Graduate Development Engineer Review

I would say that working here for the last 5 months has made me realise that it is quite a relaxed and friendly work environment. My success and enjoyment of the advanced apprentice scheme is also very much based on how much effort I am willing to put in e.g to take on responsibilities/experiences outside of my day-to-day role. The company have a good work culture and do focus on early career development as I currently work/socialise with a large group of interns and other graduates.

My main role consists of product development, working to test prototype or sample appliances in order to make sure they operate correctly and feedback results, conclusions and recommendations to the design team who I work closely with. I enjoy the independence of being able to work on completing various tests and creating my own test plans in order to investigate product related issues. The role requires a level of communication to relay and plan testing with other areas within research & development and this is something I am looking forward to develop further.

My day-to-day work has given me a chance to make a contribution to the progress of the current projects which has been rewarding from a personal sense. I haven't had a real sense of being valued from the team in terms of a direct comments but by being allocated more work to do I do think that it shows a growing level of trust and responsibility within the team.

The Bosch pension scheme is something that I think is valuable as an employee here as well as the numerous benefits that can be claimed on perkbox. The company also has a wide range services available to help with mental health which I think is important.

I think this role will help develop my foundational engineering knowledge as well as understanding of how real engineering processes are implemented within product development and production. The flexible work environment and opportunities to access training and development is something that I value on this graduate scheme.

There is opportunity to contact HR, speak to my line manager for more specific support and I have joined the Bosch mentor scheme which I think is a good opportunity to learn about the wider Bosch group

I think I managed to find the balance quickly especially with the opportunity to work from home ad hoc.

Inclusive and friendly atmosphere and I was told straight away to always ask questions and to not worry about making mistakes.

Yes

I think it is a solid workplace especially for a graduate to experience work in an established company and familiarise with company processes. The social side of the job and friendly work environment helped me to settle in quicker than I thought.