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Engineering, Graduate, Hungary

‘As a graduate, I am given meaningful work which helps me develop my skills.’

Jaguar Land Rover Careers

Q: What position did you start in and what is your position now? Please describe your current responsibilities. 

I am currently a second year graduate on the Electronics & Complex Systems program. I started in the Passenger Entertainment team doing software integration, then completed a placement in virtual reality research at the NAIC, and I am currently on placement in Body & Chassis in the Interior Experiences & Wellbeing team doing system engineering. I am currently working on designing new interior features for the next generation of vehicles.

Q: Are you involved in any other projects / networks? If so, please describe what they are and what your contributions are. 

I am a graduate representative for the Digital Product Platform (DPP), where I am responsible for organising graduate and undergraduate inductions, and also supporting the new intake of graduates.

Q: What do you like about working here?

I like that as a graduate, I am given meaningful work which helps me develop my skills. I am also able to do placements in different departments, for example I have completed placements in DPP, research, and body & chassis. This gives me the freedom to explore the business and to find what I really enjoy doing, and also learn about the processes and work other departments do.

I have also done a placement in Solihull, which provided me with an insight into manufacturing and how our vehicles are built.

Additionally, everyone is really friendly and helpful. People are willing to share knowledge to help me develop.

Q: What are your career aspirations? Do you feel that you get the necessary support from your management / department to help achieve your learning & development goal? 

My manager has been very supportive, he has arranged placements which would allow me to see how interior features on cars are developed, starting at the research stage going all the way to vehicle integration and testing. Doing placements in these areas helps me understand the process end-to-end, which will help me develop into a system engineer.

Q: Describe your team / department, and what makes it stand out from our competition? 

There is a fun and friendly working environment, where everyone is very supportive. My home team has weekly knowledge sharing sessions, where one person prepares a presentation and shares what they do day-to-day. This is really helpful because you get to learn about what other people do, and it highlights the skills present in each squad. It also gives people the chance to be recognised and praised for the work they do.

Q: Tell us 3 interesting facts about yourself.

1. I was born in Hungary and I moved to the UK at the age of 13
2. I was the only girl on my engineering course at university
3. I enjoy climbing in my free time

Q: What hints and tips can you share with the potential candidates who are going through the application / interview process? 

Be your authentic self and do not be afraid of taking on new challenges.

Early Careers, Engineering, Graduate, United Kingdom

‘I love the diverse and inclusive culture where everyone is welcome’

Jaguar Land Rover Careers

Q: What position did you start in and what is your position now? Please describe your current responsibilities. 

I started on the Hardware and Mechatronics Engineering Graduate scheme last September, in my home team which is in the Sustainable Technologies Research Chapter. During my first 6 months I worked on a sustainable future transport project in research. Since then, I have completed a placement in the Sustainability Office and I’m currently on placement in Product Sustainability.

Working in various sustainability teams has helped me to grow my knowledge on how the different areas of the business work together to deliver on our science-based targets. Whilst on placement in the Sustainability Office, I was responsible for leading a project on vehicle targets. During my current placement in Product Sustainability, I have been working alongside teams of engineers to deliver decarbonisation projects for powertrain.

Q: Are you involved in any other projects / networks? If so, please describe what they are and what your contributions are. 

I am a member of the Women in Engineering & Allies (WIE&A) network which is a community promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment within engineering. I’m also a graduate representative for Research and an Early Careers ambassador.

Q: What do you like about working here?

For me, I love the diverse and inclusive culture where everyone is welcome. There are loads of different networks to join and opportunities to meet people.

I also like the variety of innovative and interesting projects to get involved with and the emphasis on personal development. For graduates, 20% of your time should be spent on training. This has given me the chance to develop my own learning and attend engineering conferences, exhibitions and tours. These opportunities have helped me to learn about trends in the wider industry and develop professional skills.

Q: What are your career aspirations? Do you feel that you get the necessary support from your management / department to help achieve your learning & development goal? 

I’m currently working towards becoming a chartered engineer with IET. In the future, I would like to become a technical specialist.

I was lucky to meet a few of the managers I currently work with throughout the recruitment process. It was motivating to see how passionate they are about their areas of expertise. The managers in my department have always been really supportive of my development goals and have helped me to secure relevant placements

Q: Describe your team / department, and what makes it stand out from our competition? 

My home department in research have a strong team morale. From my first day I was welcomed into the team.

Within research there is an open and innovative culture, where everyone’s ideas are valued and recognised. The team have a lot of technical knowledge, they are experienced, and dedicated to providing creative solutions.

Q: Tell us 3 interesting facts about yourself.

I studied Chemical Engineering at University. During university I authored a book chapter and collaborated on a review paper with BRAC University, both have now been published. 

My favourite hobby is horse riding and I have loaned 3 horses.

I’m half Irish.

Q: What hints and tips can you share with the potential candidates who are going through the application / interview process? 

You don’t need to know what you want to do yet, be open about your interests and be yourself during the interview process.

Do your research, make sure you have an awareness of the company strategy and the Creators’ code.

Autonomous, Graduate, United Kingdom

Be your true self.

Jaguar Land Rover Careers

Q: What position did you start in and what is your position now? Please describe your current responsibilities. 

I’m on the Product Engineering Graduate Programme and started my journey in the Lighting Department as my home team working on interior lighting feature development.

At the moment I’m 1 year in the Graduate Programme and just 1 week in my current placement within Automated & Assisted Driving (AAD) Department, where I’m learning about the different vehicle architectures, working on both software & hardware system components and testing ADAS features on our released & pre-release vehicles.

Q: Are you involved in any other projects / networks? If so, please describe what they are and what your contributions are. 

I’m on the Early Careers Ambassador Programme where we support events across all pillars of EC engagement (University, Apprenticeships & School engagement).

I also participate in events organised by REACH and the Islamic Society Networks where they present great opportunities to reach out to other JLR employees from diverse backgrounds.

Q: What do you like about working here?

The first thought that comes to mind is the cars – but also it’s mainly the culture in JLR where everyone can fit in but also stand out at the same time, if that makes sense.

Engaging in so many networks I believe has helped me know various people from different areas and learn from them on a personal and professional level.

Q: What are your career aspirations? Do you feel that you get the necessary support from your management / department to help achieve your learning & development goal? 

Having an Engineering background with some experience in the Commercial space, I’ve been passionate about having the best of both worlds where I can have insights on our clients’ needs & wants and translate them into engineering designs. To describe it in better terms, I aim to do what I’m good at to deliver my passion.

Since day 1 my department has been supportive in that matter as I’m given guidance & shown patience with my non-stop questions – which I’m known for by now – and I’ve done placements both in Product Engineering & Commercial.

Q: Describe your team / department, and what makes it stand out from our competition? 

Any lights you see outside & inside our vehicles are designed and developed by the Lighting department. That starts from concept of the products ranging from front and rear lamps to the actual look and feel of the lights whether in exterior lamps or interior screens and ambient lighting.

We get to experience the vehicles first-hand which is always exciting while also developing new technology and ideas to realise our vision of modern luxury.

Although the best thing I appreciate about my team is that it’s guaranteed that someone will bring snacks & treats for the entire department every week.

Q: Tell us 3 interesting facts about yourself.

Probably the most interesting and boring fact at the same time is that I’d never left Egypt, where I lived my entire life, before moving to the UK to join JLR.

I also have photographic memory which comes in handy if I’m ever lost somewhere with no phone, I think it’s also how I survived Uni!

Last but not least is that I love pizza, which is very common but never boring. If you ever catch me outside work I’m probably heading to a pizza place, feel free to come along.

Q: What hints and tips can you share with the potential candidates who are going through the application / interview process? 

The best tip in my opinion is to be your true self, which is actually the Purpose of JLR to ‘Live the Exceptional with Soul’, as JLR encourages everyone to do what they’re passionate about.

Finance, Graduate

‘We’ve got great, inspirational people in abundance’

Jaguar Land Rover Careers

Q: What position did you start in and what is your position now? Please describe your current responsibilities. 

I started as a Finance Graduate – Material Cost | Global Purchasing

I am now a Finance Business Partner – IO Strategy | Industrial Operations. The purpose of my role is to provide consultation to the Industrial Operations Strategy (IOS) team, primarily from a financial perspective but also operationally based on the breadth of experiences I’ve had within JLR. I help shape & deliver high quality, considered strategies which support the achievement of enterprise objectives as part of a team which includes a broad range of stakeholders to define & recommend future strategy for Industrial Operations. These strategies could be with regards to new products (Pre-KO), our industrial footprint & network design or specific commodities ultimately delivering our products for our brands & clients through how we ‘plan, buy, make’.

Q: Are you involved in any other projects / networks? If so, please describe what they are and what your contributions are. 

REACH Network – Ambassador, Mentor and Reverse Mentee
Finance, One Team – Founder (Previously Chair)

Q: What do you like about working here?

I love the products that JLR creates for each of our brands, and being part of the team who do that. I feel that I can thrive within the culture we’ve made positive progress and still strive towards! You’ll also meet some pretty amazing, inspirational people too. 

Q: What are your career aspirations? Do you feel that you get the necessary support from your management / department to help achieve your learning & development goal? 

My career aspirations are one at a time, with no set end destination. At the moment, I would like to progress within JLR and feel confident I can do that whilst maintaining the personal boundaries I’ve defined around balance between family & work. After that, I don’t know yet!

Q: Describe your team / department, and what makes it stand out from our competition? 
People – we’ve got great, inspirational people in abundance. There is still so much opportunity to learn and grow even after 7 years. Finance has never been stronger, but is also striving to be so much better and is having a real positive impact on JLR.

Q: Tell us 3 interesting facts about yourself.

1. I’ve officiated in a football match in front of 4,600 people.
2. The first car I owned was the replacement model of the ‘Inbetweeners’ car.
3. My specialist subject on Mastermind would be Pokémon.

Q: What hints and tips can you share with the potential candidates who are going through the application / interview process? 

When considering a role at JLR, it will be your first step but there will often be many more than follow it – new roles, new experiences, new opportunities.

The Creators Code is the blueprint for behaviours at JLR, and one of the most important aspects considered within our interview processes. It’s recognised that success for JLR will be defined & delivered by people, so how we behave individually and collectively is fundamental to all outcomes. Make sure to bring your best examples, the best version of you and all your passion to your interview too!

Diversity & Inclusion, Engineering, Graduate

“Our team nurtures a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another.”

Jaguar Land Rover Careers

I am a graduate engineer within the Seating team in Product Engineering and our team’s goal is to design & engineer the most comfortable & technologically advanced seats in the industry whilst also ensuring the safety of our customer. Our team nurtures a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another as we handle a range of engineering projects that require a diverse skillset. I am inspired by the engineering brilliance behind our products and am delighted to be a part of that team now! Meeting Barbara, one of
the directors at JLR, and hearing about her experiences was inspiring and has been the highlight of my month. I am motivated by the confidence that my team has shown by trusting me with a project that gives me the opportunity to utilise my technical skills and develop a unique solution.


It’s an exciting time to be here as we are developing the most technically advanced cars yet. There is lots to learn and I look forward to seeing myself grow in the business and deliver on JLR’s vision of sustainable & modern luxury.

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