Mechanical Engineering Intern Review
at BAT
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
Southampton
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
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.
90% of my day is creating CAD designs and manufacturing prototypes using 3D printers (resin and FDM).
Registering some documentation for purchase orders.
Registering some documentation for purchase orders.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Absolutely. The managers are very keen to help but do not take you step by step through your project. You have the freedom of choice and how you want to approach it. It comes with higher responsibility and reward in skills learned.
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?
CAD was definitely my biggest area of improvement. I was sent to an essentials and advanced SolidWorks course.
Time and task management is one of the biggest outcome.
Time and task management is one of the biggest outcome.
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?
Communication with my line manager and other employees was perfect. Everybody is very skilled and keen to share these abilities with me.
The Placement Team role was crucial when it comes to my adaptation to BAT and feeling more comfortable at the company.
The Placement Team role was crucial when it comes to my adaptation to BAT and feeling more comfortable at the company.
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 absolutely is a professional environment but it is also very friendly at the same time. Everybody knows that projects need to be delivered to the highest standards but that does not stop anyone from being friendly and joke sometimes :)
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?
It was absolutely better than my expectations. I would recommend doing the role at BAT to anyone who is seeking development in CAD. BAT people are very supportive and they understand that the biggest priority to the interns is to learn.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at BAT
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAT to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BAT
When applying for the role, show your passion to engineering. A good way of doing that is creating a portfolio that you will send with your application. Do not be afraid to talk about your side project and interest in the subject. If you love engineering, you will definitely like it here at BAT.
