Aerospace Engineer Review
by BAE Systems
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 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
Daily role varies and is adaptable to suit your individual learning style. On the 12-month placement you can expect three 4-month long rotations in locations guided by your own interest.
Skills
Company immersion is definitely one of the key benefits. Working for the largest defence manufacturer in Europe, it is no surprise that the level of work and competency of colleagues is on another level. I'd advise making the most of their expertise.
Responsibilities
It is crucial that you have a good initiative when working, and this is something BAES helps with too. I would say that in such a busy environment if you aren't willing to step out of your comfort zone, then you will likely not be given much responsibility. On the other hand, all work is comprehensive and they rarely give you menial tasks.
Support & Guidance
There are endless resources provided to you from very early in the recruitment process. This is continued throughout the duration of your employment.
Culture
Security and work processes follow very strict rules and regulations. This is to be taken extremely seriously, but plenty of training is provided. I found that this bolsters respect within the offices and actually allows for a slightly more relaxed environment than I initially expected.
Your Impressions
As of writing this I am in month 4 of 12 of my placement. It has gone by in an absolute flash and I have had nothing but positive experiences thus far.
Yes
Make yourself stand out for the right reasons. Their expectations are clear in the job description and, particularly for early careers, they want to see passion/ambition.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering
North West
September 2024
