Human Factors Engineer Review
at MBDA
Placement (10 Months+)
UX/UI Design
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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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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.
Office work with lots of research and presentations but also some creative opportunities to design interfaces and work with end-users
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given lots of responsibility both within my assigned project and with other opportunities I chose to take on.
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 skills:
- Communication via presentation to a range of people (team members, technical experts and customers)
- Research skills, researching broader topics and best practice
- Time management and working to deadlines
New skills:
- Human Factors specific skills like Goal Directed Task analysis and designing interfaces
- Communication via presentation to a range of people (team members, technical experts and customers)
- Research skills, researching broader topics and best practice
- Time management and working to deadlines
New skills:
- Human Factors specific skills like Goal Directed Task analysis and designing interfaces
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?
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 a technical co-ordinator who gave me assistance with learning the system, where everything was, how to use software. I also had regular catch-ups with them to check I was getting on ok, as well as regular formal reivews
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 atmosphere was great, everyone is always happy to help and answer questions. The hybrid working makes it very flexible and helps everyone maintain a good work-life balance.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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 loved my placement, it has been a really nice place to work with reasonable expectations of my skills as an Undergraduate and plenty of support as well as helping me consider my future career opportunities.
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, be confident and friendly, don't be afraid to ask questions and if they ask you technical questions, they are generally very understanding of your background and expertise so you don't need to worry about getting it wrong as long as you give a justified answer
