Hardware Engineer Review

Item: Hardware Engineer at BAE Systems
Rating: 4
Author: Anonymous

at BAE Systems

Placement (10 Months+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Rochester

Review Submitted: June 2023

Overall Rating

4 /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 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

3.5/5 - Support and Guidance

3.8/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Design testing and commissioning of electronic products for aerospace products.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a lot of responsibility, almost an overhwleming amount on some of the projects I worked on. In terms of others I knew I was a part of a team but didn't have that additional stress.

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 developed skills in electronic design and testing in an industrial role.

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?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

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?

I always had someone to turn to and ask for help in any step of the way, except for when what I was doing was novel for everyone, I only had myself for guidance.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

2/5

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?

General atmosphere was very relaxed and was often never stressed except for deadlines.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

3/5

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

3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I enjoyed it to an extent that I liked having my first industrial role and applying education to use, but not in a way where I could see myself in this role for life.