Placement Student - Application Engineer

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

Placement Student - Application Engineering

We are looking for an enthusiastic Application Engineering Placement Student to join our team specialising in Engineering for our Turbocharger business segment in Huddersfield, United Kingdom.

During your placement with us, you will learn how a major global organisation operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to become an expert in the industry.

The requirements are to be onsite for 3 days per week so you will need to be able to travel or relocate to the location on your own behalf.

This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence Summer 2027.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Applying a broad level of technical awareness across multiple engineering disciplines such as engine performance, mechanics, aerodynamics and design.
• Working with customers to manage their requirements, collaborating with internal stakeholders to review and assess against product capabilities, then developing detailed specifications for new products.
• Creating then managing validation plans to ensure products are robust and proven to meet the customers' requirements. Leveraging internal testing capabilities within our laboratory operations by specifying test plans, analyzing data and leading technical reviews of the results.
• Supporting general customer enquiries, providing a high quality and timely level of service.
• Sourcing information, interpreting data, developing and implementing solutions that are results focused and to agreed deadlines, as per technical requests.
• Using internal systems and document libraries, ensuring robust written communication and record keeping.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• To be working towards a STEM degree - we welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to thrive in team settings, ideally with experience contributing to or leading a group project.
• A strong desire to learn and grow, with a foundational understanding of scientific or engineering principles.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

CLOSING DATE:

Friday, 13 th of November.

Job

Engineering

Organization

Cummins Inc.

Role Category

On-site with Flexibility

Job Type

Student - Cooperative/12 Month Placement

ReqID

2436682

Relocation Package

No

100% On-Site

No