Placement Student: Customer Engineering & Projects

Cummins Inc; United States; Remote; USD 19,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is offering a placement-year opportunity starting Summer 2027 within the Customer Engineering Team. The role emphasizes supporting engineering project management for current and new applications, and leading or assisting with subsystem testing at customer sites.

Ideal candidates are currently studying a STEM degree, with strong communication and teamwork skills, and a willingness to learn. CAD and MS Office skills are advantageous but not required.

Qualifications

• Currently studying a STEM subject at degree level with an allowance for a 12-month industry placement.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills due to interface with customer and Cummins internal departments.
• Self-motivated with a willingness to learn.
• Existing skills with MS applications and CAD are beneficial, though not essential.

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

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Willingness to learn

CAD experience

MS Office

Education

STEM degree student with 12-month industry placement

Tools

MS Office

CAD

Job description

Cummins Inc. is offering a placement-year opportunity starting Summer 2027 within the Customer Engineering Team. The role emphasizes supporting engineering project management for current and new applications, and leading or assisting with subsystem testing at customer sites.

Ideal candidates are currently studying a STEM degree, with strong communication and teamwork skills, and a willingness to learn. CAD and MS Office skills are advantageous but not required.