My first substantive role within Rolls-Royce is within the Fan Structures Design team. The team look after the Compressors, Fan Case and Outlet Guide Vanes. The team looks after these areas throughout their lifecycle, from initial design to improving their performance in service. The team is made up of a range of expertise to ensure that manufacturer's have the capability to produce the designs and then a supply chain is place to meet the customer demand.Role: As an engineer in the Fan Structures team I am responsible for delivering the Front Acoustic Panel and Rear Acoustic Panel designs for the UltraFan Engine. This role requires for me to produces designs that meet product requirements and work closely with specialists and manufacturing to ensure they are fit for purpose. I have already progressed the components through Technical Approval gates and issues a number of comm sheets to commence the manufacturing of parts to meet the project timeline.Key Skills:- Develop deep technical understanding around the fan case on various Trent and UltraFan engines- Component Design- Cross boundary working- Excellent team player- Confident public speaker- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.- Excellent Team player within engineering project teams- High emotional intelligence (EQ) and extremely fast learner / problem solver- Developing a professional network

My Final Placement on the Rolls-Royce Graduate scheme was in the University Technology Centre (UTC) Liaison team. The UTCs are a collection of universities that each have a specific theme related to Rolls-Royce. Rolls-Royce uses their university network to develop novel technologies for the future as well as take technologies through to Technology Readiness Level 6. This gives Rolls-Royce a large flexibility in the way that they work and allows them to continually improve their products.This placement was not a traditional engineering role and took a more holistic view of how Rolls-Royce conducts their Research and Development programs with various strategic partners. It gave me an oversight in to how we bring technologies to market from initial conception and also how we utilise some of the world's experts and research centres throughout the world.This was a very rewarding placement for me as it took me away from the technical detail and gave me exposure to business side of the company. This will help me put my engineering decisions in the future in to greater context to help meet the business objectives.

My fourth graduate placement is within the Assembly and Test, Technology team. This team looks to achieve zero vibration on our engine products through the introduction of new technologies and build methods. With components rotating at 14000rpm the slightest out of balance can cause large vibrations, it is our role to reduce the likelihood of this occurring and ensure the production rate is met. Role: As a Build and Balance Engineer I am responsible for identifying process improvement opportunities and the developing the new tools or technology to save time, cost or reduce vibrations. During the attachment I will be completing a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt that will require me to evaluate and improve a process driven by data analysis. Key Skills:- Design and develop innovative methods for process improvement- Design for assembly awareness- Tooling Design- Data Analysis- Cross boundary working- Excellent team player- Confident public speaker- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.- Excellent Team player within engineering project teams- High emotional intelligence (EQ) and extremely fast learner / problem solver- Developing a professional network

My third graduate rotation is within the Fan Structures Design team. The team look after the Compressors, Fan Case and Outlet Guide Vanes. The team looks after these areas throughout their lifecycle, from initial design to improving their performance in service. The team is made up of a range of expertise to ensure that manufacturer's have the capability to produce the designs and then a supply chain is place to meet the customer demand. Role: As an engineer in the Fan Structures team I am responsible for contributing towards the company wide Zero Defects initiative to reduce the amount of scrap parts Rolls-Royce produce. I am responsible for producing a DFMEA on the Front Fan Case that will access the severity of all features. I was then responsible for leading conversations with Manufacturing to identify areas where they struggled to manufacture or inspect. It was then my job to redesign aspects of the fan case to allow them to be manufactured to reduce the rate of nonconformity without affecting integrity of the component. Key Skills:- Develop deep technical understanding around the fan case on various Trent engines - Component Design- Cross boundary working- Excellent team player - Confident public speaker- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.- Excellent Team player within engineering project teams- High emotional intelligence (EQ) and extremely fast learner / problem solver- Developing a professional network

My second placement at Rolls-Royce was a 12 week design and make project with an internal customer. The project was aligned with Lean Burn Technology and looking at new ways of controlling fuel metering valves. The project required a rig to be designed and manufactured such that could test the performance of rotary solenoids. Role: I was co-project manager and responsible for mechanical design and manufacture. Over the course of 15 weeks I completed 3 weeks of training in CAD, Project Management and Workshop Machining. Then as a team of three engineers we set out designing and manufacturing a test rig to evaluate the performance of rotary solenoids for metering valve control. I designed and manufactured a housing that was capable of withstanding up to 30bar water pressure and meet the tight 3 micron tolerances of the metering valve. Once the rig was fully assembled I was responsible for analysing the data produced to identify trends and report how the rotary solenoid was performing. Once this was complete the results were put in to a report and given to the customer. The team had to also deliver two presentations to SME’s, the customer and the design and make team to show what we had achieved and the new understanding of technology for Lean Burn combustion.Key Skills:- Managing a project and putting together plans to meeting customer requirements.- Managing customers’ expectations and developing relationships to ensure a successful project was delivered.- Apply the principals of Systems Engineering to successfully meet customer requirements- Learning how to program CNC machine to manufacture a test rig.- Excellent team player in a small team to effectively delegate tasks to meet customer requirements.- Confident public speaker- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.- Excellent Team player within engineering project teams- High emotional intelligence (EQ) and extremely fast learner / problem solver

