Placement Student – Product Engineering

targetjobs UK; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an enthusiastic Product Engineer to join their team. This role involves supporting engineering projects, collaborating with internal stakeholders, and requires a STEM degree. Ideal candidates should possess excellent communication and teamwork skills along with a self-motivated approach. This is a unique placement position set to begin in Summer 2026.

Qualifications

• Studying towards a STEM degree.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Self-motivated and eager to learn.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office and CAD tools is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the engineering team supporting customers.
• Support optimization of engineering project delivery.
• Lead small projects or sections of larger projects.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to assess customer requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Basic knowledge of MS Office

Basic knowledge of CAD tools

Education

STEM degree (engineering, mechanical, chemical, etc.)

Tools

MS Office

CAD tools

Job description

Overview

Our culture believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL. We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work with today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems. We believe in adaptability for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce. That’s what is all about.

Position

We are looking for an enthusiastic Product Engineer to join our team specializing in Engineering for our Cummins Emission Solutions in (Darlington, UK). This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence Summer of 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Being an integral part of the Current product, VPI product & customer Engineering Team supporting a major European OEM.
• Supporting Current product, VPI product & customer Engineering with optimization of engineering project delivery and management for current and new vehicle applications.
• Leading/supporting validation and customer engineering testing at CES.
• Lead small projects or sections of larger projects, alongside current product, TPLs and customer engineers and or functional experts.
• Exchanging, obtaining and delivering technical knowledge, data and reports to/from the customer and internally cross functionally.
• Collaborate with a wide range of internal stakeholders to assess and deliver customer requirements, working both independently and in teams.

Additional Responsibilities

• We are looking for a wide range of applications studying towards a STEM degree.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork skills are required due to the interface with both customer and Cummins Internal departments.
• Self-motivated with a willingness to learn.
• Existing skills with MS applications and CAD are also beneficial, although not essential.

Qualifications & Skills

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

• Studying towards a STEM degree (engineering, mechanical, chemical, etc.).
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Self-motivated and eager to learn.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office and CAD tools (beneficial).

About Us

Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.