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Systems Engineer Review

at MBDA

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Stevenage

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.6 /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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Daily tasks include validating mature and immature systems, building/ researching test equipment used to validate said systems.
Daily interactions include leasing with stakeholders within my function to ensure validation of systems are on schedule.
My responsibilities vary but some include; Building and testing hardware / software, Configuring/ setting up instrumentation to the correct parameters, Producing engineering drawings and test procedures, writing technical reports and conducting trials from an ISV perspective.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given many opportunities throughout my placement, these included building hardware on a fast paced project, developing code on a piece of test equipment I designed and conducting a trial on a high value system.
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?
Learning soft skills such as people managing/ organisational skills, team work and time management.
Learning Technical skills such as soldering, mechanical design (CAD) and installing graphics cards.
Learning different code languages.
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?
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 was provided with two managers who were very supportive and happy to take time out of there day to show me how things are build, developed and designed. With this support, I was able to learn quickly and able to confidently navigate challenging but rewarding work.
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?
I felt valued, supported and motivated to do the best possible work I could. I feel the company is trust worthy and transparent fostering a sense of belonging and loyalty among the stakeholders. I felt encouraged to collaborate with the wider company stakeholders and the company. The company preaches a good work life balance with its use of dynamic work.
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?
3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed every part of it from working offsite and experiencing new ways of working (agile working). To building and validating complex systems comprised of many sub-systems.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at MBDA
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend MBDA to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to MBDA
Take up every opportunity thrown at you even if it seems daunting and out of your depth the support is there to allow you to succeed.
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