Systems Engineering Placement Student Review

Item: Systems Engineering Placement Student at Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Systems Engineering

Melksham

Review Submitted: March 2022

Overall Rating

4.1 /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 - Overview of Role

4.3/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

3.5/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Working on the Global Systems team, seeing what questions and issues have been raised and working through them to provide suitable responses to. This requires a general understanding of each subject area to ensure the system is working as expected.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, helping lead and drive projects forward not only based on work progress but also from a managerial point of view.

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?

Developed lots of skills such as your classic organisation, planning, microsoft office based skills. As well as learnt new skills using software to automate processes in the company.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

There is a whole team around you to support you and they are all subject matter experts in their field, so often know how to answer any question you through at them.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

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?

Ace. I enjoy the environment and company of people around me

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?

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 enjoyed working here, I wish to be challenged more in my field of work.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

4/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.

3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd. to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.

Speak to everyone around you and get to know what they do, everyone has a part to play with their role, networking is key to make the work you do take less time and the outcome delivered to a high standard.

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