Test Engineering Placement Student Review
by Cummins
Rating
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Skills
4.0
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.3
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
- 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Overview
Some of the daily tasks include to participate and report in daily meetings, reporting the progress of the tests that you are responsible for. Check the quality of the data gathered from tests. Oversee the operation of the test cell or vehicles and provide support to the operator and facilities team when necessary. Troubleshoot issues including test hardware, test sequence and scripting, procedures and provide both short- and long-term solutions.
Skills
I gained a lot of new software skills like Excel, Concerto, MatLab. I also developed my communication, problem solving and team working skills thanks to the support of my managers. Gained knowledge of diesel architecture and test cell operation.
Responsibilities
Yes we were given responsibilities.
Support & Guidance
The managers and the whole team were very supportive during the placement.
Culture
The atmosphere in the company was amazing. I met a lot of people from different cultures and nationalities.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed the whole duration of the placement a lot.
Yes
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Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
Yorkshire and Humberside
May 2023
