Undergraduate Weapon Systems Engineer Review

Item: Undergraduate Weapon Systems Engineer at MBDA
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at MBDA

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Bristol

Review Submitted: April 2024

Overall Rating

4.9 /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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Research into the activities of the British Armed Forces and processes and how future systems would look like, what integration would be required. Configuration of networks and attending meetings.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

At the start of the placement, not too much responsibility but eventually was given set parts of deliverables to action which was solely my responsibility. In addition, peer reviewing/ red-penning other colleague's work

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?

Public speaking, presentation skills, report writing, teamwork, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Microsoft Visio, Rhapsody

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?

A lot of support from my Line Manager and Technical Coordinator. Also supported by the Early Careers Programme team as well as within my department

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 enjoyable atmosphere, plenty of opportunities to take part in social events and learn from other functions by having discussions. An understanding company that wants you to develop

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?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I have enjoyed my placement quite well. I have been given a range of different things to work on as well as the chance to do extra things such as raising money for charity, taking part in open days and career fairs