Calibration Engineer Review

I start the week with a team meeting where we discuss the latest calibration changes which were implemented last week, and then the vehicles are allocated based on the testing required. The week includes testing of vehicles, analysing the data collected and then submitting calibration changes to improve the performance of the cars after treatment systems

I have learnt to use several types of new software, including matlab for coding, vehicle spy for writing and editing scripts for data loggers and inca for logging all of the signals from a car. I have also learnt how to strip down and rebuild an engine block, as well as how to maintain, check for faults and test a car

I found the first year of the programme difficult due to being full time in college, 8-5, however, I am enjoying the second year due to being in plant four days a week. I have learnt many new skills and am able to contribute to my team and department as a whole

There was a good induction period, both into the company and into the college, however there are several issues with Warwickshire trident college, such as not being told which modules we can take forwards to completing our foundation degree and having a different assignment schedule to others, meaning people could copy others

We are well supported by JLR, giving us a Work Based Learning Manager and a cohort lead who looks after us from the business to college interaction side. When in plant, we are assigned a manger and a mentor who we can often shadow and have regular 1:1s with

We are only given an hour and a half each week per subject which for subjects such as automotive and business, this is plenty. However, we also only have an hour and a half a week for maths which proves difficult, considering the size and difficulty of the content covered.

I currently am studying a module on CAD and a Module on CAM which are completely irrelevant for my job role as a calibration engineer. The automotive subject and the maths, however, prove useful to my job as I am required to have an in depth knowledge of how a car operates in regard to engine, steering, suspension, braking and transmission.

There are very few company organised activities which I am aware of and the only social things which I have done has been organised by us ourselves. A positive that JLR do provide is a programme known as ELS (Employee Learning Scheme) which is where we are given ~£200 a year to undertake an activity, sport or lesson

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The company is a great company to learn in and there are many incentives such as a steadily increasing salary, education and a good job prospect at the end. It is a very popular course and there is certainly a reason as to why there are so many thousand applications each year

The company is a great company to learn in and there are many incentives such as a steadily increasing salary, education and a good job prospect at the end. It is a very popular course and there is certainly a reason as to why there are so many thousand applications each year

The application is a long process which requires you to complete an application form, pass an online aptitude test, pass an online test, before finally going to an assessment centre. The most important stage in this process is the assessment day for this is your key opportunity to prove to an array of managers that you have what it takes to be a good engineer, including logical thing, problem solving and communication.