overall view of the association and events taking place, being able to delegate work, being organized and work as a team. You should also hear the other members out and come up with solutions to the committee.
Skills required: All sections of EPFL, HEC or HEIG-VD welcome.
Competition Project
Avionics
The Avionics allows the rocket to figure out and send to the ground information on the rockets status (position, speed, acceleration, etc).
The Avionics is also in charge of triggering recovery events to release the parachute at the right time.
And finally, according to the engine used, it can also act as intermediary between propulsion systems and some of the ground segment systems.
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Recovery
The purpose of the Recovery subsystem is to slow down the rocket’s fall to ensure a safe landing after its ascent.
This is usually done with parachutes, but experimentation is always welcome!
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Structures
The Structure Subsystem is in charge of designing and producing the rocket’s fuselage, as well as ensuring that it is capable of surviving mechanical and thermal stresses before, during, and after the flight.
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Propulsion
The Propulsion subsystem is where the magic happens. Fire comes out on one end, pushing the rocket towards its objective.
This year, the team is aiming to fly its very first Liquid engine with Ethanol as fuel and Nitrous Oxide as the oxidizer.
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Payload
The Payload is the sub-system in charge of imagining, developing and integrating the scientific experiment powered by the rocket.
This years experiment is not yet chosen, give us your ideas!
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Ground Segment
The Ground Segment subsystem is in charge of all ground operations before, during and after the launch.
This includes, among others, the management of a Ground Station equipped with radios and antennas, as well as a 9m tall Launch Rail.
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Flight Dynamics
The Flight Dynamics subsystem is in charge of all simulations related to the rocket in general.
It is in particular flight simulations with commercial tools as well as with home-made simulators, and fluidic studies on the aerodynamics of the rocket.
Simulations performed are, amongst others, predictions for the rockets trajectory, statistical drop-zones for nominal and off-nominal trajectories, aerodynamics/thermal/fluid analysis on the airflow around the rocket at various velocities.
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Icarus Project
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Hyperion Project
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Space Race
This project involves building a relatively simple rocket in teams of 5-7 students. This project allows to learn the basics of rocketry while learning to work in a team. It is mostly aimed to the first and possibly second year students of EPFL.
