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Engineering Placement Review

by Cummins

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I was on a rotational placement so spent my 12 months divided over 3 departments. I was given various projects to work on and would have regular meetings with different people to get feedback/guidance. I worked on various things from electrical PCB design, 3D CAD modelling and 2D engineering drawings. Day to day I would be on site working in the engineering building, and would often go to the factory to work with technicians on filling out their requests for new test rig designs ect.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • My engineering theory and practical skills have massively been developed, learning how to do professional CAD designs as well as working with other engineers brainstorming design solutions and working to get them manufactured. I would have around 3 or 4 projects over a 4 month period where I would go to various people and get help/guidance on different engineering fields + feedback on my work. My communication skills and confidence grew massively as I was challenged in a safe and productive environment where I was encouraged to ask questions and make mistakes.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • This placement gives so much responsibility. All of my projects felt important and were used by the company, be it a test rig I designed and modelled or a electrical pcb I made and got manufactured. Speaking to friends at other placements who received little responsibility, I cannot relate. Cummins does a good job of supporting you and teaching the skills even if you are a complete beginner like myself.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • 4/5 hours per week of support meetings where we would go through the work I was doing and would receive relevant feedback and guidance on what to do next. People spent many hours sitting down with me going over all the engineering theory and wanted to help you succeed and improve as an engineer.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The culture was very open and encouraged questions and mistakes. We were given a lot of training and taught about its history. Every staff member I spoke to would immediately help me and spend time advising on what needed to be done. People felt free to share their experience and knowledge. The work culture was flexible with working at home 2 days a week allowed and hours also being flexible.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I had an amazing time at Cummins from the engineering skills, interesting projects and work sponsored volunteering at a local school to build a race car! I would recommend any 西瓜视频 to go to Cummins and become a better engineer. It is a great space to learn and improve without feeling the pressure of university to always perform. I learnt so much here and can see why a lot of 西瓜视频s come back after their degree.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
  • I would recommend doing engineering 西瓜视频 led projects at your university so that when you apply to a placement you have examples of projects you have worked on and can show that you have some experience and passion for the industry.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

West Midlands

May 2025


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