Hardware Engineer Review
at Intel Corporation
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Systems Engineering
Basingstoke
Review Submitted: July 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.
Creating and testing IP cores written in SystemVerilog.
Verifying each IP core with robust regression tests and documenting it's capabilities.
Verifying each IP core with robust regression tests and documenting it's capabilities.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was placed in a unique situation. Working on an individual project where I was the only engineer contributing software and RTL. In that way I was given a surprising amount of responsibility to develop IP cores that met the specification.
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 have developed my understanding of SystemVerilog. RTL & FPGAs as a whole.
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?
I was given many points of contact for help and support.
Most of the support I received was informal. Asking questions through collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and having impromptu discussions based on those queries.
Colleagues were always a great help, never impatient or dismissive.
Most of the support I received was informal. Asking questions through collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and having impromptu discussions based on those queries.
Colleagues were always a great help, never impatient or dismissive.
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?
Quite relaxed but focused on an outcome.
There was never an overbearing pressure to meet any unrealistic deadlines or managers breathing down my neck.
The culture and atmosphere of my office was generally very positive.
There was never an overbearing pressure to meet any unrealistic deadlines or managers breathing down my neck.
The culture and atmosphere of my office was generally very positive.
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?
I enjoyed my placement a lot.
I learned a lot and engaged well with projects and people.
I learned a lot and engaged well with projects and people.
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 Intel Corporation
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Intel Corporation to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Intel Corporation
Apply for a placement at Intel if you like what you do and want to learn more by doing.
