RF Seeker Engineer Review
at MBDA
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
Stevenage
Review Submitted: May 2023
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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working on a seeker model in matlab and simulink to develop RF capabilities. Working in an office.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, the autonomy to guide my own work and produce functionality to the best of my ability, learning skills that I could then pass on to other parts of the team.
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?
Developed a host of skills from software skills to general business skills. Have learnt a huge amount overall.
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?
Lots, a great manager who guided me in the software used for the job and was very helpful with explaining difficult concepts. Additional company provided courses to develop understanding of new ideas.
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?
Very engaging but with a laid back atmosphere, Hard work can get you a long way but there is no pressure to overwork and burnout. There is a very good company culture of putting employees first.
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?
Great placement, had lots of fun, worked hard and learnt more than I expected about all aspects of working and engineering.
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
Be yourself and show that you have a passion and drive. Being ready and excited to learn is more important that knowing everything already.
