Systems Engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
Barrow-in-Furness
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
4.7 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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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.
Worked with other teams to help qualify a system, preparing the processes for collecting the verification and validation evidence.
Cannot say more due to NDA
Cannot say more due to NDA
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. I organised events and wrote engineering documentation which was used in the future
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?
Writing engineering documents
Creating meaningful connections with senior leaders
Agile ways of working
Systems thinking
Kanban boards
Creating meaningful connections with senior leaders
Agile ways of working
Systems thinking
Kanban boards
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?
4/5
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?
From my managers etc.: a lot of support and guidance throughout
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?
Great, hard work gets rewarded and there is many opportunities for advancement
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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?
Very much so. Very insightful and rewarding
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
Do research on the company for interviews. Look up and do practice tests before the aptitude tests.
