Product Engineer Review

Item: Product Engineer at Cummins
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at Cummins

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering, Project Management

Daventry

Review Submitted: May 2023

Overall Rating

4.7 /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

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - 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 as Engineering Plant Support involves supporting the production line in their engineering needs. Anything that would go wrong on the production line comes to this team for support: from part shortages to fouling issues, even including engine breakdowns in its early service hours.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes. As placements at Cummins, we get given the exact same work as all other full-time employees; from Day 1. This develops a strong sense of trust and accountability

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?

Through both of the roles I have worked this year, I learned and developed very valuable skills: project leading, communication, work in a high-pressure environment...

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?

5/5

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?

A lot. Especially at the beginning, of course. Each placement student is assigned to an employee; and they will support us all through the year by providing training, feedback, and general help!

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?

Very good company culture. They hire to develop and it shows. All high-level employees in the company that I've come in contact with started as regular employees, some even in internships or placements. The company expresses the values it supports and actually does meaningful work to work toward them, supporting its employees to strive in their work, and personal and professional values.