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Placement Student - Product Design and Validation

Cummins All Functions โ€ข Darlington, England, United Kingdom

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Posted Oct 1, 2026Apply by Oct 31, 2026
  • Role & seniority

    • Student/Product Design & Validation (Engineering, On-Highway Engineering Services)

    • Placement year / cooperative (12-month industry placement); start Summer 2027

  • Location & work type

    • Darlington

    • 100% on-site with flexibility (as stated)

  • Stack/tools

    • 3D modelling: CATIA, Creo, SolidWorks (experience required)

    • PC/tools: MS Office

    • Testing/validation artifacts: test plans, test reports, record keeping, test cell data review

  • Top 3 responsibilities

    • Create/assist design specifications (application, cost, weight, performance, life, manufacturability, assembly, serviceability)

    • Verify designs via analytical data and/or functional testing; interpret results, resolve issues, assess risk

    • Support New Product Introduction and current product support; contribute to design/safety reviews; collaborate with Operations/Sourcing/Marketing

  • Must-have skills

    • Enrolled in a Bachelor/Master degree with a 12-month industry placement component

    • PC literacy: MS Office; experience with 3D modelling tools

    • Ability to demonstrate clear thought processes and lucid approach to tasks/obstacles

    • Evidence of alignment with Cummins core values (e.g., teamwork, community involvement, volunteering, working with disadvantaged groups, extraordinary results)

  • Nice-to-haves

    • Prior experience/examples of engineering solutions thro

Full Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic Product Design & Validation student to join our team specializing in Engineering for our On-Highway Engineering Services in Darlington. During your placement with us, you will learn how a major global organization operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to become an expert in the industry.

This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence in Summer 2027 .

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways

In this role you will assist with the creation of design specifications considering application, cost, weight, performance, product life, ease of manufacture, ease of assembly and service requirements Verify designs using analytical data and/or functional testing, interpret results, drive resolutions and assess risk Apply engineering and/or scientific skills and knowledge to develop experience in creating engineering solutions. Development of these skills will enable you to participate in and contribute to design and safety reviews Support the investigations into New Products Introduction and Current Product support Collaborate with other functions such as Operations, Sourcing and Marketing, to ensure stakeholders requirements are met throughout the design and development process Validation tasks will also include record keeping, studying test cell data, making test plans, drafting test reports

To be successful in this role you will need the following

We are looking for a wide range of applicants studying towards a Bachelor or Master's degree from across all Engineering & STEM related subjects and the degree programme must include a 12-month industry placement Has clear thought processes and can show a lucid approach to tasks, obstacles, hobbies etc PC literacy โ€“ knowledge of MS Office and be experience in 3D modelling software such as Catia, Creo, Solidworks etc Has experience in, and can demonstrate, relevant examples of Cummins core values e.g. voluntary work, community involvement activities, working with disadvantaged groups, charity related support, delivering extraordinary results, teamwork, skills and outside education experiences

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 12 th November 2026.

Job Engineering

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Student - Cooperative/12 Month Placement

ReqID 2435889

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site No

Product DesignDesign SpecificationDesign VerificationAnalytical Data InterpretationFunctional TestingRisk AssessmentEngineering SolutionsSafety ReviewsProduct InvestigationTest PlanningTest Reporting3D ModelingMicrosoft OfficeTeamworkStakeholder CollaborationManufacturingmulti-location

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