Pluspunten
There are 2 options. This is what I have chosen, doing my best and supporting other good engineers and finishing my tasks. Good learning opportunities if you are challenging yourself. However don't expect a salary increase or promotion if you are doing good. I am always honouring working hours and doing extra when is needed. Other option, if you can stay under radar, you can earn your money without doing anything that considerable amount of people seems to be fine with this. You can do whatever you would like to do however more you do, more others aren't doing anything.
Minpunten
You can have PhD or MSc in your area but it doesn't matter, who talks most and do bare min/even does something stupid to create problems which shouldn't be a problem gets the credit. Anyone can be D grade or C grade or LL6 that competency on the job is not a thing. Bad managers are hiring bad engineers to grow their team not quality that they intentionally don't hire good engineers that otherwise they would look bad. No one likes challenge. No standard whatsoever on team building. People doesn't know A of ADAS are working ADAS. People who doesn't know about vehicle dynamics are working on driveline, vehicle control. People who doesn't know how vehicle should work does Functional Safety which is horrifying. There are good engineers but they are the one does all the work, they are too busy and no credit given that all other talkers are working on stealing their work. Too many managers, too many engineers, no one checks who does what, no accountability. It is like a jungle of monkeys, such a waste of great engineers and resources. People who spent all their professional life in JLR thinks that everything is good but they are not aware of what is coming.