Systems Engineer Review
by BAE Systems
Rating
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Skills
4.5
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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
Requirements writing and simulation work for complex systems. Unfortunately all of the work here is security controlled so can't elaborate more that that.
Skills
My document writing skills have increased since doing my placement alongside my presentational skills from giving talks to our customer. The business widely developed my technical skills and understanding when it came to MATLAB Simulink, greatly assisting me when it came time to carry out my final year project for university.
Responsibilities
I was given more responsibility than most as I inherited many systems when the person looking after me left the business, the business offered me a 3 month extension to my year long placement due to my knowledge and technical ability when it came to a particular system that only myself and one other person was working on. I was trusted by my team to liaise with an adjacent team and our primary customer.
Support & Guidance
for the first 9 months of my placement my first point of contact was a senior member of my team rather than my line manager due to how busy they were. This was extremely helpful, however due to the nature of my team we were primarily online which made getting up to speed at the start difficult.
Culture
The company culture was very relaxed, calm and inviting. I never had any real issues with any members of staff, even if some were sometimes hard to get hold of.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and feel like it was key for my development between 2nd and 3rd year. Thankfully the business offered me a graduate role towards the end of my placement and I have now started in that role since September 2024.
Yes
Plan out interview questions in advance using the STAR method and take the time to familiarise with public knowledge about the products the company is currently making in the area you are entering. Show enthusiasm and make sure to mention any extra curricular in your interview. Make sure you familiarise yourself with the V-model and Engineering life cycle.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
North West
September 2024
