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AWE

Undergraduate Systems Engineer Review

at AWE

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Aldermaston

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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My role was mainly modelling a system in MATLAB and Simulink. This involved talking to stakeholders from different specialisms & teams. On a day-to-day basis, my work could be split into; research topics (online and meeting people in person), writing code, debugging code, and integrating new bits of code. I would organise a meeting to display my work once a project is nearing completion. Why I did it, how it was done, & what it means for the people in the meeting.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given an individual project to work on by myself. I was responsible for myself & the direction of the project was mainly decided by myself.
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?
I developed my existing coding skills in Matlab & Simulink. Learning additional skills in using a remote repository for continuous integration, & using the requirements toolbox to create a digital thread.
A major development in presentation skills and talking to wider colleagues (outside your direct team).
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 received support from my line manager, task manager, and wider colleagues. Further support was given by HR and tech support.
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 company atmosphere was professional and respectful. People could see how their work affected the wider goal & this drove people to get stuff done to a high quality. Safety was at the forefront of what AWE does since everyone wanted to keep each other safe.
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 enjoyed my placement greatly. The internal student group ran socials regularly allowing for the dispersed new employees to meet & get to know each other. My colleagues were very welcoming & helped me settle in. The work was interesting & challenged me.
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 AWE
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend AWE to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AWE
Practising the online assessment centre.
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