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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 flexibility for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce. That’s what #LifeAtCummins is all about.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Placement Student - Product Design Engineer to join our team specializing in engineering for our Engine Business Segment in Darlington. During your placement with us, you will learn how a major global organization operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to become an expert in the industry and power your potential! This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence 1 July 2025.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

  • Liaising with cross functional teams to understand project processes.
  • Ownership of a project taking a component from concept through to development and production.
  • Collaborates with external stakeholders such as suppliers to understand associated project costs.
  • Arranging testing for prototype parts, understanding requirements for each test.
  • Completing validation and verification tests for components.
  • Analysing and reporting test results, providing communication updates across teams and participating in design reviews.

Qualifications

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

  • We are looking for a wide range of candidates studying towards a STEM related degree.
  • Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills, with good level of competency using Microsoft applications.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present across a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Willingness to learn with strong attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of Creo Cad software, Ansys or similar software, solidworks, PowerPoint, Microsoft package.

Working at Cummins  

At Cummins, we are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, and/or expression or other status protected by law.