Software Engineer Review

by Lockheed Martin

Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Design/Develop/Test software for a plethora of applications, particpate in daily stand-up meetings, communcate with clients and international employees, plan solutions, prioritise tasks


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I've used a wide array of new technologies as well as expanded my knowledge with ones i was already familiar with. Learnt how to officially manage my time and prioritise tasks. Expanded knowledge of development lifecycles Improved 'people skills'


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes - more than i was expecting!


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • As well as an high level of support from management and fellow team members, each placement student was assigned a mentor and given paid mentoring time each month for personal development and support.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Everyone i had the pleasure of working with was extremely kind and down-to-earth and provided aid and support with whatever i needed. Lockheed clearly pride themselves on developing each employee as an individual and creating a 'family' environment where everyone respects eachother and takes time to acknowledge each person's strengths to further relationships and make projects more efficient.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I can't speak highly enough of the work I've completed and the teams/individuals that I have worked (and formed relationships) with. I've learnt so much over the past year and am sad to see it come to an end.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Lockheed Martin
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Lockheed Martin to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Lockheed Martin
  • Don't be shy - make your voice heard and get to know as many people as possible


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering, Computer Science

South East

May 2022


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