Supportability / Project 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
3.8
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The Company
4.3
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The Culture
3.5
- 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 projects assigned were interesting and challenging. The culture is great - everyone was helpful and approachable. Work-life balance was second-to-none with the use of flexitime. Would've liked more opportunity to travel and networking opportunities.
Colleagues were respectful and recognised the value of each employees contribution in a work-related discussion.
The entire team were supportive and willing to help. It was common that they would take out time to explain concepts I wasn't familiar with, or give advice to improve my work.
Generally I was working on various projects concurrently, meaning if I was waiting for feedback one, I was able to focus my time on other projects.
Towards the end of the year placement, I was given more responsibility to work on projects with much more demanding deadlines.
As a supportability / project engineer, I regularly apply this concept into my work. It gives a further level on insight into projects, and has always received positive feedback by the markers. Supportability engineering is not regularly discussed at University, so it adds real value to your work as it is something different, but still relevant.
The Company
There was a set of different projects to complete over the year, however there was a lot of flexibility. If you weren't proactive in finding new projects, you could find yourself not doing much.
No financial investment was put in, however there was a lot of opportunity to learn new skills as the area of Supportability Engineering is not widely taught. These skills were taught and demonstrated by colleagues and books they offered on the topic. Placement is also an excellent opportunity to develop your soft skills.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
Financial Bonus
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
They're very supportive of bringing placement students back for summer placements and graduate schemes.
The Culture
Large intake of graduates and undergraduates meant there was an excellent young community. I spent most of my time inside and outside work with the others on the early careers programme.
Stevenage is not a fun place to live, but it is very cheap (rent for me was £400 pcm all bills included) & is a very short train journey to central London.
Absolutely dire. The again, I like Spoons. They have 2 - that kept me content. Hitchin has an OK nightlife. They also have a Spoons FYI.
Activities were rarely organised outside of work, but there were a number of talks to attend and a feel charity events.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Logistics and Operations
East of England
April 2019
