Naval Systems Engineer Review

I thoroughly enjoyed/am enjoying my time at GE Power Conversion Rugby. I have enjoyed feeling like a valuable member of my team on various projects, given really valuable experience I can take back to university. Rating: 9/10

From day one I have been made to feel valuable here. People were very patient to start with and not too expecting. It's been a really nice work environment to be in. Rating: 9/10

My manager has been superb to me throughout. Always there to help no matter what. He has been supportive of my extra curricular activities such as volunteering schemes and training courses. I am a much better person and employee for him. Rating: 10/10

My days varied. Some days have been hectic while others slower paced, however these slower paced days allowed me to plan for my busier days, so it has been the perfect balance on the whole. Rating: 9/10

Especially in the second half of the placement, I have been given a lot of responsibility. After 6 months I was running my own project and carrying out essential work on other projects. I definitely didn't feel like an intern after the first few months. Rating: 9/10

It will help me no end. I have learnt so much, including practical skills that I will keep forever, as well as theoretical knowledge that will help. Being here has made me understand the theory work much easier as I have been able to apply my knowledge to real life scenarios and built on it that way. I have used loads of computer software like Ansys which will develop me as an engineer leaps and bounds. Rating: 10/10

The atmosphere is great. Everyone is friendly and really kind. Rating: 10/10

Very well organized, we even had extra courses and frameworks set up by GE to further the experience of the placement! Rating: 9/10

Heavily. I have been able to complete 1 year of my iMechE application. I have also been put through various courses and the internal PD scheme also helped my professional development. Rating: 9/10

Very much so. GE are a huge company with sites all across the UK. They also have multiple graduate schemes which are very well respected in industry. Rating: 9/10

Yes. There were 12 interns and we were kept quite close knit. GE enrolled us all in a group project in which we volunteered at a local disability school to renovate a piece of land from unused/derelict into an area they could play. Rating 10/10

Fairly expensive in terms with what I am used to. But I think that's down to the area of the country being southern and everything here is far too expensive. The north is much more reasonably priced. Rating 5/10

Not great but that doesn't appeal so much to me anyway. Rugby is a fairly small town. Has lots of pubs which is great! Rating 7/10

Yes plentiful. Like I said GE put us through the volunteering scheme at the schoo. We were also invited to 2 corporate dinners and a couple of outward bounds activity days. Rating 9/10