Mechanical Engineering Intern Review

Item: Mechanical Engineering Intern at GE Aerospace
Rating: 3.1
Author: Anonymous

at GE Aerospace

Placement (10 Months+)

Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Cardiff

Review Submitted: June 2022

Overall Rating

3.1 /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!

2/5 - Overview of Role

3.3/5 - Skills Development

3.5/5 - Support and Guidance

3.3/5 - Company Culture

2.5/5 - 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.

The intern will provide support to the Shop Floor during all phases of the repair process, starting at inspection and ending before build. You will do this by providing support in identifying and documenting opportunities to repair unserviceable material.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Plenty of responsibility. All work is thoroughly checked and peer reviewed but the team relies on a good performance from the interns.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

2/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Time managing, general soft skills, technical skills such as GD&T, 3D Printing. General knowledge of multiple repair processes such as, blending, machining, welding, thermal spray, etc.

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?

3/5

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?

Plenty of support from the mentors and coworkers.

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?

3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Good learning environment.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

2/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

3/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I have enjoyed my placement and consider it a great learning opportunity. However, the job description is slightly misleading. Although the intern will engage in very important tasks, the technical level is quite low. I was left with the impression that there is no need for a high level degree and that sometimes the work only requires a great amount of attention and no academical preparation.