ILS Engineer Review

Item: ILS Engineer at BAE Systems
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at BAE Systems

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Glasgow

Review Submitted: June 2023

Overall Rating

4.7 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Document review for support documents. Analysing information and using engineering judgement. Working on soft skills and team building.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes. My work definitely contributed to our team milestones and I continually had targets to meet.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I have learned a lot of technical skills as well as improving my presentation skills with lots of practice.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

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?

The team was always happy to help and answer any questions I had. They walked me through step by step each task I had to do and were on hand for any further queries.

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?

The culture and atmosphere was great. I really enjoyed working with everyone in my team and wider.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I am really grateful for being given the opportunity to complete my placement at BAE. The practical skills I have learned go beyond what I would have learned from a year at university and I’m excited to return and continue that learning