Aftertreatment Integration Test Operations Placement Student Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
Darlington
Review Submitted: August 2021
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
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Daily meetings account for 10-25% of the day. Communicate with internal and external customers on testing parameters and requirements. Review test data for completeness and accuracy to test request. Provide high-level data validation on test data. Oversee preparation of engines/aftertreatment hardware for testing. Monitor, report on, and troubleshoot issues with any engine, aftertreatment and test-cell hardware.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Once I had a bit of stability in the role, I was afforded as many opportunities to take on responsibility for projects/tasks as desired. With repeat success providing further opportunities.
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?
This placement has been as excellent opportunity to develop new technical and soft skills. Design-for-manufacture, manufacturing supply chain, engineering design standards, just to name a few.
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?
5/5
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?
Support and guidance were excellent on the placement. We had 2 professional mentors within the program (one within, and one outside of your field), a 6-month development course. Additionally, we had constant support within the engineering teams, and no one was averse to answering an swarm of questions.
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture/atmosphere was great, within engineering. There is a very cohesive team atmosphere, and feels very non-competitive, yet there is still chance for advancement.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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 this placement greatly, although it was an anomaly being held during the kick-off of lockdown/COVID.
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
Great organization to work with, excellent benefits, and chances to work internationally. Any placement is an excellent chance to expand ones experience before graduation.
