Undergraduate Weapon Systems Review
at MBDA
Placement (10 Months+)
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Bristol
Review Submitted: May 2023
Overall Rating
4.7 /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
-
Overview of Role
4.8/5
-
Skills Development
4.5/5
-
Support and Guidance
5/5
-
Company Culture
5/5
-
Overall Experience
4/5
-
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 varied in C2, all in-office. Firstly I was in knowledge management, collating important info for a site for the department. Next within mission planning I helped debug faulty code within an important program. Finally, back within C2 I helped develop and verify requirements for an upcoming system
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I essentially ran most of the knowledge management work within C2. Within my other projects, my work was essential for the overall project to continue, and whilst my work was checked, it was largely left for me to develop - giving me lots of responsibility.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
coming to this placement with no prior engineering experience, I have profoundly improved my skills. I have gained a lot of confidence within my role and abilities whilst gaining many more. Particularly the placement has improved my communication, presentation, confidence, programming and knowledge management engineering skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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 received a lot of guidance, this was mostly from my Technical Coordinator. Additionally if I was struggling with anything project specific, co-workers or my manager would be available to assist. From my TC, I not only received engineering guidance, but also career help. Mental health support was also available.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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 company culture was professional but relaxed, with an emphasis on your own well being and the results your produce. I cannot praise the Dynamic Working system enough, I cant imagine myself working in a company without the flexible working arrangements of MBDA.
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 hugely enjoyed my placement. To begin with after training I had a couple of weeks struggling to find what to do, but after this my time at MBDA flew by. The support of my manager and the team helped every step of the way. The work I did was engaging and I felt I actually had a positive impact upon the company.
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
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend MBDA to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to MBDA
Above all show your enthusiasm. The rest you can learn with a lot of help from the company, and once you're in you can discover your journey through the multiple placements available.
