Product Engineer

Cummins • Columbus, IN

2d • $67,200 - $100,800

About The Position

This entry level/early career professional, product focused position performs established technical tasks at the sub-system and/or component level for current and future products within a given business unit or corporate area. This involves work across many steps in the product life cycle. Because of the product centered nature of this position, they are very often a central point of coordination and decision making between product line engineers, customer teams, systems engineers, purchasing, suppliers and manufacturing.

Requirements

• Entry level/early career professional
• Product focused
• Ability to perform established technical tasks at the sub-system and/or component level
• Familiarity with product life cycle
• Coordination and decision making skills
• Ability to investigate product problems and understand causal mechanisms
• Ability to recommend appropriate action and own problem resolution
• Experience with Product Preceding Technology (PPT), Value Package Introduction (VPI) or Current Product Support (CPS)
• Experience with Engineering Standard Work (ESW), iDFMEA, Failure Incident Review Group (FIRG)
• Proficiency in 7-step problem solving, design review checklist and other specialized tools
• Ability to obtain input from stakeholders
• Ability to apply academic knowledge and existing experience to make decisions
• Ability to own problem resolution for moderately complex components, products, systems, subsystems or services
• Ability to provide independent execution of established work processes and systems
• Ability to engage with the improvement of systems and processes
• Ability to coordinate and direct work amongst technicians and/or temporary student employees
• Ability to contribute effectively toward team goals
• Ability to exhibit influence within a work group
• Proficiency in competency areas critical to success in the role

Responsibilities

• Investigates product problems, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, owns problem resolution and documents results with guidance from more experienced team members.
• Main focus will include working in business processes of Product Preceding Technology (PPT), Value Package Introduction (VPI) or Current Product Support (CPS) and executing technical processes such as Engineering Standard Work (ESW), iDFMEA, Failure Incident Review Group (FIRG) while using tools such as 7-step problem solving, design review checklist and other specialized tools required to support the processes and enable high quality decision making.
• Obtains input from stakeholders such as technical managers, project leaders, other product and manufacturing engineers and supplier partners to deliver information and recommendations that lead to quality product decisions.
• Applies academic knowledge and existing experience to take action and make decisions that progress projects forward without sacrificing project quality expectations.
• Owns problem resolution for moderately complex components, products, systems, subsystems or services with technical complexity and ambiguity increasing as experience is gained in the role.
• Provides independent execution of established work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge; engages with the improvement of systems and processes.
• Involves minimal direct management of people, but could involve the coordination and direction of work amongst technicians and/or temporary student employees.
• Contributes effectively toward team goals, exhibits influence within a work group and continues to develop proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed