Summer Intern Hardware Engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Internship (1 Month+)
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Rochester
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
5 /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
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.
- Learning the importance of safety and quality in BAE System’s aerospace and defence products to ensure the safeguarding of lives.
- Played a key role in implementing automation initiatives to enhance the Hardware Engineering lifecycle for products.
- Honed field-specific skills such as 3D printing, PCB routing, and various softwares.
- Played a key role in implementing automation initiatives to enhance the Hardware Engineering lifecycle for products.
- Honed field-specific skills such as 3D printing, PCB routing, and various softwares.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a key role in implementing systems to automate product lifecycles stages and often consisting of liaising with lead engineers.
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?
While university studied are crucial to laying strong foundations for theoretical knowledge, to become a well-rounded engineer it’s crucial to gain real-world experience from an internship such as this. The supportive culture of BAE System proves the best grounds for cultivating experience and career growth and throughout my internship I strongly built my engineering 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?
I was given a lot of technical and career-specific support from my line manager and supervisor, and of course support with other aspects from HR and the graduate recruitment team. I felt very comfortable to bring any issues to the table as someone in the company would always listen.
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?
The culture is very supportive as everyone pushes each other to be creative and think outside the box.
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?
I really enjoyed the my placement and I really value the skills that the company has taught me as these will lay the foundations of my engineering career.
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
Be yourself, don’t hesitate to ask any sort of question, even the ones you think are really basic as the company really values questions being asked. Make sure you have an attitude to not only grow yourself, but also the people around you.
