Placement Year Details
- Job Title: EMC/Electronic Engineer
- Start Date: 2009
- Length: Placement Year (10 Months+)
- Location: South West
- Salary: £14,000 - £15,999
- Roles: Engineering
- Reviewer’s Course: Robotics
- Reviewer’s University: University of the West of England Bristol
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Job Title: EMC/Electronic Engineer
Overall Rated 9.4
★★★★★★★★★☆
The Role
- Role Description
Numerous tasks from EMC testing of military equipment to specific standards. Other tasks consisted of designing/constructing/populating and testing electronics equipment, with some software programming (MPLAB/C).
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
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Brilliant company to work for very employee orientated, flexi time and many benefits.
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
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Took me in as an undergraduate, and hopefully sealed me a graduate position for when I finish my degree.
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
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My direct boss did everything possible to help me, even using his own time to ensure I understood the tasks at hand.
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
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Always had some work to do, if not project work external customers work.
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
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Set a task at the start then was left to do it, if help was ever needed I was instantly assisted, until I was happy to continue independantly.
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
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Allowed me to further my knowledge in electronics, and also testing, which directly related to my degree which is Robotics
The Organisation
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
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Everybody was very friendly, and always open for a laugh!
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
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Very well prepared from start to finish.
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
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Any training that was given to the department I also attended.
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
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- Flexi Time
- Subsidised Canteen
- National Travel
- International Travel
- Financial Bonus
- Company Parties/Events
- Staff Sales/Staff Shop
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
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Have sealed a place under the graduate scheme starting 2011.
Other Information
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
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Got along with everyone, bonded very well, socialised inside and outside of MBDA, great opportunity to make new friends.
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
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Live in Bristol as part of my degree, some areas can be expensive so can be cheap.
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
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Love Bristol nightlife, always very good. Have some brilliant nightclub for all varieties of music.
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
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Yes from five a side football to many other activities.
- In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?
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AWESOME!
Review 25/67 for MBDA
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