Applied Mechanics Engineer Review

Item: Applied Mechanics Engineer at Cummins
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Cummins

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Daventry

Review Submitted: May 2023

Overall Rating

5 /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

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - 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.

My role mostly includes experimental testing. i.e. planning out different types of tests and instrumenting them, Collecting data and post processing it to generate a report.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

yes, I have been given my own projects that I lead.

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 improved my communication and report writing skills immensely. Additionally, I have used different software for processing data, new equipment for testing.

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?

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?

Every team member is always there to help and guide you if you need it. Therefore, I would say I received a lot of support and guidance from my team.

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?

Everyone is extremely helpful and generally a cheerful atmosphere.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

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 my placement immensely. I got the opportunity to learn and experience new techniques/technology. Interact with people from different cultural and educational backgrounds. Hands down the best placement experience.