Product Engineer

Cummins Inc.United KingdomOn-siteFull-timeNew grad, 0–1 yearsListed 1 hour ago

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About this role

We are looking for a talented Product Engineer to join our team in Cwmbran, United Kingdom.

This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career engineering professional to contribute to the development, validation, and support of innovative products throughout the product lifecycle.

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

- Support the development and delivery of current and future products through activities across the product lifecycle, from concept through to production and ongoing product support.

- Investigate product issues, identify root causes, recommend corrective actions, and lead problem resolution activities using structured problem-solving methodologies.

- Execute engineering processes and standard work practices to support Product Preceding Technology (PPT), Value Package Introduction (VPI), and Current Product Support (CPS) initiatives.

- Collaborate with product line engineers, systems engineers, manufacturing teams, suppliers, and other stakeholders to drive informed engineering decisions.

- Contribute to product verification and validation activities, including analysis, testing, interpretation of results, and technical recommendations.

- Support product configuration and change management processes, ensuring engineering data and documentation remain accurate and controlled.

- Participate in design reviews and cross-functional integration activities, helping ensure products meet customer, business, quality, and regulatory requirements.

- Apply systems thinking and engineering analysis techniques to improve product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and customer satisfaction.

Education/ Experience:

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Relevant postgraduate or Master's degree would be advantageous but is not essential.
- Experience gained through engineering placements, internships, university projects, or an early-career engineering role within a manufacturing or product-focused environment.
- Exposure to product development, design engineering, validation, manufacturing support, or problem-solving activities would be beneficial.
- Knowledge of design tools, CAD systems, FEA techniques, or engineering analysis methods would be advantageous.
- Understanding of vehicle dynamics, braking systems, or other mechanical systems would be beneficial but is not required.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.
- An innovative and inventive approach to developing engineering solutions and improving product performance.