Working as part of the capability arm of the Systems Design Integration team. We are tasked with looking for new tools, processes and training to help the wider Civil Large Engines function. Role: To use the software package Capella to produce a new way to model product systems from a systems engineering approach. The aim of this exercise is to establish a best practise method of producing aero engine architectures. I am also responsible for producing guidance material on standardising the engine manual writing process. Key Skills• Quickly get to grips with alien software and apply to an engineering problem• Produce material that helps streamline processes and contribute to the wider engineering community• Proven engineering application to tackle problems• Confident public speaker• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.• Excellent Team player within engineering project teams• High emotional intelligence (EQ) and extremely fast learner / problem solver• Developing a professional network

The Customer Regional Team for Asia and the Pacific is responsible for handling customers queries and issues. They provide technical support as well as commercial, so the customers’ needs are better understood and met more responsively. The team coordinates operational planning, supports sales campaigns and delivers engineering capability.Role: As part of the on-wing care team I provide engineering assistance to the customers in the region. This role involves many different jobs such as, answering customers questions related to our product, producing technical documents to ensure the continued safe operation of aircraft and investigating in-flight events. It is an exciting role that is heavily customer focused, so requires a great level of time management and communication skills, as well as applying sound engineering knowledge to solve problems.Key Skills- Developing customer awareness and how to manage expectations- Leading engine investigations- Application of Engineering judgement to solve issues - Ability to analyse data and produce sound results- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills- Excellent team player within a dynamic engineering team- High emotional intelligence (EQ) and extremely fast learner / problem solver- Developing a professional network

As part of the Safety and Reliability team within Civil Large Engines, Engineering for Services, we conduct Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) as well as numerical risk assessments (NRAs) to ensure the continued airworthiness of the Trent and RB-211 fleets. Role: Using engineering and statistical methods to publish reports to ensure the safety of existing and future projects. We work closely with the engine and aircraft projects to ensure their needs are met and the continued airworthiness of the engine is maintained. Key Skills• Proven engineering application to tackle problems• Confident public speaker• Ability to analyze data and produce sound results• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.• Excellent Team player within engineering project teams• High emotional intelligence (EQ) and extremely fast learner / problem solver• Developing a professional network

I delivered football sessions for foundation year students who have come from all over the globe to study in Sheffield. The aim of this programme is to allow new students to get to know the opportunities the university offer and make new friends.Role: Delivering engaging sessions to keep students active and provide a friendly welcoming atmosphere to allow them settle in to their new surroundings. Bring fresh ideas to each session and build on the feedback received from previous weeks. Over the course of a year a managed triple participation whilst still managing to deliver successful structured sessions. Key Skills:• Proven leadership skills to organize 30+ people • An ability to think quickly when numbers of participants are different to those expected• Excellent communication skills• Proven organizational skills to plan and deliver structured training sessions• An ability to break down language barriers and ensure everyone understands what is going on• Growing the programme by continually receiving and implementing feedback

As Part of the Mechanical Engineering Society at the University of Sheffield I was part of a team responsible for organizing the departmental sport. This involved filling 12 teams and ensuring they had the correct numbers and kit to fulfill their fixtures. As a team, we made sure workload was delegated effectively to ensure we met the start of season deadline. I was also part a team within the society that managed to secure £1.5k for the society that allowed sport to made more affordable allowing more people to get involved. Key Skills Developed:• Effective Leadership• Teamwork• Fundraising• Project Management

I was selected as 1 of 20 students from all engineering discipline at the University of Sheffield, to form the inaugural cohort of the Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy (SELA). I was selected for showing potential to become an engineering leader of the future. As part of SELA I have developed my soft skills that have been supported my technical study, this will allow me to transition smoothly in to industry. SELA has given me exclusive exposure to senior industry figures that has allowed me get a clear idea of where I want to take my career. As part of SELA I have undertaken two group projects that have allowed me to put in to action the training I have received. The first-year project was to deliver a leadership boot camp to the new cohort. I was responsible for the logistics of the event this meant negotiating the best deals to ensure the funds we had raised could stretch as far as possible. The second-year project was tacking the ‘wicked’ problem of ‘Can the UK decarbonize by 2050’. This looked at the energy trilemma and the effect politics, technology and public have. This project gave me exposure to industry leaders, subject area experts and politicians. This project allowed me to see engineering in a broader sense and understand what is needed to implement change. Key Skills Developed:• Team working• Leadership• Public Speaking• Networking• Negotiation• Persuasion• Project Management• Emotional Awareness• Cost Management

Continued involvement in insulated rail joint projects. Involved in business improvement capacity looking at ways to increase volume of delivery throughout the network.

Involved in RORI Project that focused on the removal of insulated rail joints (IRJ's) to make way for axle counters. Developed work plans and a strategy for removal