Enterprise Architect Review
at BAE Systems
Degree Apprenticeship
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Warton, Preston PR4, UK
Review Submitted: March 2025
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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
3.8/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
My role includes mapping out and modelling the through-life services or products developed by BAE systems. The daily tasks involved are workshop collaboration with subject matter experts, concept modelling against an architectural framework, collecting data for the modelling design tools meta-data, team constructive workshops and requirements mapping.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I enjoy the work that I have to complete on a daily basis, and working collaboratively with people from across the business.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
All skills developed on this course have been new, I had no prior experience of enterprise architecture before joining the business.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
The programme is well structured and organised.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
I receive sufficient support from my employer, having an allocated skills coach within the business to raise issues with and request support from.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
Support from training provider can be ok at times, other times the course feels unorganised and feels like we are in a way just expected to get on with it
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
It has helped in gaining my confidence in delivering presentations which has been transferable during workshops with people across the business
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Yes
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It gives you and advanced opportunity to develop key engineering principles and is a really nice place to work
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Be yourself, be confident and don't be afraid to tell the truth, sometimes they are looking for people with different experiences
