Undergraduate Human Factors Engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
Warton
Review Submitted: June 2025
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
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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.
Implementing human factors principles into the design of the cockpit and UX research. Ensuring products are safe for human use. Using workplace design, User-centred design (UCD), information and control requirements, human machine interactions and environmental ergonomics alongside psychological considerations such as cognitive workload, stress, vigilance and fatigue.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given multiple tasks to balance at a time. Sometimes given tight deadlines to produce work for the higher ups. Having to present work infront of others and collaborate with multiple teams to produce the desired outcome.
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?
Developed my user centred design skills, concepting and research skills. Gained knowledge of aviation and human factors principles and how to apply them into real world scenarios.
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?
Early careers team was very supportive, with regular check ins and the opportunity to reach out whenever. Line manager offered regular check ins and support with tasks whenever needed. The whole team was willing to help eachother at all times. Always someone to go to to gain extra knowledge or if stuck with a task.
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?
Very supportive and positive working environment. Calm working atmosphere where you can adjust to the working style which suits you.
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?
Very much. Good flexibility and many exciting opportunities such as going flying in a small jet. Very friendly team and many socials outside of work.
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
Research the company beforehand, make sure you tailor your interview to the role. Dont just talk about educational knowledge, but incorporate people skills in the interview. Look into long term prospects.
