Lethality and Warhead Engineer Review

by MBDA

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    1.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Great placement. Although work was repetitive at times

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Right from the start was working on real problems faced by the department

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Had a structured development plan created for me

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Never had nothing to do

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Had my own project to work on

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Software used will be of great help to my final year of study

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Large age gap between myself any everyone else in office, but everyone was friendly and engaging

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Excellent structure and intial set up

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Trained on latest computer software

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Pending this placement can review my options

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Due to the nature of the work the department were cut off from the rest of the site making socialising difficult

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Cheap accomodation and living

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Worked in an industrial park

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • No external activities

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

North West

August 2012

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