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Pall Corporation

Undergraduate Design Engineer Review

at Pall Corporation

Placement (10 Months+)

Portsmouth

Review Submitted: May 2022

Overall Rating

4.7 /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
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My role involves providing support to the engineering projects currently run by Pall Corporation in the Aerospace department. My main activity is modelling components or assemblies and draughting them using CATIA. I work alongside my more senior colleagues to ensure that the design work (either new products or updates to existing products) is received by the manufacturing team on time to ensure that the deliveries to the customer are met.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Generally, I have received guidance on most tasks. However, I have been involved in the investigation of some model changes, which bear more responsibility. I have also performed analysis through hand calculation or computer software to evaluate the stress carried through a component under some loading.
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?
Firstly, I have developed CATIA modelling and draughting skills. These include basic part modelling as well as complex geometries and sheet metal components.
Additionally, I gained Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics knowledge using Ansys Mechanical and Fluent.
Finally, I have improved my interpersonal skills by networking with colleagues from my team as well as with associates from other departments.
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?
I have received support from 2 streams:
1. My team has been very supportive in teaching me how to efficiently use the software packages. Also, they have taught me engineering best practice for modelling, draughting, writing technical documents etc.
2. I was involved in a "Breakfast Club" with all the placement students. There were monthly meetings, sometimes with industrial talks from associates from numerous departments, other times with improving our innovative skills etc.
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?
The company culture has at its core "continuous improvement". Therefore, each worker is responsible for achieving improvement through new projects or refining existing projects. One of the main values is that we work on a no-blame culture. Thus, in case something goes wrong with an individual's work, the entire team works towards providing support to the individual to rectify the mistake.
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?
I enjoyed my placement more than I expected. That doesn't mean I had low expectations, but the development opportunities provided were very diverse. However, I would have liked some testing or manufacturing exposure, which I have not been able to get.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Pall Corporation
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Pall Corporation to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Pall Corporation
Assessment Day Stage:
At group exercises, quickly understand what the task is. Keep track of time and try to quickly come up with a rough plan of what needs to be done.
Interview:
Know everything in your CV. Be able to talk about what skills you developed from the projects in your CV. Know what, how and why you took certain decisions during projects.
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