Aerospace Engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Placement (10 Months+)
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Warton
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
3.7 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
2.5/5
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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.
I am a Data Engineer and this involves working in the through life maintenance of different aircraft. I develop and load data modules into current engineering systems to provide support to export customers.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I have been given a solo project to complete in order to aid my team and their database, involving a lot of personal responsibility. I have not been given much responsibility elsewhere.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt skills using Excel, VBA, different LSA toolsets, data engineering and modelling. I have developed skills in mathematical modelling, assumption based engineering, document processing and handling and coding.
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?
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?
My line managers and team have provided fantastic support and aid where appropriate and have been a pleasure to learn from. When they have not been around or have been busy it has been really difficult to continue working as this is a field I have not got much understanding in.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Felt very dated in the office and business sector I was in. My team were fantastic and good fun, but the office and atmosphere was not the best. As BAE is such a big company there are lots of opportunities to get involved within the graduate and undergraduate community elsewhere.
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?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have enjoyed a lot of my placement, especially working on my project alongside my line manager. I have not enjoyed the downtime and feeling that my work isn't really making a difference.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at BAE Systems
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems
Know exactly what field interests you and try to position yourself there. The newer and more exciting business opportunities where clear focus is being placed on is definitely the place to be and not existing and ageing platforms.
