Design and Validation Student Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Automotive Engineering
Darlington
Review Submitted: May 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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
My role involves helping in design and validation tasks for aftertreatment systems. This includes CAD, Coding , technical drawings , monthly reports and office admin.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
It varied I was mainly given low priority tasks. However others I had full responsibilty.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Mixture of both. Developed my understanding of GD&T,CAD Design, MATLAB. I also developed new skills surrounding the corporate life including conducting professional meetings, writing professional reports and task management .
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?
4/5
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received good support through my placement from my the teams I was in. Both the design and validation team offered mentors and people to help if work was getting to stressful. However, I didn't receive much support elsewhere , for example, there was only one student networking event, HR took a while to respond to emails, and support outside of my team was low.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
General corporate company atmosphere. Professional environment and hardworking people. It was light and not stressful.
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?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed my placement. Taking a year out of studies was very crucial in building a routine, gaining real-life experience and keeping my mind active but not stressed as it was in university.
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
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
The area does play a key role, Darlington is not a very nice city - so it is extremely important to have a support group such as placement friends, or being close to friends and family.
