Weapon System Simulation and Experimentation Engineer Review
by MBDA
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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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 MBDA
- 7. Would you recommend MBDA to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to MBDA
Overview
Fundamentally, I have been working as a software engineer. The day-to-day has involved using a variety of coding languages to create and enact specific behaviour for proof-of-concept demonstrations. Furthermore, I have used a large array of software tools to both aid the demonstrations and to aid in the debugging stages. I have also had the freedom to engage with a variety of voluntary projects like the Flying Start programme.
Skills
Yes absolutely. I had very little coding knowledge before the placement and am now competent using C#, C++ and MVVM. Furthermore, my presentational and organisational skills have vastly improved due to the work I have been tasked with.
Responsibilities
This evidently varied between projects but I was always given freedom to express my ideas and, in projects where it was possible, I was accounted a large amount of responsibility with the necessary support to help me deal with it.
Support & Guidance
I received quite a lot of support throughout the entirety of the placement with all colleagues very willing, able and happy to explain concepts to me when necessary.
Culture
It is a friendly workplace with a nice office space. The Early Careers Programme especially was very sociable and offered a really nice way to get settled into the company.
Your Impressions
I really enjoyed this placement and it has opened up a new avenue of exploration for my future careers as I study Aerospace Engineering and had never before considered a career in software.
Yes
- Take a legitimate interest in the company and try to demonstrate it throughout the process - Be very friendly, open and social
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
South West
May 2024
