Electro-Optics Seekers and Systems Engineer Review
by MBDA
Rating
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Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.3
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 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
I work within the EO team to analyse, design and test various systems. This often involves collaborating with different members of the department to share ideas. My computational and practical abilities are regularly tested with dynamic work and I continuously learn new physics.
Skills
My programming and modelling skills have improved over the course of this internship. I find the work stretches my problem solving abilities, providing a challenging yet rewarding experience. I feel I have also bolstered by interpersonal and communicative skills through frequently meeting with the team.
Responsibilities
Yes, I found the team would regularly rely on my work, in both practical and computational senses, to proceed with projects. My progress was also regularly monitored to ensure goals were reached and deadlines were met.
Support & Guidance
I would often seek out help on specific tasks during the internship and I found that the team were very responsive and understanding. Many would offer guidance on how I could improve my approach to tasks and would spare time to explain difficult concepts to me.
Culture
From my first day, I noticed how the company fostered a supportive and inclusive environment. Team work was encouraged and this helped create new ideas and approaches to working. Everyone was more than happy to offer help on specific issues.
Your Impressions
This was my first internship experience and was a great opportunity to employ my physics knowledge in a purposeful yet professional environment. Although daunting at first, I enjoyed the responsibilities given to me, and found working alongside likeminded individuals enlightening. The work was rewarding and often prompted me to think outside the box to solve problems.
Yes
If you are studying in a STEM discipline and would like industry experience, this internship is perfect. There are lots of interesting roles available, so play to your strengths and experience when applying. Similarly, during interview stages, make sure to convey your passion for STEM and demonstrate why you think this would be a great opportunity.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Engineering
South West
July 2025
