**DESCRIPTION** **Key Responsibilities:** + **Technical Task Execution:** Perform established technical tasks on subsystems or components, including design and validation activities for current and future products. + **Problem Investigation and Resolution:** Investigate product issues, understand the causes, recommend corrective actions, and document results. Resolve moderately complex product problems with increasing technical complexity and ambiguity as experience grows. + **Collaboration and Coordination:** Work with cross-functional teams (technical managers, project leaders, product and manufacturing engineers, supplier partners) to deliver information and recommendations that lead to high-quality decisions. + **Process Execution and Improvement:** Execute technical processes such as Engineering Standard Work (ESW), iDFMEA, and Failure Incident Review Group (FIRG) to improve quality and ensure effective decision-making. Utilize tools like 7-step problem solving and design review checklists. + **Product Lifecycle Involvement:** Participate in the Product Preceding Technology (PPT), Value Package Introduction (VPI), or Current Product Support (CPS) processes, contributing to the successful execution of product development and support activities. + **Independent Execution:** Deliver tasks independently with minimal management oversight while continuing to develop product knowledge. + **Team Contribution:** Contribute effectively to team goals, influence the workgroup, and support the development of core competencies needed for success in the role. **RESPONSIBILITIES** **Qualifications:** + **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a relevant STEM field is required. A Master’s degree in a related discipline may be required for certain roles. + **Certifications and Licenses:** This role may require compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations, which may require specific licensing. **Competencies & Skills:** + **Statistical Analysis:** Apply statistical methods to analyze technical data, including probability distributions, hypothesis testing, regression, and analysis of variance. + **Cross-Functional Design Integration:** Effectively translate stakeholder requirements into virtual designs and communicate through approved cross-functional design reviews. + **Mechanical Design Expertise:** Develop innovative, sound mechanical design concepts considering customer requirements and lifecycle stages. + **Failure Mode Avoidance:** Identify potential failure modes in product systems, mitigate risks, and prioritize actions to improve product reliability. + **Product Verification and Validation:** Develop systems validation plans, assess simulation/test results, and ensure product functionality meets requirements. + **Problem Solving:** Use structured problem-solving techniques to resolve product issues, identifying root causes and implementing robust solutions. + **Systems Thinking:** Understand the system context, interfaces, and lifecycle, using models and integration to predict behavior and drive modifications. + **Technical Documentation:** Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation to enable knowledge transfer and improve productivity. + **Collaboration:** Work collaboratively across teams to meet shared objectives and drive results. + **Communication:** Develop and deliver clear, multi-mode communications tailored to various audiences. + **Decision Quality:** Make informed decisions that keep projects on track and drive organizational success. **QUALIFICATIONS** **Experience:** + **Required:** This is an entry-level position, suitable for candidates early in their career or with experience from internships, co-ops, or temporary student employment in relevant technical disciplines. + **Preferred Experience:** + Experience with MS Office tools and CAD software, particularly Pro-E. + Hands-on experience with design tools and a strong understanding of Cummins' engineering processes and systems (e.g., IMS, Windchill, GIEA). + Familiarity with working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including suppliers, supply chain management (SCM), and plant teams. **Skills and Knowledge:** + **Pro-E & CAD Design Tools:** Hands-on experience using design and engineering tools to create, validate, and improve engine systems. + **Cummins Engineering Process Knowledge:** Familiarity with Cummins' internal engineering systems like IMS, Windchill, GIEA, and Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. + **Cross-functional Teamwork:** Demonstrated ability to work effectively with various teams, such as technical, manufacturing, and supplier groups, to ensure the success of product development and resolution of issues. **Job** Engineering **Organization** Cummins Inc. **Role Category** Hybrid **Job Type** Exempt - Experienced **ReqID** 2412540 **Relocation Package** No