Undergraduate Systems Engineer Review
at MBDA
Placement (10 Months+)
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Stevenage
Review Submitted: June 2023
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Assigned tasks by my manager, and able to find my own tasks to do if I want to as well. We are given responsibility to manage our own workload, which I like.
Concept assessment, development and design take up much of the day, with some project management and report writing.
Concept assessment, development and design take up much of the day, with some project management and report writing.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was, because I asked to be given it. If you feel you're not ready for higher responsibilities though, the company will recognise this and help enable you to build the required skillsets.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I've learnt to use new software and programming languages, developed some of my existing engineering skillset, and enhanced my knowledge of the defence industry itself, which was limited prior to joining.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot - close contact with my manager every day which I liked, and everyone I asked a question to was very happy to respond and help me.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very good, lots of available social activities.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
A lot, I intend on coming back as soon as I can!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at MBDA
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend MBDA to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to MBDA
Be yourself when applying as it will help the company tailor your experience to your strengths, and build you in the areas where you have weaknesses.
