PROGRAMME DURATION: 2 years.
LOCATION: Gaydon, Whitley, or The National Automotive Innovation
Centre (NAIC) at Warwick University
Hybrid working is potentially available, depending on the area and
manager. JLR is a multi-site business and you’ll be required to spend
time working with different departments at several locations.
A graduate programme at JLR gives you access to some of the most
innovative and visionary industry experts, networking opportunities and
invaluable industry insight. By the time you finish the programme,
you’ll play a vital part in JLR’s future and build the exceptional
long-term career you’ve proved you're capable of.
Arrive with ambition. Grow with freedom.
Software Engineering
Automobiles are becoming more and more reliant on software every year,
and modern JLR vehicles feature the most advanced technology in the
industry. Before drivers get in our cars, software identifies their key
fob and unlocks the vehicle. During the journey, software supports their
driving via stability and assistance systems and provides a welcoming
and refined user experience through infotainment. Software is also
crucial to our new electric propulsion systems, making our software
engineers crucial to the future of the business.
As a software graduate, you will rotate through multiple departments
over two years, giving you a well-rounded understanding of the
organisation. At all times, you will operate alongside experienced
engineers, who will guide and support your growth as you become a key
member of the software engineering community.
You will have four placements over your two-year programme. Your first
six-month placement will be with your ‘home’ team. After that, you could
work in any the following departments: Engineering Body Chassis (EBC),
Digital Products Platform (DPP), Engineering Propulsion (EP),
Engineering Vehicle (EV), Engineering Operations (EO) or Engineering
Research (ER). You will be allocated to a department based on personal
preferences and business needs.
Engineering Body Chassis (EBC)
EBC is responsible for the majority of content that you see and touch in
the car. We work closely with the creative studio to translate their
award-winning designs into engineering reality, taking into account
performance, manufacturability, sustainability, cost and weight.
Our software engineering teams are responsible for designing and
developing software that runs both inside and outside the vehicle,
supporting all the features a customer expects from a JLR product. We
use iterative and concurrent engineering approaches to provide robust
software innovation and integration into both Jaguar and Land Rover
vehicles. To this end, we employ a multitude of techniques, including
model-based software development and directly writing code. You could be
involved in the creation of these models or the code or provide support
and guidance to our suppliers to ensure we deliver robust products and
experiences.
From day one, you will be part of a team and will be personally
responsible for developing real-world engineering solutions. You will
learn tools, engineering methodologies and techniques to create and
optimise engineering solutions that will enrich your capability, raise
your profile and accelerate your development as an engineer. This will
involve working on new products and enhancing current products from the
basic science all the way through to the customer’s hands.
Digital Products Platform (DPP)
Software is a key component of our future cars as the amount of
technology in vehicles continues to increase to meet our customers’
evolving needs.
Our DPP team uses iterative and concurrent engineering approaches to
deliver real innovation, harnessing a wealth of techniques including
model-based software development and directly writing code. You could be
involved in creating this code or providing support and guidance to our
suppliers to ensure we deliver robust products and satisfying user
experiences. In the process, you could find yourself implementing
elastic cloud-based infrastructures, utilising infrastructure as code
and deploying a variety of scripting languages that will deliver the
tools and environment for large software teams.
Alternatively, you could undertake low-level software development to
ensure our in-vehicle computer systems provide the best balance of
performance, using boot charts, balancing processor core loading and
refining fast-boot processes.
Engineering Propulsion (EP)
Our EP team are leaders in the design, test, validation and
certification of world-class propulsion systems aimed at delivering
driving experiences that our customers will love for life.
The scope of our propulsion systems is far-reaching and includes major
commodity groups such as electric drive units, energy storage devices,
engines, transmissions and drivelines, complemented by software system
integration, calibration and control strategies.
We take a global perspective, and our teams carry out overseas testing
and certification in world markets, gather market-specific feedback,
interface with colleagues and supplier manufacturing plants around the
globe, and collaborate cross-functionally with all of our key
stakeholders.
