Product Engineer

Cummins

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a talented Product Engineer to join our team specializing in Product Validation for our location in Rocky Mount, NC. In this role, you will support the Current Product Function within the B Platform team, with responsibilities extending across the full midrange (4–9L) diesel, natural gas, and gasoline engine portfolio. While organizationally aligned to the B platform, your work will span multiple midrange programs, supporting both current production needs and forward-looking product reliability initiatives.

You will investigate product quality, design, and validation concerns by understanding causal mechanisms, recommending corrective actions, and owning problem resolution through documented analyses, with guidance from experienced engineers as needed. Projects will focus on resolving product quality and design issues, addressing part continuity challenges impacting sourcing and plant operations, and supporting service-related component concerns, including customer returns and potential updates to service literature. Your work will contribute directly to improving product robustness, sourcing stability, and overall customer experience.

This role requires strong cross‑functional engagement with Quality, Sourcing, Suppliers, Plant teams, and Customers, as well as close collaboration with technical managers, project leaders, and fellow product and manufacturing engineers. You will apply academic knowledge and professional experience to make timely, quality‑focused decisions—ranging from day‑to‑day project execution details to analysis approaches and test work instructions—while coordinating effectively across disciplines to ensure meaningful technical progress.

A key focus of the role is the execution of Engineering Standard Work (ESW), iDFMEA, and structured problem‑solving methods such as 7‑step problem solving and design review checklists to enable high‑quality engineering decisions. You will be responsible for creating and leading validation plans using VPCR and PPS processes, leveraging Cummins simulation tools alongside on‑engine experimental testing to verify and validate component and system performance.

Additionally, this position will support failure analysis efforts associated with in‑house projects stemming from the Everest program launches between 2026 and 2028, ensuring lessons learned are captured and applied. With 2+ years of professional experience in product validation, project management, quality, or product design, you will independently execute established processes while continuing to build technical depth, contribute to process improvement, and help deliver reliable, high‑quality products across Cummins’ midrange portfolio.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience in product validation, project management, quality, or product design

Responsibilities

• Lead Product Issue Investigation: Investigate product and system-level issues by understanding causal mechanisms, recommending appropriate corrective actions, owning problem resolution, and documenting results with guidance from more experienced team members.
• Execute Core Engineering Processes: Support Product Preceding Technology (PPT), Value Package Introduction (VPI), and Current Product Support (CPS) activities by executing Engineering Standard Work (ESW), iDFMEA, Failure Incident Review Group (FIRG), and related technical processes to enable high-quality decision making.
• Apply Structured Problem-Solving Tools: Utilize 7-step problem solving, design review checklists, and other specialized engineering tools to analyze issues, validate solutions, and ensure robust technical outcomes.
• Collaborate with Key Stakeholders: Gather and integrate input from technical managers, project leaders, product and manufacturing engineers, and supplier partners to deliver clear insights and recommendations that support sound product decisions.
• Drive Quality-Focused Decision Making: Apply academic knowledge and prior experience to make timely, informed decisions that advance projects while maintaining quality, including analysis approaches, test work instructions, and day-to-day project details.
• Own Resolution of Complex Technical Problems: Take accountability for resolving moderately complex component, system, or product issues, with increasing technical complexity and ambiguity as experience and capability grow.
• Independently Execute and Improve Processes: Execute established work processes with minimal supervision while continuing to build product and technology knowledge and actively contributing to continuous improvement of systems and workflows.
• Support Team Effectiveness and Coordination: Contribute strongly to team goals, demonstrate influence within the work group, and coordinate work activities for technicians and/or temporary student employees as needed, while developing core competencies critical to long-term success.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees