Systems Engineer Review
by MBDA
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.0
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The Company
3.6
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The Culture
4.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
The job was good and I was well supported. They kept me busy with new work throughout the year.
I was well integrated into a small team of around 6 or so people, and given a relatively specialist technical area in which to gain some knowledge and contribute to the project.
My line manager was also a really good friend and he made sure to always give me praise and support where due, and was happy to help with a personal reference later.
Almost ideal balance of work was given, where I had long running projects overlaid by smaller, week-long tasks that meant that I was never sat twiddling my thumbs.
I was given as much responsibility as I could reasonably expect from the job.
Completely changed my outlook on returning to my final year. Univeristy became less driven by grades and more focused on the learning topics, and more objective. In a way this hurt some of my university projects because I found them boring and repetitive where they didn't seem to really help me but I still had to do them to get the marks!!
The Company
Definitely a fairly gentle pace in the office but a very friendly bunch of engineers with a lot of experience to pass on. Quite a few company socials though, often paid for by the project (I think I joined the project at a lucky moment)
Organisation was very good!
There seemed to be a reluctance to invest in the more expensive training courses, and perhaps the managers saw me as a "freebie" (paid for by HR). That said, I was trained in Electro Static Discharge, Emergency First Aid and all of the basic training about company security/safety/processes etc was given.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
National Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Above 25 days holiday
I've returned to the company for a summer placement, and I hope they will offer me a permanant graduate job when I finish my masters.
The Culture
Luckily I moved in with 4 other grads/undergrads so the atmosphere was awesome! Bristol has a great night life, and we all cooked for each other and partied with each other... Couldn't have been better!
Average
Bristol is a very cool city to live in.
There is plenty to do.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Systems Engineering
South West
July 2011
