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BAE Systems

Synthetic Training and Support Engineer Review

at BAE Systems

Internship (1 Month+)

Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering

Warton, Lancashire

Review Submitted: September 2025

Overall Rating

4.9 /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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
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 was working within the Synthetic Training and Support Engineering team, where we came to maintain certain products like simulators and equipment used, keeping them up to the highest safety standards, consistant usage for training purposes and supported other clients if they had issues.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, within the 12 weeks of being here over my Summer Intership, I was given different jobs/tasks throughout the complete from the start and given the responsibility off my line manager to complete them thoroughly. If I ever struggled with a task, I always asked for help regarding this, but was forever supported.
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?
Definetly, they have taught me how to develop further within the working industry when using new technology and systems, learning how management of issues is controlled and allowed me to further with new skills within the engineering and systems sector.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I recieved a lot of support throughout my placement of not only my team and my line manager, but also from other surrounding clients within the office and colelagues from the early careers team. If I was ever stuck on anything or had any questions about it all, I always felt like I was available to ask about anything.
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 general atmosphere in the office was great, as everybody in there was always involving and sociable, therefore it never felt at any points during the 12 weeks, that I was in the way or didn't feel uncomfortable to ask a question or for help throughout it.
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 massively enjoyed my itnership at BAE Systems and was extremely lucky with the team I was situated with and the role I was doing, as it was a whole new learning environment and skills developed, while networking with multiple sectors of the company and being able to socialise with other people in the team.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems
To be aware of the different roles within the Aerospace Engineering industry and have a good understanding of the types of values they have within the company.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at BAE Systems
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
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