Systems Engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
Frimley
Review Submitted: May 2025
Overall Rating
4.8 /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
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.
I work mostly on one project, this involves coding and working with kubernetes and VMs. Day to day I work on tickets assigned to me as part of a 2 week sprint. These tickets involve fixing bugs, documentation, implementing and updating technologies.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of various responsibilities with the ability to pull back if it became too much.
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 have learnt so many things that I never encountered at University, I have developed a lot of soft skills as there are frequent meetings, presentations and demos.
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?
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 worked on a very supportive team where each of my questions was met with patience and teaching, where I was able to ask a question and then get taught how to fix it if it ever occurred again and a lot of background of how it integrated with other things/ why it could've happened.
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?
Positive, major importance on making sure the placement students are learning and developing new skills.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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 have enjoyed my time greatly.
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
I would apply as soon as possible, the main thing to keep in mind during the interview is that they aren't trying to trip you up and that they are looking for more so how you respond to questions. So knowing every technical thing is not a requirement.
