Aerospace Engineering Industrial Placement (Air) Review
by BAE Systems
Rating
3.5/5
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Skills
3.8
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
3.0
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Culture
3.5
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Your Impressions
3.7
- 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
Completing modelling and simulation development
Skills
Have been exposed to many new technical skills. Soft skills have also improved as a result of working in a team
2/5
5/5
4/5
4/5
Responsibilities
Yes, given opportunity to lead independent projects from a very early stage
3/5
Support & Guidance
Good support and guidance from early careers team but support from line managers varied during placement rotations
3/5
3/5
Culture
Small site, so everyone knew each other quite well which was nice.
3/5
4/5
2/5
5/5
Your Impressions
Really enjoyed new technical challenges but sometime work was unfulfilling.
3/5
3/5
5/5
Yes
Interviews are largely character based.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering
Scotland
May 2025
