Placement Student - On Highway Customer Engineering

Job Description

This position is not available in GPP database. Talent Acquisition team member will fill in the Posting description after intake meeting.

Our culture believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL. We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work with today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems.

We believe in adaptability for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce. That’s what #LifeAtCummins is all about.

We are looking for an enthusiastic On Highway Customer Engineering Placement Student to join our Customer Engineering Team at Cummins Inc., in Darlington 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 and power your potential!

This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence in Summer 2026.

External Qualifications and Competencies

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

• Be an integral part of the European Customer Engineering Team; this team provides all aspects of the technical interface to our commercial vehicle and industrial machine manufacturer customers in Europe.

• Provide Engineering project management support for the application of existing powertrain products, or for development of new technology applications

• Provide Engineering analysis in support of new product application projects – typically focused on powertrain optimisation, using simulation methods where appropriate.

• Supporting in-field application testing

• Lead small projects or sections of larger projects under guidance from experienced engineers and functional experts.

• Obtain technical information from customers, such as product requirements, and convey this ‘voice of customer’ into the new product development teams

Additional Responsibilities Unique to this Position

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

• Great aptitude for the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) combined with the ability to communicate on technical matters clearly and efficiently – across different business functions with internal and external stakeholders. Preference for Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering students.

• A curiosity for how things work and an aptitude for technical problem solving; you may have a general interest in propulsion or powertrain systems via a hobby or prior work experience.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications – Excel, PowerPoint, Teams. Desirable: experience using Matlab for engineering problem analysis, or a keen interest in developing your Matlab skills.

• Good communication skills when interacting with internal and external stakeholders.

Working at Cummins

At Cummins, we are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, colour, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, and/or expression or other status protected by law.