The Boeing Company

I spent two summers interning at Boeing. The first summer I worked in the Boeing Research and Technology Group as a part of the propulsion engine build-up team. My second summer at Boeing I worked in the Boeing Global Services Group as a part of the Apache Training Systems test team.

As a part of the propulsion engine build-up team I assisted with creating innovative solutions and shop aids to emerging problems on the manufacturing floor. Some of my projects included, redesigning a fire detector transport device, designing a funnel for air fitness checks, and creating tool kit shadow boxes. These devices led to increased safety and reliability on the 737, 777 and 787 manufacturing line. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this internship was done entirely remotely. One of the greatest challenges I faced this summer was trying to design the shadow boxes for specific tooling, without being able to handle and measure the tools in person. This forced us to pivot and brainstorm ways to work around our new limitations, which led us to swapping pictures back and forth and overlaying block grids to allow me to take measurements of the tools from afar. 

As a test engineer on the Apache Training System team, I assisted in flight test which led to customer acceptance of five different domestic and international training devices. My role as test engineer was to identify both hardware and software defects in the trainer and verify requirements to pass customer acceptance tests. This included evaluating crew system schematics to identify and repair manufacturing inconsistencies, serving as a liaison between test pilots and systems engineers, as well as documenting and presenting the findings from each test session.