Manufacturing Engineering Intern Review

by Airbus

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • 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 projects to try and improve the manufacturing process of wings. Working lineside and office based with others to achieve common goals.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Self confidence, reliability and hard working are all skills which are tested and developed throughout the placement.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • Responsibility is shared almost immediately and you work day-to-day on projects which do contribute to the future of the business and how things operate on site.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • There are plenty of people to reach out to for help where needed as you aren't expected to know everything straight away. You also have multiple managers and potential mentors on site which can help you. The large volume of early careers members boost these opportunities.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • There is good general comradery between workers as well as the understanding of the importance of doing things right.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • A placement is a mixed bag as it is a first experience of a new industry and that comes with its own challenges as well as the transition from being a student. I'd say the people have been the best part of the placement but feeling like you have contributed for the better makes it even more worthwhile.


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

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Airbus
  • 4/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Airbus
  • Showcase your teamworking and reliability as those are two key lessons that really do get tested in the workplace.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering

Wales

May 2024


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