Placement Student - Battery Mechanical / Thermal Engineering

We are looking for an enthusiastic Battery Pack Design Placement Student to join our team specializing in Engineering for our Accelera Business Segment in Milton Keynes, UK. 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.

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

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.

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

• Participate within the product development team alongside mechanical, electrical & thermal engineers with particular focus on mechanical product design.

• Develop an understanding of fundamental structural design, product development cycle & designing in context.

• Design components using CAD systems, to meet technical requirements in context with a focus on low-cost, design for manufacture & assembly.

• Document design fundamentals across a wide range of commodities & co-ordinate some basic investigation on those designs (vibration, crash, thermal loading, mechanical shock).

• Get an insight into the product design and development battery electric industry and get a chance to see their designs in the flesh via component testing, system level validation and prototype builds.

• First-hand experience of concept through to detail design and work on proactively identifying potential failure modes via engineering toolsets and discovering how these can be mitigated through optimal design.

External Qualifications and Competencies

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

• Studying for a technical degree in either Mechanical/Automotive/Design/Thermal Design or Electrical Engineering.

• Has a keen interest in electrification and Li-ion batteries.

• Excellent IT Skills, in particular Microsoft Office, presentation, CAD systems and report writing skills.

• A willingness to defy the norm and constantly look for improvements.

Closing Date: Thursday 12th November 2026.

About Us

Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, colour, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.