Momentum - March 2018 - 2

EDITORIAL
COMPANIES MINE TALENT AT CDS COMPETITIONS
College students are right to think of the SAE
Collegiate Design Series (CDS) as the invaluable
engineering experience it indisputably is. And
when it comes to putting their vehicles up
against other teams' on site at the close of the
competition season, they are right to spend the
bulk of their time making sure their vehicles
perform at the highest level.
But there's something else happening on
site at the competitions that students would
be smart to carve time out for: companies
recruiting full-time engineers and interns. We
Patrick Ponticel,
MOMENTUM Editor
at SAE have reason to believe many students
are missing out on the opportunities offered by
these CDS sponsor companies.
"Bring your resume to competition" should be considered the
minimum amount of thought and effort to be expended in this regard.
As with anything, the more thought and effort you put into something,
the bigger the potential reward. Checking out the sponsor companies
online before arriving on site is a very smart play. Why wait until you
are on site and under time pressures to figure out whether you are
interested in any of the jobs and internships on offer?
This is especially good advice in light of the fact that at least one
sponsor company in the past had a routine of, at the competition site,
getting students to apply for a position one day and then scheduling
them for an interview the next. Although time may be scarce, it can be
extremely beneficial for a job seeker to carve out a few minutes for an
interview. Case in point: One particular company managed to hire 26
engineers on site at CDS competitions last year. That same company
needs to fill more than 40 summer internships in 2018, with a deadline
to hire of April 15. So now is the time to act. The company has an
additional 17 open positions for fall 2018 and beyond.
In this issue of MOMENTUM, 6 of the 36 CDS sponsor companies are
running full-page ads inviting you to check out their job offerings. Now
would be the right time to do that. More CDS sponsor company ads will
run in coming issues, so be sure to look for them.
While some sponsor companies hire on site, others do initial
candidate screening. Engineers of one such company spoke to hundreds
of student participants at the 2017 Formula SAE Michigan competition,
with 30 identified for further consideration. Among the qualities this
company seeks in job candidates: "passion for your discipline."
Researching job opportunities before you arrive at a CDS competition
is a great way to show passion.

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Momentum - March 2018
Contents
Companies mine talent at CDS competitions
All quiet on the snowmobile front
Monash University a double winner at Formula SAE-Australia
A return to glory days?
Setting the record straight on Baja SAE technical inspection
Paccar reveals new and future tech at CES 2018
OA-X contender moonlights as AFRL testbed
Chevy unveils larger, lighter 2019 Silverado
Students get the spotlight at SAE Carolina Section meeting
SAE 101: WCX World Congress Experience
More U.S.-born faculty: a university responsibility
Dossier: Lauren Goulet of John Deere
Help yourself by helping others
Just announced: new student scholarships—apply by March 15
Momentum - March 2018 - Momentum - March 2018
Momentum - March 2018 - Cover2
Momentum - March 2018 - Contents
Momentum - March 2018 - Companies mine talent at CDS competitions
Momentum - March 2018 - 3
Momentum - March 2018 - 4
Momentum - March 2018 - 5
Momentum - March 2018 - All quiet on the snowmobile front
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Momentum - March 2018 - 8
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Momentum - March 2018 - Monash University a double winner at Formula SAE-Australia
Momentum - March 2018 - 11
Momentum - March 2018 - A return to glory days?
Momentum - March 2018 - 13
Momentum - March 2018 - Setting the record straight on Baja SAE technical inspection
Momentum - March 2018 - 15
Momentum - March 2018 - Paccar reveals new and future tech at CES 2018
Momentum - March 2018 - OA-X contender moonlights as AFRL testbed
Momentum - March 2018 - Chevy unveils larger, lighter 2019 Silverado
Momentum - March 2018 - Students get the spotlight at SAE Carolina Section meeting
Momentum - March 2018 - SAE 101: WCX World Congress Experience
Momentum - March 2018 - More U.S.-born faculty: a university responsibility
Momentum - March 2018 - Dossier: Lauren Goulet of John Deere
Momentum - March 2018 - 23
Momentum - March 2018 - Just announced: new student scholarships—apply by March 15
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