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Placement Student - Data Analyst

Cummins Europe
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1 month ago
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Description

Our culture believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL. We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work with today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems.

We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Data Analyst student to join our team specializing in (Product Lifestyle Management) for our (Power Systems Business Unit) in (Sandwich, Kent, UK). 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 and power your potential! This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence Summer 2026 The requirements are to be onsite for 3 days per week so you will need to be able to travel or relocate to the location.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in requirements gathering: Work with different business stakeholders (engineers, project managers, Product Lifecyle Management (PLM) IT and Corporate IT) to understand their needs for the PLM system.
  • Analyze PLM: Work with large datasets from the PLM system to identify trends, such as common design changes, product component reuse, or bottlenecks in the product development process.
  • Conducting research on new technologies, tools, or best practices to inform the solution design
  • Supporting the creation of design documents, specifications, or technical diagrams that outline the solution's architecture.
  • Writing and testing code or configuring software components under the guidance of a senior team member
  • Design and implement innovative solutions in collaboration with the team and present the final outcome to the customer.

Qualifications

  • Studying for a STEM related degree
  • Communication Skills: The ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Knowledge in Computer Science, Software applications and Product Lifecycle Management is beneficial.
  • Interested in Big Data Analysis
  • Understanding the Data Bricks will be very helpful
  • This role will give opportunity to learn and implement AI related data analysis

Working at Cummins

At Cummins, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, regardless of race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, and/or expression, or any other status protected by law. As a disability confident employer, we strive to make our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate a health condition or disability, please let us know.

CLOSING DATE: (Thursday 13 th November)


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