Service Engineering Placement
• Industry placement with Cummins Inc as part of the Service Engineering Team at Darlington Engine Plant• Completed a project from beginning to end aimed at solving a degradation issue on the Wiring Harness of a customer’s buses in Hong Kong• Extensive work on the operation of the Exhaust Throttle Valve (ETV), including analysis of vast amounts of data on the use of the valve to create back pressure for aftertreatment systems• Took part in a work trip around the UK visiting a dozen Field Test vehicles to check the current condition and download captured data informing vehicle’s day to day running• Received 2 department recognition awards during my year, including one for leading a project on expanding Cummins work with a local school to engage Year 12/13 students with Engineering• Communication skills improved greatly through working with a wide variety of people from various backgrounds and collaborating on projects• Key project management skills gained through leading several projects that all required varying levels of attention and work• Vast increase of technical knowledge of Internal Combustion engines through working closely on different systems of the engine