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Electronics and Complex Systems Undergraduate Review

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Gaydon

Review Submitted: June 2025

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
2/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working with 8D and Six-Sigma Problem Solving to help teams in projects, working on Microsoft Power Apps to build Problem Solving Guide App, Early careers meetings and presentations, networking, testing and fun events in Gaydon. Placements in Body Engineering, ADAS and Powertrain.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes my own projects and assistance with other projects, but they weren't crucial to the capability or vehicle, so no priority projects just projects that need to be done
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?
Presentation, Problem Solving, Developed excel and minitab skills and got better at System Engineering.
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?
3/5
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
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Support by early careers and manager/team was good.
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?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Gaydon is probably one of the best offices you can work in.
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?
Very Much, sometimes I had nothing to do but most interns have that.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at JLR
2/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to JLR
Talk about Customer Love
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