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Electronic Architect Review

at MBDA

Placement (10 Months+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Stevenage

Review Submitted: May 2023

Overall Rating

4.8 /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
4.5/5 - 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.
Day to day basis I help the lead architect with problems and give insight to try and work out solutions. I have also been helping with obsolescence removal as well as knowledge management plans to ensure we keep the knowledge with leavers and movers as well as keeping the product available to be built by finding alternatives to obsolete parts etc. Assisted the Test equipment team also on their new kit with helping write a new set of requirements to check the new software against.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a reasonable amount of responsibility and what I'd expect to be given in an industry I have never worked in before. Everyone was very helpful knowing I was on placement and often offered their insights to help me further my career and to understand the internal workings of the company
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?
Better teamworking, better confidence, learned how to use Matrix, SAP and DOORS which is valuable.
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?
4/5
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 received a lot of support, be it my manager or people I had to contact to do my tasks. Everyone helped me understand the systems I was working on, internal processes and useful information from their personal experiences.
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?
Positive culture and atmosphere - I got on well with the people I was working with. MBDA seems like a very fair company and doesn't fall short in either category.
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed my placement a lot and it was beneficial for me to understand what the industry I will be going into will be like and I would definitely come back to work there.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at MBDA
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend MBDA to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to MBDA
Always meet deadlines and take care before work submission as its well respected.
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