One of the first things I’m asked after telling someone that I’m currently working for Rolls-Royce is “I bet they have good company cars!” – or something along those lines… After the first couple times of this happening and a few confusion covered smiles later, I decided it was time to learn a little history… As it turned out, Rolls-Royce Limited was founded in 1906 and the company split in 1973 into Rolls-Royce plc (engineering) and Rolls-Royce Motors (cars – now currently owned by BMW). Feeling slightly more at ease about being able to answer the basic questions I got stuck into the more complicated work!
Rolls-Royce is my third placement on the scheme and during this time I am working in a team to develop new concepts and products within the civil nuclear sector. The team is based in Warrington and Derby and was set up a little over a year ago and has been great to meet and learn from people who have worked in a variety of different companies and locations.
This placement hasn’t been anything like my previous placements as it has not only incorporated both project management and physics but has also challenged my ability to learn completely new skills and techniques to do very high level analysis. This can be even more challenging than detailed analysis because at the very start there are no details, you have to find them all out yourself!
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