Engineer Review

Item: Engineer at AWE
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at AWE

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Reading

Review Submitted: January 2025

Overall Rating

4.6 /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 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - 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.

I make presentations, write technical documents and help out with team members on tasks. I also take part in group projects.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I have been assigned a main project which greatly contributes towards the team's processes and I am in a group project with other students where we all are responsible for delivering a product to a key customer

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?

I have improved proficiency in Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint. I have also gotten better at communicating with others and stakeholder management

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?

4/5

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 have received a lot of training and learning and development opportunities. I have also had the chance to talk to many people about my placement experiences

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?

I really enjoy it as I feel welcome and fully integrated into the team. The non-working fridays also really help towards my wellbeing

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 am currently enjoying the work I am doing as I feel I am making a difference to my team. I also enjoy talking to people all across the company and I feel there's a lot of opportunity to develop