Weapon System Simulation and Experimentation Engineer Review

Item: Weapon System Simulation and Experimentation Engineer at MBDA
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at MBDA

Placement (10 Months+)

Software Engineering

Bristol

Review Submitted: May 2024

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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - 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.

Fundamentally, I have been working as a software engineer. The day-to-day has involved using a variety of coding languages to create and enact specific behaviour for proof-of-concept demonstrations. Furthermore, I have used a large array of software tools to both aid the demonstrations and to aid in the debugging stages. I have also had the freedom to engage with a variety of voluntary projects like the Flying Start programme.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

This evidently varied between projects but I was always given freedom to express my ideas and, in projects where it was possible, I was accounted a large amount of responsibility with the necessary support to help me deal with it.

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?

Yes absolutely. I had very little coding knowledge before the placement and am now competent using C#, C++ and MVVM. Furthermore, my presentational and organisational skills have vastly improved due to the work I have been tasked with.

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 received quite a lot of support throughout the entirety of the placement with all colleagues very willing, able and happy to explain concepts to me when necessary.

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?

It is a friendly workplace with a nice office space. The Early Careers Programme especially was very sociable and offered a really nice way to get settled into the company.

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 really enjoyed this placement and it has opened up a new avenue of exploration for my future careers as I study Aerospace Engineering and had never before considered a career in software.