Aerospace engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Placement (10 Months+)
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Hull
Review Submitted: September 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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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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.
Structures-
Use data from models to perform structural analysis on parts of an airframe as well as joint analysis. Involved working closely with design team to achieve optimal sizing
Use data from models to perform structural analysis on parts of an airframe as well as joint analysis. Involved working closely with design team to achieve optimal sizing
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Responsibility was very much dictated by your own ability to find work and deliver on it. I found myself taking on as much responsibility as possible and felt as if I was contributing real solutions to problems
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?
Learn general engineering process from requirements to delivery
Team based working
Organising work schedule independently to achieve delivery
Microsoft skills
Team based working
Organising work schedule independently to achieve delivery
Microsoft skills
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?
My team were phenomenal in helping me. No question was ever stupid or not worth the time
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?
Relaxed when it needed to be while still giving the impression that work needed to be done. Made for a healthy attitude towards work
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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?
Perfect stepping stone to develop my career. Would recommend
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 BAE Systems
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems
Engineers are more than just calculations and technical skills. You need to be able to work effectively with other people and have conversations that will challenge your ability to see other perspectives
