Mechanical Engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
Portsmouth
Review Submitted: July 2021
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!
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
4/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
• Providing advice and guidance to installation teams on the design solution
• Addressing technical queries on-site
• Supporting installation quality inspections, equipment commissioning and test & trials at both the equipment and system levels for the installation programme
• Management of technical requirements and acceptance evidence to demonstrate contract completion
• Addressing technical queries on-site
• Supporting installation quality inspections, equipment commissioning and test & trials at both the equipment and system levels for the installation programme
• Management of technical requirements and acceptance evidence to demonstrate contract completion
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes
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?
Developed my existing engineering skills that I had learnt at University and developed soft 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?
Regular meetings with Line manager and Project Engineer. Team always available to help through skype call
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?
Welcoming
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
9/10
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
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
Its easier than you think
