Mechanical Engineering Intern Review

Item: Mechanical Engineering Intern at GE Aerospace
Rating: 2.8
Author: Anonymous

at GE Aerospace

Placement (10 Months+)

Mechanical Engineering

Cheltenham

Review Submitted: July 2021

Overall Rating

2.8 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role

2.8/5 - Skills Development

3.5/5 - Support and Guidance

2.5/5 - Company Culture

2.5/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Working with electrical distribution boxes, particularly dealing with weight management responsibilities and design activities. Working with various teams (mechanical, electrical, costing, sourcing) to process and evolve the design of each aircraft panel.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Responsibility has been given from the outset, with interns being asked to write important, high-level, customer-driven documents.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

CAD Skills
Bill of materials management
Excel Skills
Team sharing software skills
Teamwork skills
Communication

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

3/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

3/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

2/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

3/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Interns are surrounded by a breadth of support from multiple teams, with everyone part of the team willing to help in everyday tasks

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?

3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Company culture was great, with everyone being extremely kind and helpful when asked for guidance.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

1/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

2/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I enjoyed my placement as a whole, but there is lots of room for improvement. Unfortunately, this was during the COVID-19 pandemic, which meant the placement was remote for the entire period - having an on-site placement would be excellent for future cohorts. A lot of the work is repetitive, so if there was a rotation policy where interns could do new things every so often, that would be great.