Systems Engineering Summer Placement Review
at MBDA
Internship (1 Month+)
Engineering
Stevenage
Review Submitted: August 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!
3/5
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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
4/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
Daily Tasks:
- Admin (emails and arranging meetings)
- Assigned work tasks (computer based and dependent on which team you're on)
- Regular Coffee breaks
- Presentations and Introductions
- Networking
- Attending Corporate event fairs
Interactions:
- These are very dependent on how much effort you make and also how often your desk works from home. Most days I have one person on either side of me to talk to and ask for help. I will often also have check ins with whoever is the lead for the task you're doing. Many interactions are quick skype calls.
- There are lots of opportunities to get to know the people working around you from other teams but you have to be comfortable reaching out to them and asking if they have time to discuss their role etc. (this is very much worth doing as much as possible)
Projects:
- Projects are desk dependent but usually revolve around modelling, programming, research and speaking to stakeholders (internal or external)
- Admin (emails and arranging meetings)
- Assigned work tasks (computer based and dependent on which team you're on)
- Regular Coffee breaks
- Presentations and Introductions
- Networking
- Attending Corporate event fairs
Interactions:
- These are very dependent on how much effort you make and also how often your desk works from home. Most days I have one person on either side of me to talk to and ask for help. I will often also have check ins with whoever is the lead for the task you're doing. Many interactions are quick skype calls.
- There are lots of opportunities to get to know the people working around you from other teams but you have to be comfortable reaching out to them and asking if they have time to discuss their role etc. (this is very much worth doing as much as possible)
Projects:
- Projects are desk dependent but usually revolve around modelling, programming, research and speaking to stakeholders (internal or external)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Most of the responsibility will revolve around running meetings and making contributions. For certain tasks you may have personal management responsibilities (keeping yourself on track)
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?
- Modelling languages (SysML and Matlab, both of which I had no experience in before)
- Presentation and communication skill are very important and will be developed quickly if there are any areas you are lacking
- Research skills (online or through asking people)
- How to operate in a business environment
- lots of background knowledge and history of missiles which you may not appreciate going in but is really important to properly understand the products
- Presentation and communication skill are very important and will be developed quickly if there are any areas you are lacking
- Research skills (online or through asking people)
- How to operate in a business environment
- lots of background knowledge and history of missiles which you may not appreciate going in but is really important to properly understand the products
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?
A lot if you are happy to ask people, fairly little if not
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?
Very Relaxed compared to my initial assumptions. Dress code really is whatever you're comfortable in and hours/leave are very flexible
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
Very enjoyable and rewarding if you keep an open mind and keep yourself busy. The times I found myself bored came when I didn't have enough work so don't be afraid to ask for more things to do
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 MBDA
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend MBDA to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to MBDA
Be outgoing and take all the opportunities you can get. Ask lots of questions
