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Placement Student - Customer Engineering

CompanyCummins
LocationDarlington
Work ModeOn Site
PostedOctober 6, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The student will support the Customer Engineering team with project management, subsystem testing, and technical data collection. They will also lead small projects and act as a liaison between customers and internal product development teams.
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

Placement Student - Customer Engineering

We are looking for an enthusiastic Customer Engineering Placement Student to join our Emission Solutions team in Darlington, United Kingdom.

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!

The requirements are to be onsite for 3 days per week so you will need to be able to travel or relocate to the location on your own behalf.

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 by:

  • 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.

Qualifications

  • To be successful in this role you will need the following:
  • To be currently studying a STEM subject at degree level with an allowance for a 12-month industry placement
  • Excellent communication skills and teamwork skills are required due to the interface with both customer and Cummins Internal departments.
  • Self-motivated with a willingness to learn.
  • Existing skills with MS applications and CAD are also beneficial, although not essential.

CLOSING DATE: Friday, 13th of November.


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
Engineering project managementSubsystem testingTechnical data collectionCommunicationTeamworkMS applicationsCADProduct development
Categories
EngineeringManufacturingEnergy