Product Engineering - Hardware & Mechatronics Undergraduate Review

Item: Product Engineering - Hardware & Mechatronics Undergraduate at JLR
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Mechanical Engineering, Research, Product Design, Project Management, Marketing, Manufacturing, Logistics and Operations, Market Research, Business Operations, Automotive Engineering

Warwickshire

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

4.5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Research, prototyping, CAD, business, project management, business cases, presenting, designing, engineering, collaboration.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given autonomy over decisions and directions of numerous projects that I worked on and even owned. I had responsibility for delivering particular work and for contributing particular information.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I have greatly developed numerous skills, technical and soft. I have learnt a huge amount about the business and how it operates also.

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?

4/5

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

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Support was always there for things, technical and soft support, from numerous sources and people around the business, including associated companies and charities. There was also excellent supportive training.

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

4/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Amazing culture, lovely atmosphere and people, all passionate about their roles in the business. There were always events and celebrations on for all different things etc.