Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Review
by MBDA
Rating
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Skills
4.5
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.0
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Your Impressions
4.7
- 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 MBDA
- 7. Would you recommend MBDA to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to MBDA
Overview
Two 5 month placements in two very different teams which both had different responsibilities. Typical tasks involved CAD work, analysis using both hand calculations and software, and hands-on work in the labs.
Skills
I applied a lot of the skills I had used at University, which gave me a real feel for how the Mechanical Engineering degree is used in the real world. Developed a lot more practical skills, as one of my placements involved a lot of hands-on work.
Responsibilities
Both my placements felt they had an effect on the business, whether this was working in a larger team, or leading a project of my own.
Support & Guidance
Everyone was very supportive, whether this was from people from in my team, my line manager, or the wider company. Everyone was very friendly, easy to talk to, and willing to help me in any way they could.
Culture
MBDA had a great company culture, and I felt very valued during my time there. While there was a lot of people working from home from time to time, everyone was very friendly, and due to the large Early Careers Programme, there was a lot of people joining at the same time as me that had a similar experience going into it.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement at MBDA, which included both my day-to-day work and making friends with other colleagues.
Yes
Ensure you research the company thoroughly before applying to ensure it is the right fit for you, so that you have an enjoyable 10 months, and get what you want out of it.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
South East
June 2025
