Human Factors Engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
Warton
Review Submitted: June 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!
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
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.
Use knowledge of Human Factors to conduct research. Work with a number of other teams to develop project further. Involves meetings, both virtually and face to face. Talking with suppliers. Using software.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. My team trusted me to work independently and gave me my own responsibilities. Your manager / team do check in and support when needed, but they let you lead your own work and complete it hoe you see best is fit.
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?
Yes. Used skills learned at university throughout the entire placement. I got to develop these skills as I was using them every day and I was teaching others in my team about the skills I have that they might not have. Learned a lot of technical skills that are specific to the industry.
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?
A lot of support and guidance. In the first few months there was a large focus on technical knowledge and understanding your project. People in the team would meet with you just to run through things for your understanding if needed. Placement manager would guide me when necessary and I always had people in the team to ask for help.
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?
My team was a good mix of young and more senior people. The atmosphere was lively when working on site and everyone is extremely friendly. We got on well and went out for a lot of socials. The wider company is very similar and teams would be quite close with one and other.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed it. I had a great time overall with my team and I will miss them when I leave - and I wish to return to the same team. The work was fulfilling and enjoyable and I enjoyed the challenge that came with learning about a new project in such depth.
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
Be yourself when interviewing for the role. The teams are very friendly and very inclusive of everybody. Trust yourself to make judgement calls and complete work how you see fit.
