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Cummins

Placement Student - Product Engineering

Oct 1, 2026• Daventry, United Kingdom

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At Cummins, we believe people should feel continuously challenged and engaged, making meaningful contributions and growing in their careers.

★ 4.3 out of 5 · 41 reviews

  • Size: 10,000+ employees
  • Industry: Industrial: Equipment Manufacturing
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Placement Student - Product Engineering

We are looking for an enthusiastic Product Engineering Placement Student to join our team specialising in Engineering for our Power Systems Business segment in Daventry, United Kingdom .

During your placement with us, you will learn how a major global organisation operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to become an expert in the industry.

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.

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

  • Support with active projects to improve the quality of the engines.
  • Lead and support product problem solving and product change requests for current product engine support.
  • Liaise and work with the service team in failure investigations.
  • Maintain the lead value engineering projects to improve the profitability of the company.
  • Support with new engine projects in general engineering tasks when required.
  • Opportunities to design and analyze new engine parts.

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

  • In the process of completing a degree with a 12-month placement year in mechanical, automotive, aeronautical engineering or relevant STEM degrees.
  • Ability to communicate both written and orally on work tasks.
  • Ability to work alone or as part of a team (with support as required)
  • Confidence in office work environment and working on MS office (PowerPoint and Excel)

CLOSING DATE : Friday, 13 th of November.

Job Engineering

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Student - Cooperative/12 Month Placement

ReqID 2439148

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site No

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Additional Information

  • Job category: Software Engineering
  • Posted: Oct 1, 2026
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