Product Engineering: Electronics & Complex Systems Engineer (Ugrad) Review

Item: Product Engineering: Electronics & Complex Systems Engineer (Ugrad) at JLR
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Gaydon

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

4.4 /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

4.3/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

I'm an Electronics & Complex Systems Ugrad working with the Semiconductor Resilience Team. My role involves finding semiconductor devices' replacements for those that are going obsolete and carrying out technical checks to determine if they are viable to be replaced in a circuit

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Definitely. I've been working as a full-time engineer and I've been able to be involved in real problem-solving activities

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?

Yes. I've learnt a lot of new skills and enhanced a few others by going on other teams - Project Management, Matlab, Simulink, Circuit Design Review.

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?

I've received a good amount but I would say that a lot of what I've accomplished was because I looked for it, as sometimes information was lacking

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

3/5

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

3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Amazing! Truly transformative, so bubbly and impossible to not be immersed. From DEI perspective to Early Careers, everything was spot on

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

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

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I loved it and I can't wait to come back

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at JLR

4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend JLR to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to JLR

Be your true self, no point faking or masking who you are to fit the company's values. Prepare and look for materials online.
Do your research about the company's goals and aims

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