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Aftertreatment Integration Test Engineer Placement Student Review

at Cummins

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Darlington

Review Submitted: May 2024

Overall Rating

4.6 /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 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working with custoemes for test requests and collecting data for validation work on different test cycles and emisisons(aftertreatment) equipment. Learning and improving engine performance for different test cycles.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I recieved the opportunity to work on projects that required intensive focus and capability to adapt by using new skills learnt that were catered to each project. This included, data analysis and documentation/valifdation, writing instructions to run test cycles, discussing issues to improve test cycles.
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?
Software skills: New company softwares and learning their latest feature relavant to my project. Example: Matlab
Hardware knowledge of Engines and Aftetreatment Systems along with diagnostic performance
Communication Skills: Presensting in meetings and working alongisde different teams for projects.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Received a lot of mentorship from my manager and other team members. Everyone has been really helpful and contributed towards a holistic development.
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?
Very positive, diverse and encouraging to try new challenges.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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?
It was a life changing experience, enjoyable yet deeply intellectual.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
You need to be open to try new avenues in my life.
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