Engineering Placement: Application Engineer (Turbochargers)

Cummins Europe; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking a placement student for Application Engineering in Huddersfield. The role focuses on gaining experience across engineering disciplines, working with customers to capture requirements, and developing product specifications.

You will contribute to validation plans, analyze results, and communicate findings. The placement is onsite 3 days per week and starts Summer 2027, open to students eligible for a placement year.

Qualifications

• Working towards a STEM degree.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to work in teams.
• Strong desire to learn and grow in engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Apply broad technical awareness across engineering disciplines.
• Work with customers to manage requirements and develop product specifications.
• Create and manage validation plans to ensure products meet requirements.
• Support customer inquiries with high-quality service.
• Source information, analyze data and implement solutions to deadlines.
• Use internal systems and document libraries with clear written communication.

Skills

STEM degree in progress

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Education

STEM degree in progress

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Cummins Inc. is seeking a placement student for Application Engineering in Huddersfield. The role focuses on gaining experience across engineering disciplines, working with customers to capture requirements, and developing product specifications.

You will contribute to validation plans, analyze results, and communicate findings. The placement is onsite 3 days per week and starts Summer 2027, open to students eligible for a placement year.