Industrial Placement Software Engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
Rochester
Review Submitted: June 2025
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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
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.
My daily tasks involve requirement, design, coding, and debugging. I work as a part of a team and have a daily scrum where I report what I have been up to. I also take part in out reach projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I have been able to work independently on tasks, and I have responsibility over my own work.
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 about software engineering in the Industry, and the processes you have to follow. This includes source control via git, taking part in daily scrums, and understanding how to use management tools like Jira. I have developed my technical skills through hands on experience.
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 have received a lot of support:
- A buddy who I was able to contact before I even started to ask questions, and who I was able to shadow when I first started
- My line manager who makes sure I have enough work to do and a variety of stretching tasks
- My team who are very experienced in Software engineering and give me advice
- A buddy who I was able to contact before I even started to ask questions, and who I was able to shadow when I first started
- My line manager who makes sure I have enough work to do and a variety of stretching tasks
- My team who are very experienced in Software engineering and give me advice
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?
I have loved the company culture, there is a real emphasis on inclusions. Everyone has made me feel very welcomed
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 have loved my placement and I would recommend everyone at University complete a placement year. I have learnt so much and made loads of friends.
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
Be yourself! Make sure you show passion for engineering and the vision of the company. It is more important to show off your soft skills in the interview as they are looking at how good of a fit you would be. Do not be put off from applying if you feel you don't have tons of technical experience as there is so much opportunity to learn.
