RF Hardware Engineer Review
at MBDA
Placement (10 Months+)
Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Engineering
Stevenage
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
4.6 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
• Developing hardware simulation packages
• The designing, manufacturing, modelling, and testing of future hardware capabilities
• The designing, manufacturing, modelling, and testing of future hardware capabilities
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Initially I was (rightfully so) not given much responsibility, but as I developed as a competent engineer, I was provided with more opportunities to be responsible for bigger pieces of work
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?
Developed RF design skills and electrical engineering knowledge to utilise in simulation packages
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?
5/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I had a line manager who I worked with throughout my whole placement, with a technical coordinator and a buddy. Lots of support.
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 welcoming, potentially an opportunity to create more friends at MBDA but as a whole, very welcoming culture.
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 massively enjoyed my placement at MBDA. I worked alongside technical experts that provided me with a wealth of knowledge and gained valuable experience that I will use for the rest of my career
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
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
Join in as much as you can and try to utilise as much benefits and opportunities while you are there. You may not think it is necessary, but will be remembered if you decide to return as a graduate
