Overview
Welcome to the business department! The purpose of the FSAE competition is for students to act as if they were a business that is designing and constructing a formula style racecar to then sell to real customers. Our main responsibilites include; 2 Competiton Events, Professional & Community Outreach, along with Social Media and Marketing. Any major is welcome to join the department while also being on a design and/or capstone team. Below you will find additional descriptions and resources.
Competition Events
The FSAE competion includes 3 static events, our department is in charge of 2 of those, the business presentation and cost event. In the business presentation teams are tasked with a fictious scenario like changing the power supply source due to supply chain issues. The team will prepare and present a strategic plan to implement the scenario. Business Presentation Resources
The Cost requires teams to submit forms such as: a bill of materials, cost report, and cost tables before participating in the cost scenario presentation. Each design team will relay the information in order to fill out these forms. The scenario procedure is the same for the business presentation. Cost Event Resources
Professional & Community Outreach
Our entire budget comes from sponsors and fundraising. Many companies or organizations donate parts or money to help our efforts. Students coordinate with the business lead before reaching out to companies and organizations to then email, call and /or meet with companies to discuss sponsorships, recruiting events, job placements and more. We also actively work to place all team members in jobs after their time here. Currently we have a 85% job placement record, thats better than many majors here at BYU.
In addition to our professional network we are actively working to build our impact with the community, and grow the next generations of engineers. Most recently we hosted a devotional with the Ann Arbor Stake in Michigan. Check out the article.
Social Media & Marketing
We have many different social media platforms, merchanidse, and marketing campaigns to promote the team, individuals and our sponsors. These promotions include, pictures, videos, T-shirts, hoodies, flyers, demonstrations, and more all of which are student made. Any ideas should be brought to the marketing lead. Check out our Instagram.