Hardware and Mechatronics - Body and Chassis Engineering Review

Item: Hardware and Mechatronics - Body and Chassis Engineering at JLR
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Automotive Engineering

Gaydon

Review Submitted: June 2025

Overall Rating

4.8 /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

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - 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.

I am a quality engineer within body chassis engineering, I have a number of projects involving door quality issues, to fix these I look into customer warranty claims, do physical testing and measuring of cars and help create rapid prototype parts to help contain or fix certain quality issues.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I was leading a number of projects that I was left to get on with myself throughout the year, although I do have consistant check up and support whenever needed

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 learn how to use kits and softwares such as EZ and Calipri
I have planned large rig tests and learnt valuable project management and planning 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?

4/5

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?

Lots! I had fortnightly 1-1 catch ups with my manager and bi-weekly meetings with my team to discuss how projects were progressing and next steps. I was never short of support

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?

Very welcoming, and suprisingly laid back atmoshphere. Everyones very friendly and happy to help. Being able to work from home whenever I needed made the job very flexible and gave a great work-life balance. Inside the office there always something going on, cool things to go and see or prople to meet.

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?

I enjoyed it alot more than I expected. I was given so much freedom to get on with my projects which made the job less stressfull and more enjoyable. I would say the only negative is sometimes the work would get slightly repetative at times but I was often offered opertunities to try new things and I felt comfertable to ask for different work. I got to see alot of different aspects within the buisness and the chnace to do lots of hands on work.