Collins Aerospace, Sustainability Co-op

January 2024 - August 2024

7-month co-op at Collins Aerospace in Rockford, IL. As part of the sustainability department, I focused on production support for jet engine accessories, including pumps, gearboxes, and air turbine starters for both military and commercial applications.

Goals

• Significantly contribute to meaningful projects in the aerospace industry.
• Gain my first look at experimental data in a professional engineering environment.
• Learn from the 1000s of years of combined experience of fellow engineers at Collins Aerospace.

Key Accomplishments

• Data Automation: Developed a MATLAB script to streamline acceptance test procedure data processing for the F-35 engine actuation pump, reducing processing time from hours to seconds.
• Root Cause Investigation: Contributed to a root-cause investigation on a pressure regulating valve. Overlayed CMM inspection data and thermal/CFD analysis data to identify a potential cause.
• Engineering Changes: Completed over 20 change requests to improve reliability and/or producability across multiple programs.

Gallery

Mechanical Power Conversion CO-OP team.

Chuck, Technical Fellow from root-cause investivation, and I on the Wisconsin Union Terrace.