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"Enhancing university education by bringing industry into the classroom"
Formula SAE-A 2024
brought to you by Caterpillar
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5th - 8th December 2024
Calder Park Raceway
We can guarantee you’ve never seen anything quite like Formula SAE-A – a competition where university students design, build and compete in their very own Formula-style open-wheeled racing car.
Formula SAE-A has been embraced by Universities since its 2000 inception, providing an exciting, challenging and realistic platform which enables the students to put into practice the outcomes of their studies.
Each December, thousands of students, volunteers and spectators get to experience around 35 university teams pitting their machines head-to-head in this educational program. And the secret’s out. The event is now also attracting teams from across the world including UK, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand and the USA.
Students with Formula SAE-A experience are recognised as highly motivated and capable professionals and are in great demand. The competition provides an environment for students to develop problem-solving and outcome-focused management skills within a resource-limited organisation that the industry is seeking in the next-generation STEM workforce.
Team members are headhunted for their unique skillsets in engineering, management, leadership, teamwork, marketing and finance, each honed to perfection in this real-life commercial project.
Through Formula SAE-A we are creating the next innovators, superstars and leaders of tomorrow’s mobility and transport technologies sector. And by making the event known to every industry sector, we’re introducing these young engineers to prospective employers who need team members that can ‘hit the ground running from day one of their careers.
Self-driving cars are entering the market, bringing about a full-scale revolution in how we travel. As the technology evolves, we challenge students to design, build and race the next generation of autonomous formula student vehicles
"PACCAR Australia has a history of employing engineering graduates who’ve participated in Formula-SAE because they come to the organisation with a range of skills other undergraduate students may
not have. Students who’ve participated in FSAE have experience working in a real-life, large-scale project with a hard deadline, costs and stakeholders. They understand the balance between good design and manufacturability, managing expectations and they have a sense of
urgency that is not always common. Their ability to communicate clearly also sets them apart."
Kate Sykes
Employee Services and Project Manager
PACCAR Australia
