Test Systems Software Engineer Industrial Placement Review
by BAE Systems
Rating
-
Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at BAE Systems
- 7. Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems
Overview
Work on a large software project, that is to become part of a bigger system.
Skills
C++ programming skills, Software requirements and design skills. Communication organisation skills.
Responsibilities
Yes, I was given full control of my project and was responsible to completing the software all by myself. This required reaching out other engineers outside of my department, to gather requirements' details.
Support & Guidance
I was given support, whenever I asked. Everyone was willing to help.
Culture
Work life balance is really good. Flexible working hours are one of the best benefits of working at BAE Systems.
Your Impressions
At first, I felt overwhelmed, but I was given as much time as I needed to complete my work to the best of my ability.
Yes
Make sure you research the company for your interview and are ready to challenge yourself and for learning from the best in the industry.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Systems Engineering
South East
April 2021
