Placement Student - Product Engineering

Cummins Inc; Welton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking a placement year engineering student to support active engine projects and contribute to problem solving and product change requests. You will liaise with the service team during failure investigations and help maintain value engineering projects aimed at improving profitability.

You will participate in new engine projects and have opportunities to design and analyze new engine parts, while developing communication skills and teamwork in a hands‑on engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with 12‑month placement year in mechanical, automotive, aeronautical engineering or relevant STEM field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in a work environment.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team and collaborate with others.

Responsibilities

• Support with active projects to improve engine quality.
• Lead and support product problem solving and product change requests for current product engine support.
• Liaise and work with the service team in failure investigations.
• Maintain lead value engineering projects to improve profitability.
• Support with new engine projects in general engineering tasks when required.
• Opportunities to design and analyze new engine parts.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Teamwork

MS Office

Education

Engineering degree with year-long placement

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

• Support with active projects to improve the quality of the engines.
• Lead and support product problem solving and product change requests for current product engine support.
• Liaise and work with the service team in failure investigations.
• Maintain the lead value engineering projects to improve the profitability of the company.
• Support with new engine projects in general engineering tasks when required.
• Opportunities to design and analyze new engine parts. 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)