Applied Mechanics Engineer Placement

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Applied Mechanics Engineer Placement

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 flexibility 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 Placement Student - Applied Mechanics Engineer to join our team specializing in Engineering for our Power Systems Business Segment in Daventry. 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 1 July 2025.

External Qualifications and Competencies

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

• Responsible for assessing the durability of our components, systems and products to ensure they are fit for use by the end customer.
• Measure what happens in engine test cells and in the field: whether up a mountain, inside a shipping container, or at a power station, we are responsible for proving how much engine blocks bend, crankshafts twist, and gensets shake.
• Using servo hydraulic test frames, electromagnetic shakers, motor driven rigs and advanced telemetry the UK Applied Mechanics department define the durability of components and systems used on Cummins power systems.
• Access to our state-of-the-art test facilities and opportunity to design your own tests with the support of subject matter experts choosing from strain gauges, accelerometers, laser vibrometers and motion amplification cameras to best demonstrate the physics under test.
• Working as part of a global function you will communicate your test conclusions to colleagues around the world. 
• Enhance your skills in engineering mechanics, digital signal processing, CAD, practical instrumentation, and rig building.
• Additional Responsibilities Unique to this Position

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

• We are looking for a wide range of candidates studying towards a STEM related degree with a passion for engineering.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a willingness to develop your skillset.
• Good data analysis skills would be highly beneficial to support with analysing test results.

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, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, and/or expression or other status protected by law. 

CLOSING DATE: Monday 4th November 2024, 11:59pm

About Cummins

Cummins Inc. is a global technology company designing, manufacturing, distributing and servicing a broad portfolio of reliable, clean power solutions; including diesel, natural gas, hybrid, electric and other alternative solutions.

Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins’ culture is one that believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL. We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work alongside today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems. We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions and make an impact through meaningful work within our diverse workforce.

How to apply

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Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.