Crashworthiness Test Engineer Review
by Vauxhall
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.8
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The Company
3.9
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The Culture
4.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
The work was very intesting as the tests were varied with many different customers. Also my collegues were great help and good fun to work with.
I was the test engineer for many tests during my placement. I had the responsibilty of the whole test aswell as looking after the customers. This enabled my collegues to get on with other tasks to get the tests done in reasonable time and deal with queries from other customers.
My direct supervisor ensured I got up to speed quickly and if I had problems, it was easy to get support.
I felt I had a good balance of jobs to get on with. I was usually looking after a test and dealing with other issues so I always had things to do.
I was often the main test engineer for test programs.
Some aspects of the job will be useful in my studies however I feel the main benefits of doing a placement here will be helpful when I am in a work environment in the future.
The Company
We could always have a laugh in the office but we were also very productive.
The placement was organised through General Motors. Due to the size of GM it was very organised. There was supposed to be placement reviews during the year however this didn't happen because the HR person that looked after previous undergrads left. However this wasn't an issue for me as I had no problems during my placement.
I was on quite a few training sessions through the year.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
I have become very interested in test engineering however I am also interested in getting experience in other branches of engineering.. We'll see in 2 years!
The Culture
Due to the scheme being through GM, there were approximately 70 undergrads spread across different GM locations. The oppurtunity was there to go out a lot if you went to Luton. Millbrook had around 10 undergrads and I went out a few times to Milton Keynes with collegues and undergrads. Also I went karting and paintballing with collegues. You can make the social scene as good as you want really..
I commuted to work from Banbury, North Oxfordshire however the surrounding area had good houses at good prices if you live with other undergrads.
Millbrook is in the middle of nowhere but Milton Keynes or Bedford were relatively close.
Lots of activities to get involved in due to the amount of people that work at Millbrook.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
London
August 2010
