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Do you want to join Nordlys and take part in the development of Norways first Solar Racing Car and drive the world towards a sustainable future? We accept both normal students, and students who want to write their thesis on the project. See our suggested project subjects under, or suggest your own thesis.
NB! You have to apply for your bachelor's or master's thesis through NTNU as well, but by applying here, you may reserve a subject.
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Electrical
The electrical group is responsible for all the electrical systems on board the car. This includes both the high and low voltage systems.
Battery Electrical EngineerAs a Battery Electrical Engineer, you will focus on the design, development, and optimization of the electrical systems within the battery pack, in a team of both electrical and mechanical engineers. You will work closely with the battery mechanical engineers to ensure a safe and efficient battery system, focusing on the electrical busbar, precharge and safety systmes. Integrating the battery with the car's electrical HV and LV systems, ensuring electrical safety and testing the electrical components and battery cells will be some of your main tasks.
Areas of responsibility
What do you get out of being a Battery Electrical Engineer in Nordlys NTNU?
Areas of responsibility
Design and development of battery electrical systems
Integration of battery systems with the car's electrical HV and LV systems
Testing and validation of battery electrical components including busbars, fuses, precharge resistors, contactors and battery cells.
Integration of battery systems with the car's electrical HV and LV systems
Testing and validation of battery electrical components including busbars, fuses, precharge resistors, contactors and battery cells.
What do you get out of being a Battery Electrical Engineer in Nordlys NTNU?
Hands-on experience with advanced battery technologies
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team
Challenge your engineering skills in a real-world application
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team
Challenge your engineering skills in a real-world application
Embedded EngineerAs an embedded software developer you will work on writing code for our STM32-based data accusation modules (DAMs) and steering wheel (DSW). The code for these systems is critical for the core functionality of the car, and controls the car based on input from the driver. The tasks will be mostly writing robust state machine based application code, but also driver development integrating new hardware or improving current solutions.
Areas of responsibility
What do you get out of being an Embedded Engineer in Nordlys NTNU?
Areas of responsibility
Development of embedded software and hardware.
Integration of hardware and software systems into our distributed system in the car using CAN-bus.
Testing and debugging of embedded systems
Integration of hardware and software systems into our distributed system in the car using CAN-bus.
Testing and debugging of embedded systems
What do you get out of being an Embedded Engineer in Nordlys NTNU?
Hands-on experience with embedded systems
Opportunity to innovate new solutions for real-world applications
Developing components and making them work together in a complex system
Opportunity to innovate new solutions for real-world applications
Developing components and making them work together in a complex system
Mechanical
The mechanical group designs and builds all the dynamic mechanical systems of the solar car. Systems include braking, suspension and steering.
SteeringAs a Steering System Engineer you will be responsible for designing and developing a new steering system for our already existing car. The steering system needs to be both reliable and safe during a competition as well as being lightweight. The steering system as of now is based on a rack and pinion design. Your work will involve design and production of the new steering system. The design process will mostly be in CAD and structural analysis programs. You will also be able to do lots of practical work during the production of the system
Chassis
The chassis group designs and builds the structural components of the solar car. Systems include the roll cage and the outer shell of the car.
Structural and Safety EngineerAs a Structural & Safety Engineer, you will be responsible for the car’s primary load-bearing structure, including the chassis, occupant cell, and other critical composite and metallic components. Safety is one of our highest priorities, and you will contribute to ensuring that every structural element meets competition regulations and provides a robust and reliable foundation for the vehicle.
Your work will involve designing and validating static structural components, performing analyses to verify strength and stiffness, and ensuring that the car’s structural solutions integrate well with other subsystems. You will collaborate closely with teammates across aerodynamics, mechanical, and electronics to ensure a safe and well-engineered final product.
Your work will involve designing and validating static structural components, performing analyses to verify strength and stiffness, and ensuring that the car’s structural solutions integrate well with other subsystems. You will collaborate closely with teammates across aerodynamics, mechanical, and electronics to ensure a safe and well-engineered final product.
Body Mechanisms EngineerAs a Body Mechanisms Engineer, you will design and develop the moving components of the car’s structure, such as hinges, latching systems, and opening/closing mechanisms for service panels and doors. Your work focuses on small but critical mechanical systems that ensure accessibility, usability, and reliability.
You will be responsible for creating functional, manufacturable mechanisms that integrate cleanly with the chassis and body structure. The work includes CAD design, kinematic analysis, material selection, and close collaboration with the structural and aerodynamics teams to ensure that all mechanisms are lightweight, robust, and competition-ready.
You will be responsible for creating functional, manufacturable mechanisms that integrate cleanly with the chassis and body structure. The work includes CAD design, kinematic analysis, material selection, and close collaboration with the structural and aerodynamics teams to ensure that all mechanisms are lightweight, robust, and competition-ready.
