Placement Student - Battery Mechanical / Thermal Engineering

Overview

Design and test battery pack components, focusing on mechanical, thermal, and CAD work.

Key Responsibilities

• mechanical design
• cad modeling
• design docs
• vibration analysis
• prototype testing
• product development

Tasks

-Participate within the product development team alongside mechanical, electrical & thermal engineers with particular focus on mechanical product design. -Document design fundamentals across a wide range of commodities & co-ordinate some basic investigation on those designs (vibration, crash, thermal loading, mechanical shock). -Design components using CAD systems, to meet technical requirements in context with a focus on low-cost, design for manufacture & assembly. -Get an insight into the product design and development battery electric industry and get a chance to see their designs in the flesh via component testing, system level validation and prototype builds. -Develop an understanding of fundamental structural design, product development cycle & designing in context.

Requirements

• design experience
• technical degree
• electrification
• cad
• microsoft office
• failure analysis

What You Bring

-First-hand experience of concept through to detail design and work on proactively identifying potential failure modes via engineering toolsets and discovering how these can be mitigated through optimal design. -Studying for a technical degree in either Mechanical/Automotive/Design/Thermal Design or Electrical Engineering. -Has a keen interest in electrification and Li-ion batteries. -Excellent IT Skills, in particular Microsoft Office, presentation, CAD systems and report writing skills.

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About Cummins Europe

-The company has 17 manufacturing sites across Europe, establishing itself as a leading power solutions provider. -Engineers and manufactures advanced diesel, gas, and electric engines, power generation systems, and drivetrains for global markets. -Specializes in powering buses, trucks, marine vessels, and military vehicles, exemplified by projects from Darlington to Krakow. -Operates a unique European test facility in Darlington that develops fuel-agnostic powertrains, including hydrogen-capable combustion engines. -Delivers expertise across industrial, transport, marine, mining, energy, and defence sectors, offering both new builds and remanufactured power solutions.

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