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JLR

PE - Electronics & Complex Systems-Ugrad Review

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Automotive Engineering

Coventry

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
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
Rectifying electrical issues related to prototype battery packs
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yep absolutely, i was trusted with a large amount of responsibility with respect to the prototype build
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?
Better electrical diagnosis skills, deeper understanding of power electronics and HV architecture of EVs and how they worked
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?
Initially there was some training that was semi relevant to what i am doing now however sometimes it felt slightly lacking for the more complex aspects of the job
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?
Fantastic to work for, very welcoming and has a great atmosphere. You would also be allowed to try different aspects of the general area you were hired in and switch teams if you desired
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Fantastic opportunity to work in the automotive sector. The work was sometimes mildly tedious but overall i am happy with the experiene
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
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
Being passionate in the automotive sector makes your job infinitely easier. My biggest recommendation is to try to get to know anyone and everyone in and around your team as quick as possible and especially try to get to know the other ugrads.
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