The 2027 Baja SAE season starts here! LaunchPad Live, powered by Xometry, brings Baja SAE students together September 8–9 for season information, practical team guidance, and small-group conversations with industry professionals and Baja SAE alumni.
Whether you're brand new to Baja SAE or already deep into planning, designing and building, there are plenty of opportunities to jump in.
Planning to apply for a 2027 Xometry team stipend? Attendance at LaunchPad Live is required for stipend eligibility, so make sure someone from your team joins us!
Start with the 2027 Season Overview
Kick off the season with Xometry and SAE and get the need-to-know information for the year ahead, including registration and the lottery process, team resources, opportunities to stay connected and ways to make the most of your Baja SAE season.
Welcome to the 2027 Season, Powered by Xometry
September 8 | 10:30–11:00 AM ET
Practical Guidance for Your Team
Need help figuring out how to organize your team, manage your engineering data or turn an idea into an actual design? Darrell Krueger, BNSF Railway and Baja SAE alumnus, will lead a series of Team Guidance sessions throughout both days of LaunchPad Live. Drop into the topics most useful to your team:
September 8
- 11:00 AM–12:00 PM: SAE Team Organization, Management & Sustainment
- 12:15–1:15 PM: Project Definition and Specification
- 2:45–3:45 PM: Organization of Engineering Data
- 4:00–5:00 PM: Resource Management for SAE Teams
September 9
- 9:00–10:00 AM: Design Guidance and Reference
- 11:30 AM–12:30 PM: Shop Organization and Management
These sessions are available directly through the LaunchPad Live event schedule. No separate discussion-room signup is required.
Want to Talk Directly with Industry Professionals?
There are still limited spots available in several of our small-group discussion rooms!!!
These aren't presentations. They're opportunities to sit down virtually with engineers, industry professionals, Baja SAE alumni and students from other teams to ask questions, compare experiences and talk through the challenges you're actually working on.
Current opportunities include:
Vehicle Dynamics & Chassis Systems
- Sept. 8 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
- Sept. 8 | 2:45–3:45 PM
- Sept. 8 | 4:00–5:00 PM
- Sept. 9 | 9:00–10:00 AM
Testing & Validation
- Sept. 8 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
- Sept. 8 | 12:15–1:15 PM
- Sept. 9 | 10:15–11:15 AM
Systems Integration
- Sept. 8 | 12:15–1:15 PM
- Sept. 8 | 2:45–3:45 PM
- Sept. 9 | 10:15–11:15 AM
Powertrain & Drivetrain
- Sept. 8 | 12:15–1:15 PM
- Sept. 8 | 4:00–5:00 PM
Team Operations & Leadership
- Sept. 8 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
- Sept. 9 | 10:15–11:15 AM
SIGN UP FOR A DISCUSSION ROOM HERE
Space in the discussion rooms is limited and first come, first served. To be considered for an available spot, complete the Team Discussion Room Survey linked above as soon as possible. We'll use your topic and availability preferences to place you in an available session and send your team direct access information.
Already registered for LaunchPad Live? Jump into the event, check out the full schedule and start your 2027 Baja SAE season with us. Need to regsister still? Signup here: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/launchpad-live-baja-sae
