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Metrology Strategy Engineer Review

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Automotive Engineering

Birmingham

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
3/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - 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.
As an Undergraduate on a placement, you have the opportunity to rotate and work with different departments to gain experience. As a metrology strategy engineer, I have to identify potential improvements to metrology systems in JLR. After that, I create my own project management plan, which includes a Gantt chart, potential suppliers, designing and planning trials, creating meetings, and creating sheets that will help me decide the best solution. These sheets could be based on technical evaluations of the different technology solutions and sheets on their costs.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
JLR acknowledges that you are a student in placement, so they make sure that you get enough training and guidance. After that, you get placed with a team to work with them or you can have a project that can be a 10 month long project. If you seek more responsibility, you can always ask for more, or in the opposite, you can always ask for support. I sought more things to work on and it was worth it as I gained much knowledge.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I developed many skills being: interpersonal skills, professional communication, project management, metrology knowledge, presentation skills, and leadership 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?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
As much as I wanted. It was just a matter of sending a message or email to seek support, and a meeting could be created with anyone from any department.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
2/5
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?
People are always willing to help out. JLR pushes the culture of being united and supportive as part of its code of conduct.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It was great. The social part, the skill gain part, and the salary. It gave me an extra purpose to look forward to.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at JLR
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to JLR
JLR is a top company, but its also welcoming. Its not always about being the smartest who knows all, its about your character. Everything else comes after. To be in JLR, I recommend working on your own code of conduct and see if it aligns with JLR's. Research and understand JLR's culture. Also, try come with all sorts of expertise from projects you've done, because you may use them as examples in your interviews!
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