Placement Student: Customer Engineering & Projects

Cummins Inc; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. in Darlington, United Kingdom, is seeking a Placement Student for the Customer Engineering team. This on-site role supports engineering project management, subsystem testing, and collaboration across internal teams. The program runs for 12 months and starts Summer 2027.

You will contribute to customer-facing activities, gain exposure to product development, and develop CAD/MS Office skills while relocating or traveling as required.

Qualifications

• Currently studying a STEM degree with a 12-month industry placement.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills are required due to interfaces with customers and internal departments.
• Self-motivated with a willingness to learn.
• Existing skills with MS applications and CAD are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Being an integral part of the Customer Engineering Team.
• Supporting Customer Engineering with optimization of engineering project management for current and new applications.
• Leading/supporting application subsystem testing at customer sites.
• Lead small projects or sections of larger projects, alongside customer engineers and/or functional experts.
• Obtaining and collecting technical customer information and sharing these voices back into the new product development teams.

Skills

STEM student

Teamwork

Communication

Self-motivated

CAD knowledge

MS Office

Education

STEM degree

Tools

MS Office

CAD

Job description

Cummins Inc. in Darlington, United Kingdom, is seeking a Placement Student for the Customer Engineering team. This on-site role supports engineering project management, subsystem testing, and collaboration across internal teams. The program runs for 12 months and starts Summer 2027.

You will contribute to customer-facing activities, gain exposure to product development, and develop CAD/MS Office skills while relocating or traveling as required.