Placement Engineering: PDECR Lead & Cross-Functional Support

Cummins Inc; Welton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc in Welton, United Kingdom, is seeking a placement-year engineering student to act as a vital link between Operations and Engineering across multiple production lines. The role focuses on cross-functional collaboration, issue resolution, and PDECR ownership within a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

The role emphasizes developing broad technical skills and deep product knowledge, with exposure to root-cause investigations, design reviews, and stakeholder coordination while completing

Qualifications

• Act as a key link between Operations teams (Quality, Manufacturing, Materials Planning) and Engineering.
• Work cross-functionally in a fast-paced manufacturing environment to identify and resolve technical and operational issues across Engine, Genset, and Cylinder Head Assembly Lines.
• Cover the Cylinder Block Machining Line and Production Test Cells.
• Lead technical investigations with SMEs to identify root causes, containment actions, and drive resolution.
• Lead at least one PDECR from concept through implementation, applying basic project management, design reviews, stakeholder input, and approvals.
• Build a cross-functional network while developing broad technical skills and product knowledge during a degree with a 12-month placement year in mechanical, automotive, aeronautical engineering or relevant STEM.
• Ability to communicate written and orally on work tasks.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team (with support as required)
• Confidence in office work environment and working on MS office (PowerPoint and Excel)

Responsibilities

• Act as a key link between Operations teams - including Quality, Manufacturing, and Materials Planning - and Engineering, supporting effective communication and collaboration across functions.
• Work cross-functionally in a fast-paced manufacturing environment to identify and resolve a wide range of technical and operational issues across the Engine, Genset, and Cylinder Head Assembly Lines, as well as the Cylinder Block Machining Line and Production Test Cells.
• Lead technical investigations and collaborate with Subject Matter Experts and cross-functional teams to identify root causes, implement effective containment actions, and drive issues through to resolution.
• Lead at least one long-term Plant Derived Engineering Change Request (PDECR) from concept through implementation - this will involve applying basic project management principles, developing and evaluating multiple engineering concepts, leading design reviews, coordinating stakeholder input, and securing the necessary approvals to release the final solution.
• Through this role, you will build a strong cross-functional network while developing broad technical skills and in-depth product knowledge. In the process of completing a degree with a 12-month placement year in mechanical, automotive, aeronautical engineering or relevant STEM degrees.
• Ability to communicate both written and orally on work tasks.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team (with support as required)
• Confidence in office work environment and working on MS office (PowerPoint and Excel)

Job description

Cummins Inc in Welton, United Kingdom, is seeking a placement-year engineering student to act as a vital link between Operations and Engineering across multiple production lines. The role focuses on cross-functional collaboration, issue resolution, and PDECR ownership within a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

The role emphasizes developing broad technical skills and deep product knowledge, with exposure to root-cause investigations, design reviews, and stakeholder coordination while completing