Bristol Defence Summer Internship Review
at Rolls-Royce
Internship (1 Month+)
Mechanical Engineering
Bristol
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
3.8 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
2.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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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.
Role involved taking part in the aerothermal sector of product performance and thermofluids team. Day to day job consisted in one major task where a database had to be created. Other opportunities to meet people and explore other sectors of the company were taken on a weekly based.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was fully trusted to carry on this major task but it was a very low responsibility task. I was at some point asked if I was ready to take on a higher responsibility task, to which I replied yes, but never got to perform that task due to time constraints.
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?
Understand the bigger picture of doing a repetitive and long task. Loads of new skills on turbomachinery, particularly regarding compressor side of gas turbines / aeroengines. Presentation skills, asking questions and meeting people (networking).
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?
4/5
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?
I was placed alongside an expert in the aerothermal sector of product performance. He gave me all the support I needed in terms of technical knowledge. In terms of team environment I felt quite disconnected as I was working separately from the remaining team members. In terms of IT and equipment support I also felt quite low engagement from the company. Some people ended up helping on this side of things.
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?
1/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The office I was located was mainly composed of older engineers, so hard to relate and engage in conversations. Nonetheless, the atmosphere with other interns was quite good both professionally (helping each other and sharing experiences at work) but also socially (very good activities organized outside of work). The general atmosphere at Rolls was very welcoming, especially from younger people such as grads. Nice activities organised.
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Great for a summer working experience. If I were full time at Rolls, I would expect much more from the project work side of things. I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunities provided to explore the company and its resources. I also enjoyed the work life balance.
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 Rolls-Royce
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Rolls-Royce to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Rolls-Royce
If they were doing a summer internship, I would tell them that it's not the most exciting work in terms of a technical engineering point of view. Nonetheless, I would reinforce the possibilities to explore and discover different sides of the business, and also the great social side of things.
