Simulation & Modelling Engineer Undergraduate Review
at MBDA
Placement (10 Months+)
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Stevenage
Review Submitted: May 2024
Overall Rating
4.5 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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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.
Simulating & Modelling systems and subsystems. Receiving models and implementing them into overall product systems models. Problem solving to fix issues arising from different departments.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. I was given an entire project that would become my responsibility to develop and maintain.
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?
Developed my simulation & modelling skills on MATLAB and Simulink. Learnt to code and fix C++ code. Learnt a lot about systems engineering skills, stakeholder management, scrum mastering, and model-based design approaches.
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?
Tons and tons of training. Support was always there and senior engineers of the team didn't hesitate to try and provide as much help as they can. Colleagues are absolute top notch, and the most impressive thing among all the products and machine is really the brains of the people working there.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very relaxed socially, but serious about their work and emphasising logic over anything. Company is very supportive of any personal development opportunities for students placement as well. Social atmosphere really friendly. I was able to explore other departments and even apply to work with them on my return if I fancied them more, so there's loads of opportunities to explore what you like at MBDA.
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?
5/5
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?
Very enjoyable placement which gave me a lot of skill as a student that many of my peers, even those that went into industrial placement (mainly within the automative industry and F1), do not have, which gives me a lot more skills. Impressive products that make a difference. There are some lows as well, the job can be tough at times, but all jobs are like that at times. Thoroughly enjoyed it otherwise.
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
Don't be shy showing your thought process when they ask you a question during the interview, and make sure to highlight the key skills that led you to your answer. Be a team player.
