Engineering Profile
Cuitlahuac Arroyo Curras
Engineering Graduate Programme

“I was attracted to Rolls-Royce because it’s a company where your career can be boosted in any way you want, allowing you to grow and evaluate other possible paths: from supply chain to engineering, from marketing to sales. It’s also a business where individuals can interact with people from different backgrounds and nationalities.

I enjoy the interaction that I have in my role with all levels of the organisation. I’ve had the chance to work in different areas, which tested my technical knowledge, as well as my managerial skills. I also tested my skills when I was seconded for three months in Germany. This was a fantastic experience. I learned a lot about their culture, their way of working and the way they have fun.

I’ve been given a lot of responsibility, from very technical projects to designing and delivering short training courses and presentations to senior management. The most enjoyable was designing, manufacturing and implementing an engineering design with three other colleagues. We had to make sure the users accepted our design for a new vacuum rig and a different layout for the area. Since I was in charge of the mechanical design, I took the opportunity to involve the users during the design of the rig and the layout. At the end, we convinced them and they bought the idea completely.

There’s a diverse culture at Rolls-Royce. There are people from many backgrounds and there’s an extremely good international society that allows people away from their relatives, like me, to make friends and enjoy life after work. We tend to discuss aircrafts and engines though – but that’s good sometimes! After all, every time an aircraft takes off I feel proud of being a small contributor to an extraordinary piece of technology.”

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