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About Baja SAE
One of UNL's Premier Engineering Teams
The University of Nebraska Lincoln's chapter, Baja SAE, has been in existence for over 20 years and is one of the most decorated and acclaimed teams in the Midwest region. Our team attends at least one of the three U.S. competitions hosted. Baja's success is built on the passion and dedication of the members throughout the yearlong, intensive design and build seasons.
Baja provides a hands-on experience that students cannot gain inside of a lecture hall; this experience serves to help develop students with well-rounded professional skills in various aspects of the engineering industry. Equally important, students actively build non-technical skills vital to professional engineering: program/timeline management, budgeting, interpersonal communication, and conflict resolution.
At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), Baja SAE accepts all students interested, regardless of major, year, or background.
Beyond the Wrench
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Hands-on Experience
We provide a practical learning environment that students cannot gain inside of a lecture hall. This firsthand experience bridges the gap between theory and execution.
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Professional Skills
Students actively build non-technical skills vital to professional engineering: program management, timeline management, budgeting, interpersonal communication, and conflict resolution.
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Open to All
You do not have to be an engineer to join. We rely on business, design, and media students to manage the real-life demands and priorities of running a successful racing organization.
What is Baja SAE?
Baja SAE
Society of Automotive Engineers
Part of the International Collegiate Design Series — the toughest off-road collegiate competition in the world.
Simulating Real-World Engineering Challenges
The International Collegiate Design Series has a division known as Baja SAE. These competitions simulate real-world engineering design projects and the challenges that come with them. Students are tasked with designing and building a single-seat, all-terrain sporting vehicle from the ground up.
Each team's goal is to design and build a prototype intended for sale to the nonprofessional weekend off-road enthusiast — rugged, all-weather, and built to withstand everything a competition course throws at it.
Like real engineering situations, students discover and resolve technical challenges in design, testing, and manufacturing, as well as business issues. Baja SAE is the most demanding of all SAE competitions — featuring both static (design, cost, and presentation) and dynamic (hill climb, endurance, maneuverability) events.
Are you up for the challenge?
We don't just build cars; we build engineers, leaders, and innovators. No experience is required—just the drive to create something from nothing