Manufacturing Engineering Intern Review

by Airbus

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Working on day to day manufacturing tasks such as raising concessions, supporting the shop floor, trial fitting, etc.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, I have learnt new CAD software such as CATIA V5 and 3DX. Also learnt how to better work in a team and communicate better with my colleagues. Learnt about the Airbus values along the way and how I can implement them in my day to day work.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received plenty of support, from not just my direct management but also from my other colleagues who are more experienced than me. In terms of engineering skills, but also in terms of soft skills.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The company culture is very supportive. Airbus follows a speak-up culture where every problem is reported and a solution is found as a team. Airbus is very diverse and inclusive, and it continues to work on finding ways to make the working environment even more inclusive. The general atmosphere is very good and I look forward to working everyday.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoy my placement a lot as there is something new to work on every single week. Sometimes things are a bit slow as we have to rely on other people to further guide us through a project, which can take time as people are busy but when the project advances and the work picks up, it becomes quite intense for a few days which I enjoy as I like challenges.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Airbus
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Airbus to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Airbus
  • Make sure you know Airbus inside and out before applying, and that you are genuinely passionate about Airbus and the aerospace industry in general.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Manufacturing, Engineering

South West

May 2024


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