Power Systems Applied Mechanics Engineer Placement

Cummins Inc; Daventry; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. in Daventry, United Kingdom, invites a placement student to join the Applied Mechanics team within Power Systems Engineering for a 12‑month placement starting Summer 2027.

You will work onsite, contributing to durability studies of power system components using servo-hydraulic frames, shakers, and rigs. You will gain hands-on experience with instrumentation like strain gauges, accelerometers, laser vibrometers, and motion cameras, while collaborating with experts to co-create tests

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a degree program in Engineering or a related STEM discipline (including Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry).
• Experience living Cummins' core values—community involvement, volunteering, championing inclusive practices, or helping others.

Responsibilities

• Define durability of components and systems used in Cummins power systems with various test rigs.
• Access to state-of-the-art test facilities and opportunity to co-create tests with mentoring from engineering team.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to select instrumentation for experiments and demonstrate underlying physics.
• Share findings with colleagues around the world to strengthen communication and teamwork.

Skills

Collaboration

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Enrollment in Engineering or STEM degree

Tools

Strain gauges

Accelerometers

Laser vibrometers

Motion amplification cameras

CAD

Digital signal processing

Job description

Cummins Inc. in Daventry, United Kingdom, invites a placement student to join the Applied Mechanics team within Power Systems Engineering for a 12‑month placement starting Summer 2027.

You will work onsite, contributing to durability studies of power system components using servo-hydraulic frames, shakers, and rigs. You will gain hands-on experience with instrumentation like strain gauges, accelerometers, laser vibrometers, and motion cameras, while collaborating with experts to co-create tests