Software
The winning team needs a winning driving strategy. The software group develops software analysis tools to calculate the solar cars optimal speed.
Software DeveloperAs a Software Developer, you will focus on the development of an advanced simulation software in Python which can accurately model our cars in competition and calculate how the car should drive to win the race. To do this, you will learn how the car works inside and out, translate technology to code, work with optimization, control, data analysis, and neural networks and write software which solves real world problems.
Areas of responsibility:
What do you get out of being a Software Developer at Nordlys NTNU?
This role is perfect for you if you study:
Areas of responsibility:
taking part in the planning, design, and writing of software for optimizing race strategy.
What do you get out of being a Software Developer at Nordlys NTNU?
Experience with software development and design, Python programming, control theory and optimization, data analysis and neural networks.
Participate in Hackathons with the team
Participate in Hackathons with the team
This role is perfect for you if you study:
Computer science (Datatek/dataing/informatikk), cybernetics, mathematics.
Web DeveloperAs a web developer at Nordlys NTNU, you will sit at the crossroads of marketing and technology, where you combine coding skills with creativity to fullfill our ambition of creating the best and coolest website on the internet. Here, you may also develop graphical user interfaces for our internal tools.
Areas of responsibility:
This role is perfect for you if you study:
Areas of responsibility:
Planning and designing how the website should look.
Coding the website in React.
Creating graphical user interfaces for other software projects.
Coding the website in React.
Creating graphical user interfaces for other software projects.
This role is perfect for you if you study:
Computer science (Datatek/dataing/informatikk)
Marketing
Marketing
Marketing
The Marketing group is responsible for the development of the overall brand of Nordlys. Given the young age of the organization, this is an important group that does not require a lot of previous experience.
Key Account ManagerAs a Key Account Manager in the Marketing Group at Nordlys NTNU, you will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with our partners and sponsors. The role involves regular communication with key stakeholders, coordinating collaborations, and ensuring that partnership agreements are followed up in close cooperation with the rest of the organization. You will act as a link between external partners and Nordlys NTNU, contributing to long-term value creation and a professional external profile.
Content creatorAs a Content Creator in the Marketing Group at Nordlys NTNU, you will be responsible for developing engaging and high-quality content for our digital channels. This includes planning, producing, and publishing content that communicates our activities, values, and events in a clear and consistent manner. You will work closely with other members of the marketing team to strengthen our brand identity and increase visibility, while ensuring that content aligns with Nordlys NTNU’s overall communication strategy.
Event ManagerAs an Event Manager in the Marketing Group at Nordlys NTNU, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing events that promote Nordlys NTNU and engage students, partners, and other stakeholders. The role includes developing event concepts, managing logistics, coordinating with internal teams and external collaborators, and ensuring smooth execution from planning to completion. You will play a key role in creating professional and well-organized events that strengthen Nordlys NTNU’s visibility and reputation.
Logistics
This group is responsible for the planning and logistics of competitions, testing and other activities. Nordlys is going to participate in competitions abroad and needs you to help us plan everything from travel, accomodations and food
Logistics Engineer for Project 2026As a Logistics Engineer for Project 2026 at Nordlys NTNU, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating all logistical tasks related to Nordlys NTNU’s participation in the iLumen European Solar Challenge in Belgium. With the competition taking place in September, the role will focus on planning testing, preparing required equipment and resources, and ensuring that all practical needs are in place before and during the competition. The position involves identifying logistical requirements, coordinating services, and maintaining communication with external companies to secure necessary support.
Logistics Engineer for Project 2027As a Logistics Engineer for Project 2026 at Nordlys NTNU, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating all logistical tasks related to Nordlys NTNU’s participation in the iLumen European Solar Challenge in Belgium. With the competition taking place in September, the role will focus on planning testing, preparing required equipment and resources, and ensuring that all practical needs are in place before and during the competition. The position involves identifying logistical requirements, coordinating services, and maintaining communication with external companies to secure necessary support.
Finance
Finance MemberAs a finance member in Nordlys, you will contribute to data-driven decision-making by working with the team’s financial foundation, with a primary focus on financial analysis alongside budgeting and accounting.
You will work primarily in Google Sheets, where you will maintain budgets and accounting overviews, analyze liquidity needs over time, and assess how resources can be allocated as efficiently as possible. This includes transforming financial data into clear visualizations, such as graphs and financial models, that support planning and strategic discussions across the team.
The role provides hands-on experience with practical financial management in a student-driven engineering project, and close collaboration with other departments to ensure sound financial planning.
You will work primarily in Google Sheets, where you will maintain budgets and accounting overviews, analyze liquidity needs over time, and assess how resources can be allocated as efficiently as possible. This includes transforming financial data into clear visualizations, such as graphs and financial models, that support planning and strategic discussions across the team.
The role provides hands-on experience with practical financial management in a student-driven engineering project, and close collaboration with other departments to ensure sound financial planning.
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