Engineering Placement Student Review
by Cummins
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
- 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Overview
Responsible for design and project management of components from concept to production, ensuring that build events occur on time. Liaising with a wide variety of functions from design, validation, manufacturing, sourcing, purchasing and supply chain, including working with external suppliers. Support product lifecycle and data management processes. Create and manage design specifications. Analytical and experimental validation of components.
Skills
I have a much more robust understanding of the engineering process, taking designs from concept to production. This has improved my analytical and engineering skills (CAD, V&V, design optimization), but moreover improved my soft skills (communication with different functions, project management, experience working with team members from around the globe and overcoming language barriers).
Responsibilities
I was provided with a good level of training, and was given more responsibility as my confidence increased until I was functioning as a full member of the team with my own component ownership.
Support & Guidance
Managers and mentors were always available to provide support, but there is also ample training resources
Culture
Good company culture and atmosphere, worked as part of a Hybrid team.
Your Impressions
I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I have been given a good amount of responsibility for meaningful hardware which has improved my engineering and wider skills. Company also offers good diversity and inclusion and social events (team building to more social out of work activities).
Yes
Demonstrate that you have researched the company and their goals, and you have an interest in power generation and the automotive sector.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
North East
May 2023
