ISV Engineer - Summer Placement Review
at MBDA
Internship (1 Month+)
Engineering
Stevenage
Review Submitted: November 2021
Overall Rating
3.8 /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
3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Helped ground trials manager deliver a particular phase of a set of missile trials.
Mostly documentation work - lots of documentation needs to be produced before a trial phase.
Also tracking of different processes that needed to be completed pre-trial. Some lab work where available.
Delivered a review which assessed the readiness of the trial phase in front of a panel of safety and technical experts. Produced some of the final pre-trial documentation.
Mostly documentation work - lots of documentation needs to be produced before a trial phase.
Also tracking of different processes that needed to be completed pre-trial. Some lab work where available.
Delivered a review which assessed the readiness of the trial phase in front of a panel of safety and technical experts. Produced some of the final pre-trial documentation.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. I was responsible for tracking many critical strands of the trial phase. I was given the responsibility of preparing and delivering the readiness review and then given the responsibility of producing the final documentation that tied together all of the other documents, work-up etc. ahead of the trial.
I got the impression early on that hard work was rewarded with extra responsibility.
I got the impression early on that hard work was rewarded with extra responsibility.
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?
Mostly soft skills - presentation, communication, organisation and time-keeping and that sort of thing.
Certainly gained lots of technical knowledge about missiles, but I wouldn't say I developed any further technical skills during my placement.
Certainly gained lots of technical knowledge about missiles, but I wouldn't say I developed any further technical skills during my placement.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
2/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Everyone is extremely helpful and approachable. Only once was I turned away after asking for help and it was only because the person was busy. Instead they asked one of their colleagues to talk me through the content instead.
This was my experience across the whole company (not just my department) with people from departments outside of my own willing to spend considerable amounts of time explaining their work when I showed an interest.
This was my experience across the whole company (not just my department) with people from departments outside of my own willing to spend considerable amounts of time explaining their work when I showed an interest.
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?
Helpful, friendly and respectful. I was treated like a colleague, albeit one who had a lot to learn. Even in high pressure moments everyone was still very friendly and approachable.
One colleague was kind enough to say at the end of the placement that he often mistook me for a regular employee, which is the general attitude I encountered towards interns like myself.
One colleague was kind enough to say at the end of the placement that he often mistook me for a regular employee, which is the general attitude I encountered towards interns like myself.
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?
I enjoyed the placement overall. The company culture and atmosphere is great. My opinions and interests were listened to. I really wish my placement had been more technical, but my managers did their best to try and adapt my placement to get as much exposure of technical work as was feasible alongside my other responsibilities.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at MBDA
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend MBDA to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to MBDA
Focus on being normal, friendly and intelligent at the interview/assessment centre - they really don't expect you to know all that much about missiles, just that you have the right attitude and potential.
During the placement, be open about what you're interested in and ask about other work if it interests you. Always be inquisitive about other departments, you never know what you might find interesting.
During the placement, be open about what you're interested in and ask about other work if it interests you. Always be inquisitive about other departments, you never know what you might find interesting.
