Integration and System Validation Summer Intern Review
at MBDA
Internship (1 Month+)
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Stevenage
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.2 /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
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
I worked in ground trials. Everyday jobs included attending meetings on the subject of proving, writing specifications. verification and validation plans and qualification evidence collection.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was - without going into too many details (for obvious reasons), I was given the independence to write my own formally published and peer review documents, and was far from micromanaged. There were other apprentices, undergraduates, graduates, and "full" employees in my team and I was given the same freedom and responsibility as everyone else.
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 learn a significant amount of systems engineering skills and a lot about planning how to test objects for a wide range of applications. I have built up considerable experience working with standards.
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?
4/5
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?
Plenty, I had a line manager, two technical coordinators, buddy, HR contact and the rest of my team alongside all of the other summer placements.
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 open, nice and cheerful. There's a very relaxed working environment and lots of flexibility on hours, days off ect.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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 did very much enjoy my internship, it has given some extremely valuable experience and I hope to continue working in this area of the industry in my future career.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
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
Find something that makes you stand out and shows your interest in their work. For me, I have been heavily involved in student rocketry competitions and so this was a great way to show my interest in the area.
