Rolls-Royce

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My Experience with Rolls Royce

During my six months with Rolls-Royce I was an assistant engineer in the aftermarket services team. We managed maintenance and overhauls of propulsion systems for the US Navy. I gained valuable experience in MATLAB and Ansys stress analysis and PTC Creo graphic design while working on these projects. I also organized our purchasing lists using SAP enterprise software.      

LCS Waterjet Overhaul

The picture above is of the LCS water-jet propulsion, a boat known for speed,  agility, and limited range. The average Rolls-Royce propulsion system lasts 5-10 years before needing a full overhaul and these water-jets began manufacturing 4 years before I was brought on. My responsibility on this team was identifying the parts that would need complete replacement. I organized and ran replacement analysis on over 1000 parts in this system. The scripts that I worked with are proprietary but most of the parts that needed replacing were rubber seals, bolts, and impellers. 

Technical Manual Graphic Design

Another team I contributed was writing technical manuals used by Naval engineers and technicians. My responsibility was creating graphics for each section of the manual. I used PTC Creo to create cross-sections or exploded views that complemented the instructions. 

Expansion Planning

With the pipeline of incoming overhauls, my team realized that there was not enough shop space to keep up with the work. I figured out how much space and what equipment was needed for an overhaul and how many we would be doing at one time over the next five years. I used this to determine how much more shop space was needed. 

 

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