Weapon Systems Engineer Review
at MBDA
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
Bristol
Review Submitted: May 2023
Overall Rating
4.5 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
- Developing systems architecture
- Using MBSE to model relevant systems of interest
- Helping run the day-to-day project needs as well as supplying content for wider reviews (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
- Using MBSE to model relevant systems of interest
- Helping run the day-to-day project needs as well as supplying content for wider reviews (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not particularly no. You were assigned tasks but these were never solely your responsibility. No project responsibility and no ownership given to the individual.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
New:
- Systems Engineering (MBSE, use of MBSE programmes)
- Product lifecycle management
Developed
- Work-life balance
- Task management (juggling multiple tasks at once)
- Systems Engineering (MBSE, use of MBSE programmes)
- Product lifecycle management
Developed
- Work-life balance
- Task management (juggling multiple tasks at once)
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?
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?
Dependent heavily on the team. Some people manage working from home very well and others do not and this showed. If they could manage it well then the support and guidance was excellent but if not (and this was particularly pertinent at the start of the placement) then there was no support and you were left to fend for yourself.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
General atmosphere again depended on team. If there was a nice coherence to the team with everyone working for each other and not for their own personal gain then it was excellent. However, some managers can utilise your work (especially as an undergraduate with no standing in the company) for their own gain without giving you credit. Note though that this is very team dependent.
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 have very much enjoyed my placement. This year was to find out what I do and do not like and despite finding that I do not like the specifics of what I have done day-to-day; I recognise it as an extremely useful skill to have learnt and will treasure it throughout my career.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
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
Dive in to as many extra-curricular opportunities that you can, it gives you work to be doing outside of your immediate remit and when this inevitably dries up from time-to-time, it keeps you busy and motivated.
If you don't think you will like an activity, do not write it off immediately, try it first and then make a decision. It could prove you wrong.
If you don't think you will like an activity, do not write it off immediately, try it first and then make a decision. It could prove you wrong.
