Systems Engineer Review
at BAE Systems
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
Barrow-In-Furness
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!
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
4.5/5
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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.
Supporting lifecycle management of complex systems.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A mixture of responsibilities. Some engineering tasks, crucial to programme schedule, were my responsibility, other tasks I was closely guided through by a more senior engineer. I was also given 'Gradmin' responsibilities (like document storage control etc), which are not so crucial, but still important to day-to-day experiences within the team.
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
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?
Consistent forums to raise any questions we may have had. Lots of contact from the Early Careers team. Training is a large part of the culture, they always want to improve the workforce.
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, despite unfortunate setbacks, progress remained to be the key goal. Development both individually and as a company are the backbone of the BAE Operational Framework
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?
4/5
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?
To a great extent. I look forward to returning as a Graduate
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
Listen to their advice. GART (team responsible for recruiting Early Careers) provide a lot of useful tips that guide you through the interview process. If you haven't had much Systems Engineering exposure, do some light research, look into the Engineering 'V' lifecycle and common Systems Engineering terms and phrases.
