Controls Intern Review

A friendly environment along with enjoyable and challenging work.

I was always included in discussions, the work I was given was always interesting and varied and I never felt as though I was put aside because of being an intern.

There was quite a lot of contact time with management, they also listened to what you said and were very helpful. The early career development advisors at Rolls-Royce are very good at giving guidance and support both during and outside the placement.

The work given to me was open ended and so all I could do was provide support to the projects. The workload however was just about right, there was always something to do once I had settled in. The workload could increase quite a lot on occassion meaning some overtime was required.

I was left to work on the main project alone regularly with weekly meetings being the only supervision at times. There was a lot of support however if sought after. As with most things the more responsibility or work you ask for the more you get.

I improved my physical modeling skills and also my knowledge of the Matlab/Simulink computer program. In addition to this I now understand better how projects should be run. These skills will be directly applicable to my final year, with the project skills being the most useful due to my final year project.

A friendly atmosphere with quite a serious attitude at times, everyone was very helpful.

When I arrived I had a project laid out for me, ready for me to dive into. Unfortunately my manager was absent for the first few days so I was unable to start straight away but I took this time to settle in, see the site and get admin sorted.

During my time at the company I attended a training session in order to improve my understanding of jet engines, there are also many opportunities at the company to develop skills which the company will fund. Due to my short time with the company I was unable to take advantage of these.

I have been offered a job on the Professional Excellence scheme with the company.

The other interns were very sociable, with a lot of events being organised outside of work.

Bristol is a really great place to live, I lived in some of the student accomodation during my summer placement which was quite cheap. I lived with other interns who worked at Rolls-Royce so car sharing was quite useful. Socialising was about the same or cheaper than I find in other areas of the country.

There is a lot going on in Bristol, I would fully recommend it if is nightlife you are looking for.

Rolls-Royce has a society which organises quite a lot outside of work. Among the interns we organised quite a lot, there are also sports teams which are easy to get involved with.