The EP team use state-of-the-art build, test and sign-off facilities to
provide the power and driving force behind our vehicles – using the
combined expertise of our cross-functional teams to find the ideal
balance between performance, sustainability and refinement, while
responding to the rapidly changing environmental issues that shape our
industry.
In short, software forms the brains of our vehicles. Through our
in-house software development, we directly influence the customer’s
experience every time they use one of our cars. Via our Agile
methodology, automated tool chain and over-the-air deployment, your work
will impact real customers right from the start.
Engineering Vehicle (EV)
EV is the key technical department for the product creation process:
leading engineering innovation from concept to customer, managing the
technical content of programmes, and balancing customer attributes and
commodities to deliver and launch world class products.
In particular, EV drives the creation and control of vehicle
architectures, conducts diverse technical projects and concept studies,
and champions end-to-end vehicle efficiency improvements, whilst
integrating systems to ensure the seamless delivery of futureproofed
cars.
Software graduates within EV can expect to work in central systems
integration, zonal integration or noise, vibration and harshness.
Engineering Operations (EO)
EO underpins technical innovation and product delivery with programme
management, tools and processes plus specialist technical services to
deliver our world-class products. A diverse team, EO harness a variety
of skillsets, from project management, information management and data
analytics to building and testing prototypes. EO are fundamentally
involved in every stage of our state-of-the-art engineering process and
are driving an exciting transformation in the way we engineer and
deliver our products with class-leading technology and quality.
Software graduates within EO could operate as data engineers within a
team that delivers coherent and timely data for the product information
department, which is at the heart of everything that we produce.
Alternatively, you could become a process analyst, working
collaboratively with colleagues from across the entire business to
transform how we engineer released parts and change manage our bill of
material data. Finally, you could become a software developer and help
us equip the business with the world class- tools we need to engineer
our vehicles.
Engineering Research (ER)
We research, explore and develop technical solutions and innovations
that will address the future needs, challenges and expectations of the
world, our company and our customers. In short, we want to enable JLR’s
transition to sustainable, modern luxury through advancing new
technology and innovation that creates value.
ER is an exciting department to work in: we are looking into the future
and trying to map what is going to be happening in the world as we
identify unmet customer needs and evaluate the technology landscape to
deliver innovative products and services. Along the way, you will find
yourself using cutting-edge technologies such as advanced software
engineering, AI, big data, cyber security, Augmented Realty/Virtual
Reality (AR/VR) and more.
The ER team is based at the University of Warwick campus within the
National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC). We have access to amazing
collaborative spaces, a large engineering hall, multiple laboratories
and workshops, which help us create proof of concepts and prove our
theories, and technologies we are exploring and their scalability for
automotive application.
WHATS’S REQUIRED
You will need to hold or be on track to achieve at least a 2.2 degree in
software engineering, computer science, cyber engineering or a related
discipline.
Having knowledge of the following coding languages will benefit your
introduction to JLR and can help accelerate your development: C# C++.
MVC, MS SQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, MATLAB, React or Python.
In addition, you will have a real passion for problem-solving and the
curiosity to understand business challenges and deliver innovative
solutions. You will also have strong numerical and interpersonal skills
and the confidence to champion new initiatives.
REWARDS AND BENEFITS
Our 2024 graduate programme salary is £31,000, with a £2,000 joining
bonus to welcome you to JLR. After two years, you will progress from the
graduate programme on a £38,000 salary. In addition, JLR offer a
generous holiday allowance, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme
for you and your family, excellent pension provisions and access to a
wide range of deals and discounts from well-known retailers and sports
clubs.
Once you’ve successfully completed your graduate programme, you can look
forward to a long-term career with us. The role you take on will depend
on your performance, personal preferences and business needs.
You will be applying your curiosity and creativity every day as you
begin to hone your skills for a successful, impactful career. You own
your development, and only you can make it happen. We’ll be right by
your side in your pursuit of exceptional, and we’ll give you all the
encouragement and support you need.
Your future starts here.
Please be aware that we may close our programmes at any point and at
short notice based on the volume of applications received. To give
yourself the best chance of being considered for a place on this
programme, please apply early.
You can find out more about our graduates and how they play their part
on:
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