Radio Communication Systems Engineer Undergraduate Review

Item: Radio Communication Systems Engineer Undergraduate at MBDA
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at MBDA

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Research, Science

Filton

Review Submitted: June 2026

Overall Rating

5 /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

5/5 - 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 mainly involved writing MATLAB code for models/simulations and prototype tools.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a decent amount of responsibility since my co-workers trusted me and the ideas that I brought to the table. In most of my tasks I was given free reign to come up with ideas for them, develop/implement these ideas, and then gather feedback to improve my work further.

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?

The culture here is excellent for learning networking skills since it is easy to reach out to other people in the company, even if you don't work in the same department. I also further developed my problem solving skills since different projects sometimes require completely different approaches depending on the tools used.

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?

5/5

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 had loads of support from my line manager, technical coordinator, and teammates during my placement. We would have meetings to discuss my progress and if I needed any help in any way. whenever I did need help they were swift to help me themselves or point me in the direction of the right person who could.

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 culture is very friendly since its easy to reach out to others, social and charity events are held quite often, and its easy to find friends within the company. its also quite relaxed compared to other companies, the hours you work are quite flexible and you can also work from home if you want to (depending on what work you are doing at the time).

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 am glad I chose MBDA over other companies, the impression I get from other companies is that its easy to get stressed, however at MBDA I think its quite hard to get stressed since everything is so flexible. The company gives loads of support for any kind of problem you run into. The work was also pretty fun at times and my co-workers are all great people.

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 MBDA to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to MBDA

MBDA job postings describe a lot of the topics you would be working with in that role, so do some research and make notes before submitting your application since they seem to like it when you at least know a little bit about the topics in the job postings. If you get to the assessment centre stage of the recruitment process even if you don't get the role they will send you detailed feedback which can help a lot with your next application (at least they did when I applied).