
Business applications for Term 1 2026 intake are due Friday Week 11 of Term 1 (1st of May).
Business students at Sunswift manage operations across project planning, partnerships, HR, logistics, finance, and marketing. They work closely with engineering leads to track progress, secure sponsorships, support recruitment, coordinate events like track days and showcases, and manage budgets and procurement.
Business members also shape Sunswift’s external image by supporting marketing campaigns and promotions, working with media and design teams to grow the team’s digital presence and student engagement.
If you're eager to apply your university knowledge to a major student-led project and collaborate with passionate peers, academics, and industry professionals, consider joining Sunswift through the VIP project website, or for business and media students, through this link as well!
Note: For Business and Media students, Sunswift Racing will count as a Free Elective course. For more information, see here. Additionally when applying through ChallENG, please select 'Sunswift Racing' for project.
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Business Development
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Financial Forecasting and Procurement
While partners help cover a large amount of costs, there is still the need for the team to spend significant money or procuring parts and workshop equipment, as well as paying for event registration/transport/accommodation.
A student in this role would be responsible for overseeing the various Sunswift accounts to understand the financial state of the project. This includes monitoring project budgets and reviewing procurement requests.
They will also produce financial forecasts to help determine how funding should be allocated in the future, surrounding major milestones such as events or car development.

While partners help cover a large amount of costs, there is still the need for the team to spend significant money or procuring parts and workshop equipment, as well as paying for event registration/transport/accommodation.
A student in this role would be responsible for overseeing the various Sunswift accounts to understand the financial state of the project. This includes monitoring project budgets and reviewing procurement requests.
They will also produce financial forecasts to help determine how funding should be allocated in the future, surrounding major milestones such as events or car development.

Human Resources
Due to recruiting new team members every term, there is a constant stream of students joining and leaving the team each term. HR will involve all steps of the process, including:

Due to recruiting new team members every term, there is a constant stream of students joining and leaving the team each term. HR will involve all steps of the process, including:

Logistics and Event Planning


Partnerships & Sponsorship Manager
This role involves supporting the Team Principal in securing new sponsorship agreements, while also helping oversee communications and managing existing relationships.
This includes developing and executing authentic partner activations alongside the Media team and Events team where necessary. It also involves tracking the impact of partnerships for reporting purposes and coordinating partner hosting experiences at events such as track days or offsites.

This role involves supporting the Team Principal in securing new sponsorship agreements, while also helping oversee communications and managing existing relationships.
This includes developing and executing authentic partner activations alongside the Media team and Events team where necessary. It also involves tracking the impact of partnerships for reporting purposes and coordinating partner hosting experiences at events such as track days or offsites.

Project Manager


Strategy Manager
