Combustion, Performance & Emissions Engineer Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
Daventry
Review Submitted: April 2024
Overall Rating
4.1 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Planning and carrying out engine tests to ensure emissions compliance to regulations.
Analyzing the performance of engines on a macro scale and proposing changes to fix any performance issues.
Current product support, assist production testing when needed
Analyzing the performance of engines on a macro scale and proposing changes to fix any performance issues.
Current product support, assist production testing when needed
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I felt that I was treated the same as any other engineer was, and was given a comparable amount of responsibility
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have developed great skills in communication especially with those who are in a different country. Cummins is a global organization and I am required to work with people from all different places.
Also my technical problem solving ability has increased. I feel i have learned better steps to tackle an issue I am presented with.
Also my technical problem solving ability has increased. I feel i have learned better steps to tackle an issue I am presented with.
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Had weekly meetings with my direct manager to discuss work and any issues i was having.
Everybody either in the office and internationally was very happy to help and gave me the knowledge to continue forward with
Everybody either in the office and internationally was very happy to help and gave me the knowledge to continue forward with
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The general atmosphere and culture was good and comfortable to work in. Being a mainly diesel based company going through big changes technologically some peoples attitudes were less optimistic but i feel this is natural in most businesses
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and I took everything and more out of it that I wanted to
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Engage in as much training and learning as possible.
Ask to be involved in any project where you feel you would gain good experience in.
Take initiative, after settling in and you find your feet try to find an answer before asking a question, I think this shoes a good drive that will be noticed
Ask to be involved in any project where you feel you would gain good experience in.
Take initiative, after settling in and you find your feet try to find an answer before asking a question, I think this shoes a good drive that will be noticed
