Undergraduate Design Engineer Review
at Pall Corporation
Placement (10 Months+)
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Cosham
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
4.1 /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
4.3/5
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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
3/5
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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.
You will:
Work on Engineering drawings
Help work on projects
Learn about Palls internal processes
Learn how to write engineering documents
Work on Engineering drawings
Help work on projects
Learn about Palls internal processes
Learn how to write engineering documents
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of responsibility on my placement. I had been tasked with creating documents for the engineering test schedules, I was allowed to oversee resin trials at the manufacturing site. I sat in on customer calls on projects I had helped with. I was also given the opportunity to go to the labs to build test fixtures.
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 learnt:
The correct ways on how to make engineering drawings
Learnt how to use Catia V5
Familiarized myself with the Windchill PLM software
Learnt ways in which we communicate with customers
Creating new drawing and how to build test fixtures
How to properly structure engineering documents
How to run an material obsolescence trial and how to make test samples
The correct ways on how to make engineering drawings
Learnt how to use Catia V5
Familiarized myself with the Windchill PLM software
Learnt ways in which we communicate with customers
Creating new drawing and how to build test fixtures
How to properly structure engineering documents
How to run an material obsolescence trial and how to make test samples
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of guidance from my coworkers just by asking day to day questions about the tasks I was working on and I did not feel like a burden doing so. We were also given training and talks by chief and principal engineers throughout placement along with the engineering week.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
In this company almost everyone is pretty friendly, even though some people are quite busy they are still willing to help you and give you feedback on any tasks and projects. It wasn't hard to feel welcomed and it felt genuine.
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?
3/5
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?
This year I feel like I have come a long way as an engineer. I know that I have encountered challenging tasks, that forced me to adapt and learn from others, but it has been a good experience. There are ups and downs, where you could have a very busy week or a slow week, but as a whole I have enjoyed my placement and I am grateful for all the skills I have learnt.
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 Pall Corporation
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Pall Corporation to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Pall Corporation
When applying to Pall obviously you need to put your best foot forward and sell yourself, but you should also ask questions to learn more about the company and their culture.
Try to be enthusiastic when you speak and show that you care.
Highlight all of your relevant work experience and don't bother too much with things that are not too relevant to the job.
Try to be enthusiastic when you speak and show that you care.
Highlight all of your relevant work experience and don't bother too much with things that are not too relevant to the job.
