Test Engineer Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
Darlington
Review Submitted: May 2023
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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
• Analyse test requests from internal diesel engine and aftertreatment.
• Manage prototype equipment inventories at on and offsite storage facilities.
• Write test instructions
• Ensure engine, aftertreatment and associated hardware is available and set-up correctly for each test.
• Troubleshoot issues including test hardware, test sequence, procedures and provide both short- and long-term solutions.
• Analyse data from the test
• Manage prototype equipment inventories at on and offsite storage facilities.
• Write test instructions
• Ensure engine, aftertreatment and associated hardware is available and set-up correctly for each test.
• Troubleshoot issues including test hardware, test sequence, procedures and provide both short- and long-term solutions.
• Analyse data from the test
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes had daily responsibilities to make sure the test cells ran and customers were kept informed of issues and the running status with troubleshooting issues that may have happened.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Better communication
Greater technical knowledge
Improved understanding and functionality of diesel engines
Ways of troubleshooting problems and working collabritevly to come up with a solution
Greater technical knowledge
Improved understanding and functionality of diesel engines
Ways of troubleshooting problems and working collabritevly to come up with a solution
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?
3/5
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Had lots of support from managers and other collages, was also given a mentor ho helped with my development outside the daily jobs/tasks
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?
Good, really friendly and always happy to help out
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
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?
Was good fun meeting new people and working within the company and been part of a team towards a common goal
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
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
Go for it its great fun and a good place to work
