Marcus Yu

Experience

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  Hong Kong Government 香港政府

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  Summer Intern

  Job shadowed the Senior Environmental Protection Officer to learn about air pollution sources and the measures to reduce pollutant emissions in Hong Kong. Learnt that power generation and vehicles were the main pollutant emitters and that the Hong Kong government encouraged vehicle owners to replace their old vehicles by providing subsidy. Performed emission inventory, Air pollution monitoring and used real time measurements to evaluate effectiveness of the old vehicle replacement program.

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  Southampton University Spaceflight Society

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2022

  The liquid rocket team was in the early stages of planning and production. The testing team is responsible for creating test plans and risk assessments for every single part of the rocket including injector plates, nozzles, and fuel tanks etc.As team lead, I was responsible to work with a team of six to complete these goals. Reviewed the legality and feasibility of manufacturing different types of rocket engines including: Solid, Hybrid and Liquid propellant rockets. The testing team is responsible for assessing the functionality of the hybrid rocket by experiment, whilst ensuring a safe testing environment.As the team lead, I was the representative of the team to communicate between team leads, and was responsible for producing and reviewing the testing method and risk assessment, including working with my team to determine necessary testing equipment and precautions.

  • Liquid Rocket Engine Test Team Lead

    Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Additive Manufacturing Spaceflight Engine Testing Officer

    Mar 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Hybrid Rocket Testing Team Lead

    Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
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  Phoenix Aviation

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  Private Pilot

  Currently in the process of gaining a private pilots license for fixed wing aircraft. Multiple exercises performed including climbing, descending, turning and stalls. Have soloed, and completed practice circuits. Moved training to Bristol during my internship.

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  Airbus

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  Flight Physics Capabilities Intern

  Performed and presented results of verification and validation on 2D and 3D steady, LFD and CFD-CSM coupled cases for Next Generation CFD software. Also delivered bug fixes and enhancements for the CFD software in Python. In addition, developed and ported internal tools used for design and analysis within the Flight Physics department. Throughout my technical work, I learned to work in the Agile Environment and had experience using Git with GitFlow. Had opportunities to build on team work, communication, and interpersonal skills outside of work during STEM volunteering, organization of team boosters, and networking.Improved my way of working in regards to ethics, code of conduct, sustainability, and much more, after having attended multiple workshops including, Diversity and Inclusion, Ethics and Compliance, and most notably: Climate Fresk. Visited the Filton, Broughton, Toulouse and Bremen Airbus sites with tours of aircraft and manufacturing facilities Show less

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  Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  Private Pilot

  Completed my training for a private pilots license during my internship at Airbus.

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  Cathay Pacific

  Jul 2024 - Aug 2024

  Summer Internship

  Selected to work under the Hong Kong Operations team to enhance defect management, working both at the Centre of Excellence (CoE), and Cathay City.Pioneered an automated process with VBA to extract defect data from Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL) and Configuration Deviation Lists (CDL) for the entire Cathay Pacific Fleet. Applied and visualized defect scoring using Skywise and provided a one-page fleet health overview on a per aircraft basis for use in the MCSG team.Created a repetitive defect dashboard using Power Apps to facilitate as a hub for actions streams related to active, completed, and monitored repetitive defects. Including a prerequisite analysis and hence emphasis on the major costs of repetitive defects.Had opportunities to be in remarkable proximity to the fleet whilst working in the CoE at the airport. Including visits to HAECO, and every fleet type within Cathay and Air Hong Kong. Show less