Mechanical Engineering Co-Op
Cheswick, Pa
I completed four separate rotations with Curtiss-Wright EMD. In those four rotations, I played multiple roles, absorbed not only technical information, but also business acumen for engineers, and established my integrity amongst the people I worked with company-wide.During my first rotation, I worked in the Supply Chain Management Group where I learned the higher level of business, which eventually allowed me to, as an engineer, make more educated decisions with not only understanding the necessary technical justification, but also the status and welfare of the project. I also had the opportunity to sit in on an 8 week long training for design analysis for a commercial nuclear pump. During my second rotation, I worked in the Pump Design Engineering Group where I worked closely with higher level engineers and analysts to design, analyze, and test components in nuclear reactor coolant pumps. During this rotation, I received multiple different trainings, which aided in the expansion of my engineering knowledge in this industry. While working in this group, I had the opportunity to work closely with computer software like Solid Edge, ANSYS, Mathcad, AutoCad, and many others to analyze and test components to verify their design.During my third rotation, I worked in the Generator & Motor Design and Production Group where I worked with other engineers, machinists, inspectors, and suppliers to support current projects progressing through the manufacturing shop and to support the planning and design of future products for different projects and product lines. The close interaction with the manufacturing aspect of the business helped to solidify my understanding of machines and processes of the manufacturing aspect of a project.During my fourth rotation, which was a part-time rotation, I worked in the Dynamic Analysis Group where I worked with an in-house program similar to ANSYS to model and analyze a commercial nuclear pump.