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Placement Student - Current Product Engineering

CompanyCummins
LocationDarlington
Work ModeOn Site
PostedOctober 1, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The student will assist the current product engineering group by providing technical support for emissions solutions and identifying, resolving, and implementing fixes for product issues. They will also participate in projects involving fault tree analysis, field data analysis, and root cause analysis while collaborating with global functional experts.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
53987
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
At Cummins, we empower everyone to grow their careers through meaningful work, building inclusive and equitable teams, coaching, development and opportunities to make a difference. Across our entire organization, you'll find engineers, developers, and technicians who are innovating, designing, testing, and building. You'll also find accountants, marketers, as well as manufacturing, quality and supply chain specialists who are working with technology that's just as innovative and advanced. From your first day at Cummins, we’re focused on understanding your talents, current skills and future goals – and creating a plan to get you there. Your journey begins with planning your development and connecting to diverse experiences designed to spur innovation. From our internships to our senior leadership roles, we attract, hire and reward the best and brightest from around the world and look to them for new ideas and fresh perspectives. Learn more about #LifeAtCummins at cummins.com/careers.
About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Current Product Placement Student to join our team for 12 months, specializing in Engineering for our CES (Cummins Emissions Solutions) business segment in Darlington. During your placement, you will learn how a major global organization operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to launch your career in the industry and power your potential!

Working under the guidance of the Technical Specialist, the student will be involved in all aspects of the current product engineering group, assisting to provide technical support for Cummins Emission Solutions technology, throughout Europe.

This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence in Summer 2027. 

Responsibilities

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

  • Supporting the identification, resolution and implementation of fixes on key product issues with Automotive OEM’s. 

  • Potential site and field visitation for current product issues.

  • Participating in product issue projects following the 7-step process including fault tree analysis, field data analysis and route cause analysis.

  • Vehicle and test cell data analysis using Cummins own analysis tools and Matlab.

  • Working closely with functional experts across the globe to understand the assignable cause and drive a resolution for the end users in a timely manner.

  • Involvement in the placement student team community involvement team planning charity and local community support events.

Qualifications

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

 

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 12th November 2026

 


Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.
Key Skills
EngineeringTechnical supportFault tree analysisField data analysisRoot cause analysisData analysisMatlabMicrosoft OfficeCommunicationTeamworkTask prioritizationDiesel engine knowledgeAftertreatment systems
Categories
EngineeringManufacturingEnergy