Integration and Test Review
at Lockheed Martin
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
Havant
Review Submitted: January 2024
Overall Rating
3.6 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Daily Standups following Agile Software Development. Physical Testing in Rigs and Software Development in C++.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Little work given initially, have to repeatedly ask for additional work/ projects to be put on.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Learnt principles of Agile Software Development and Model Based Engineering. Received training for C++ and other Software Development principles.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
People are very friendly and willing to help. This has been instrumental to helping me understand difficult concepts that I was unfamiliar with at university.
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?
Employees are very friendly and approachable which makes talking with others outside your circle easy. However, the company does not have any formal networking events or team building exercises available for placement students that I have learnt is commonplace in other defense companies.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
Lockheed Martin has given me the opportunity to explore different interests and career paths. The placement is very flexible and the people I worked with are very approachable and friendly. However, the placement lacks formal structure meaning it can be easy to feel left out of the company culture and events.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Lockheed Martin
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Lockheed Martin to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Lockheed Martin
The placement is what you make of it. Make sure to spend time meeting others around the company and joining the volunteering opportunities. Take on additional projects and responsibility.
