Performance Development Engineer Review

by Cummins

Rating

3.9/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • development engine testing and engine calibration optimisation


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • engine calibration optimisation, problem solving, presentation planning and delivery, leadership


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • yes - I had the opportunity to lead development engine testing independently in test cells


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • reasonable amount. I had to look and ask a lot of questions but once I'd made my keenness clear, many were happy to give help


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • hard to judge online. the few days I was on site, whenever a lot of colleagues were also present, definite sense of inclusion and belonging.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • enjoyed it hugely, although had to make the absolute most of every small opportunity, bearing in mind the working from home situation


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
  • 3/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
  • show your willingness to learn and thirst for knowledge and if you haven't got any relevant experience already, do whatever you can to get some


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Mechanical Engineering

West Midlands

September 2021


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