Materials Engineering Welding Specialist

Cummins • Columbus, IN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We’re seeking a talented Materials Engineering Welding Specialist to join our team for our Columbus, IN location. In this role, you will make an impact by resolving failures with precision, optimizing materials and processes, advancing material characterization, elevating technical knowledge sharing, building high-value networks, driving high-quality decisions, and leading systematic problem-solving.

Requirements

• College, university, or equivalent Bachelor's degree in Engineering or appropriate STEM field is required.
• Prior Senior or Lead Engineer equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline area is required with a demonstrated track record of technical problem solving and quality decision making.
• Establish and maintain consistent welding engineering standards, requirements, and expectations across programs, ensuring alignment with design intent and manufacturing needs.
• Provide early-stage design guidance and subject matter expertise throughout development to prevent issues, strengthen weld quality, and support robust product launches.
• Coordinate and unify welding expertise across business units to address complex technical challenges, drive cross-functional problem-solving, and elevate organizational capability.
• Lead and support training, coaching, and development efforts to build welding proficiency, share best practices, and enhance technical skills across Materials Science and Engineering and broader engineering teams.
• Improve proactive identification and resolution of welding-related issues across programs through structured analysis, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure candidates meet educational requirements, including a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a welding focus or in Welding and Joining Technology, along with a minimum of five years of post-graduate welding experience.
• Apply hands-on expertise in metal inert gas welding, tungsten inert gas welding, laser welding, and resistance joining processes, with strong practical experience in aluminum alloys and stainless steels.
• Utilize knowledge of American Welding Society, International Organization for Standardization welding standards, and American Society for Testing and Materials material standards to guide decisions and ensure compliance.

Nice To Haves

• Post-graduate (Master's) degree relevant to this discipline area may be required for select roles.
• Knowledge of MS Office tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish, govern, and consistently apply unified welding engineering standards to ensure alignment, quality, and predictability across programs and business units.
• Deliver strong design guidance and SME support early in development to prevent downstream issues and strengthen product robustness.
• Bring together welding specialists from multiple BUs to solve complex challenges, accelerate problem-solving, and drive cross-functional technical alignment.
• Enable consistent training, best-practice sharing, and early issue identification to elevate team capability and improve program outcomes across MSE and engineering teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior